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101.	In October 2020, the Centre has decided to import 30,000 tonnes of potato from which country without license?
A.	Nepal
B.	Bhutan
C.	Pakistan
D.	Myanmar
E.	Sri Lanka
Answer» C. Pakistan

Discussion

102.	'India-Africa Forum Summit’ is an official platform for the African-Indian relations which is held every _____ years.
A.	1
B.	2
C.	3
D.	4
Answer» D. 4

Discussion

103.	In November 2020, India has established a separate bilateral air bubble arrangement with which country for the operation of special international passenger flights between the two countries?
A.	Kenya
B.	Ghana
C.	Mali
D.	Ethiopia
E.	Nigeria
Answer» E. Nigeria

Discussion

104.	India's Ambassador to Nepal ________ inaugurated Mathadhis building for Budhanilkantha Narayan Temple in Kathmandu in November 2019.
A.	Dinesh Bhatia
B.	Manjeev Singh Puri
C.	Ashok Das
D.	Arindam Bagchi
E.	Subhash Chand
Answer» C. Ashok Das

Discussion

105.	PM Modi will hold a Virtual Summit with the Prime Minister of which country on 16 March 2021?
A.	Sweden
B.	Finland
C.	Denmark
D.	Italy
E.	Austria
Answer» C. Denmark

Discussion

106.	Afghanistan will soon receive how many doses of coronavirus vaccine from India?
A.	200,000
B.	300,000
C.	400,000
D.	500,000
E.	600,000
Answer» E. 600,000

Discussion

107.	In which country has a short handwritten letter by Mahatma Gandhi 80-years-ago been unveiled for the first time in September 2019?
A.	Saudi Arabia
B.	Israel
C.	Syria
D.	South Africa
E.	Iran
Answer» C. Syria

Discussion

108.	In April 2020, to which country did Vinay Mohan Kwatra hand over 23 tonnes of medicines?
A.	Bhutans
B.	Nepal
C.	Bangladeh
D.	Sri Lanka
E.	Myanmar
Answer» C. Bangladeh

Discussion

109.	India has pledged how many million dollars towards a Covid-19 emergency fund?
A.	5
B.	8
C.	10
D.	12
E.	15
Answer» D. 12

Discussion

110.	In August 2019, PM Narendra Modi will receive the Order of Zayed, the highest civil decoration of the ________ which was conferred earlier in April 2019.
A.	UAE
B.	Bahrain
C.	Saudi Arabia
D.	Qatar
E.	Iran
Answer» B. Bahrain

Discussion

111.	India raised the customs duty to ________% on all goods imported from Pakistan, as a strong action against the Pulwama attack.
A.	100
B.	125
C.	150
D.	200
E.	225
Answer» E. 225

Discussion

112.	Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart launched RuPay Card phase-2 in Bhutan in November 2020. Who is the PM of Bhutan?
A.	Jetsun Pema
B.	Tshering Tobgay
C.	Tashi Doma
D.	Lotay Tshering
E.	Sonam Wangchuk
Answer» E. Sonam Wangchuk

Discussion

113.	A consignment of Dahanu Gholvad Sapota, a Geographical Indication (GI) certified product from which state was shipped to the UK in May 2021?
A.	Punjab
B.	Gujarat
C.	Maharashtra
D.	Haryana
E.	Odisha
Answer» D. Haryana

Discussion

114.	In July, 2020 Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi signed contracts for construction nd supply of two autonomous electric ferries for ________ based company ASKO Maritime AS.
A.	France
B.	Portugal
C.	Israel
D.	Norway
Answer» E.

Discussion

115.	A consignment containing how many million doses of COVISHIELD vaccines from India will reach Myanmar on 22 January 2021?
A.	0.75
B.	1
C.	1.5
D.	2
E.	2.25
Answer» D. 2

Discussion

116.	In May 2020, a Shiv Linga dating back to the which century has been unearthed at Cham temple complex in Vietnam during restoration work by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)?
A.	3
B.	5
C.	7
D.	9
E.	11
Answer» E. 11

Discussion

117.	As part of efforts to increase its presence and collaborations in India's North-East, Israel has appointed an Honorary Consul in the region who will be based in which state?
A.	Meghalaya
B.	Assam
C.	Nagaland
D.	Mizoram
E.	Tripura
Answer» C. Nagaland

Discussion

118.	India has a target to reduce the emission intensity to 33 from 35 percent by which year compared to the 2005 level, as part of commitments made during COP-21?
A.	2024
B.	2026
C.	2028
D.	2030
E.	2032
Answer» E. 2032

Discussion

119.	PM Narendra Modi and Xavier Bettel of which country will hold a virtual summit in November 2020?
A.	Luxembourg
B.	Netherlands
C.	Sweden
D.	Norway
E.	Switzerland
Answer» B. Netherlands

Discussion

120.	In Aug 2020, the Drug Controller General of India’s office has approved whose application for phase II and III clinical trials of the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate Covishield?
A.	Panacea Biotec
B.	Shantha Biotechnics
C.	Biocon
D.	Serum Institute of India
E.	Sun Pharma
Answer» E. Sun Pharma

Discussion

121.	India and ________ have set a joint working group on fisheries to address long-standing issues of fishermen from Tamil Nadu.
A.	Pakistan
B.	Maldives
C.	Bangladesh
D.	Sri-Lanka
Answer» E.

Discussion

122.	In April 2020, President of Asian Development Bank assured 2.2 billion dollars support to India in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Who is the president of ADB?
A.	Takehiko Nakao
B.	Christine Lagarde
C.	David Malpass
D.	Masatsugu Asakawa
E.	Kristalina Georgieva
Answer» E. Kristalina Georgieva

Discussion

123.	A new cross-border train route will start between New Jalpaiguri in Siliguri in India and which city in Bangladesh from March 2021?
A.	Chattogram
B.	Khulna
C.	Rajshahi
D.	Dhaka
E.	Barishal
Answer» E. Barishal

Discussion

124.	In April 2021, India has established individual bilateral air bubble arrangement with which country for operation of special international passenger flights between the two countries?
A.	Bhutan
B.	Sri Lanka
C.	Bangladesh
D.	Pakistan
E.	Afghanistan
Answer» C. Bangladesh

Discussion

125.	How many agreements have been signed by India and Cyprus on 28 April 2017?
A.	3
B.	4
C.	5
D.	6
Answer» C. 5

Discussion

126.	Ministry of AYUSH and World Health Organisation jointly organised a 3-day conclave for reviewing the WHO document Benchmarks for Training in ________.
A.	Ayurveda
B.	Yoga
C.	Unani
D.	Siddha
E.	Homoeopathy
Answer» C. Unani

Discussion

127.	External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will travel to ________ in August 2019 on a 3-day visit ahead of the second informal summit in India in October 2019.
A.	Bhutan
B.	China
C.	Indonesia
D.	Myanmar
E.	Malaysia
Answer» C. Indonesia

Discussion

128.	India and which of the following countries have agreed to go for joint production and export of military hardware, enhance intelligence sharing and boost cooperation in cyber and space domains?
A.	North Korea
B.	Iran
C.	Yemen
D.	South Korea
E.	Israel
Answer» E. Israel

Discussion

129.	Nepal’s Attorney General Agni Prasad Kharel and Ambassador of India to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri jointly inaugurated a school building constucted with India's assistance in ________ District in September 2019.
A.	Rukum
B.	Solukhumbu
C.	Jhapa
D.	Bajhang
E.	Palpa
Answer» D. Bajhang

Discussion

130.	India has become the fifth worst-hit country by coronavirus in the world on 6 June 2020. Which country/countries has/have more coronavirus cases than India?
A.	US
B.	Brazil
C.	Italy
D.	Both 1 and 2
E.	All 1, 2 and 3
Answer» E. All 1, 2 and 3

Discussion

131.	India has suspended the trade across the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan from 19 April 2019 after probe agencies found the route was being misused to smuggle ________.
A.	Illegal weapons
B.	Drugs
C.	Fake currency
D.	Both 1 and 2
E.	All are correct
Answer» F.

Discussion

132.	In December 2019, to which country has India donated solar-powered study lamps to elementary school children from a marginalised Bedouin community?
A.	Palestine
B.	Syria
C.	Qatar
D.	Somalia
E.	Libya
Answer» B. Syria

Discussion

133.	Dubai Airports celebrated the arrival of the inaugural flight of Vistara from ________ at a ceremony at Dubai International airport in August 2019.
A.	Pune
B.	Mumbai
C.	New Delhi
D.	Chennai
E.	Hyderabad
Answer» C. New Delhi

Discussion

134.	In May 2021, India and UK have announced how many billion dollars of private-sector trade and investment, including a 240 million pounds investment by the Serum Institute of India?
A.	1.2
B.	1.4
C.	1.6
D.	1.8
E.	2
Answer» C. 1.6

Discussion

135.	PM Narendra Modi will pay a 2-day visit to which country from 21 February 2019?
A.	Iran
B.	Germany
C.	South Korea
D.	Finland
E.	Russia
Answer» D. Finland

Discussion

136.	Bharti Airtel has announced the approval of the board for concluding an arrangement with Government of Ghana wherein Government of Ghana will acquire how much per cent shares of Airtel Ghana Ltd (AirtelTigo)?
A.	100
B.	95
C.	90
D.	85
E.	80
Answer» B. 95

Discussion

137.	Indian officials attended the virtual 32nd special Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) plenary meeting in June 2020. It was held under the aegis of which of the following?
A.	OECD
B.	FATF
C.	G-20
D.	NATO
E.	ASEAN
Answer» C. G-20

Discussion

138.	In April 2021, which of the following has successfully secured seven more cryogenic tanks to transport liquid oxygen from Thailand?
A.	Tata Group
B.	Adani Group
C.	GMR Group
D.	Essar Group
E.	Mahanagar Gas
Answer» C. GMR Group

Discussion

139.	Indian Embassy in Moscow organised an exhibition on 2 October 2019 dedicated to the mutual influences of Mahatma Gandhi and ________ on each other's work.
A.	Oscar Wilde
B.	Victor Hugo
C.	Leo Tolstoy
D.	Alexander Pushkin
E.	Maxim Gorky
Answer» D. Alexander Pushkin

Discussion

140.	________ Navy Ship Mendez Nunez arrived at Mormugao Port, Goa in August 2019.
A.	American
B.	Chinese
C.	German
D.	Spanish
E.	Russian
Answer» E. Russian

Discussion

141.	A new air service between India which of the following countries under the air-bubble arrangement started on 5 November 2020?
A.	Bhutan
B.	Bangladesh
C.	Myanmar
D.	USA
E.	China
Answer» C. Myanmar

Discussion

142.	AnaCap Financial Partners has made its first investment in India by acquiring how many K-12 school and student housing assets from the Jain Group of Institutions (JGI Group)?
A.	2
B.	3
C.	4
D.	5
E.	6
Answer» C. 4

Discussion

143.	President of Portugal arrived in New Delhi in February 2020 on a 4-day visit to India. Who is the President of Portugal?
A.	António Costa
B.	Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
C.	Rui Rio
D.	Mário Soares
E.	José Sócrates
Answer» C. Rui Rio

Discussion

144.	General Robert Kibochi, Chief of Defence Forces of which country is visiting India in November 2020 on the invitation by the MOD?
A.	Kenya
B.	South Africa
C.	Egypt
D.	Oman
E.	Libya
Answer» B. South Africa

Discussion

145.	On 26 April 2021, Air India brought how many oxygen concentrators to India from the United States?
A.	312
B.	328
C.	346
D.	368
E.	380
Answer» C. 346

Discussion

146.	In April 2021, how many Indian companies are producing injection Remdesivir under a voluntary licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences, USA?
A.	5
B.	6
C.	7
D.	8
E.	9
Answer» D. 8

Discussion

147.	How many tonnes of organic certified Moringa powder was sent to the United States through air consignment in December 2020?
A.	1
B.	1.5
C.	2
D.	2.5
E.	3
Answer» D. 2.5

Discussion

148.	India became the ________ full member of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).
A.	35th
B.	1st
C.	20th
D.	8th
Answer» B. 1st

Discussion

149.	________ Foreign Minister, Don Pramudwinai arrived in New Delhi in October 2019 on a three-day visit to India with an aim to boost bilateral relations.
A.	Laos
B.	Cambodia
C.	Thailand
D.	Indonesia
E.	Singapore
Answer» D. Indonesia

Discussion

150.	India has dispatched which of the following warships to the historical port town of Mongla in Bangladesh to commemorate the 50th-anniversary celebration of the 1971 war of liberation?
A.	INS Kulish
B.	INS Sumedha
C.	INS Kora
D.	Both 1 and 2
E.	All 1, 2 and 3
Answer» E. All 1, 2 and 3

Discussion

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In October 2020, the Centre has decided to import 30,000 tonnes of potato from which country without license?

'India-Africa Forum Summit’ is an official platform for the African-Indian relations which is held every _____ years.

In November 2020, India has established a separate bilateral air bubble arrangement with which country for the operation of special international passenger flights between the two countries?

India's Ambassador to Nepal ________ inaugurated Mathadhis building for Budhanilkantha Narayan Temple in Kathmandu in November 2019.

PM Modi will hold a Virtual Summit with the Prime Minister of which country on 16 March 2021?

Afghanistan will soon receive how many doses of coronavirus vaccine from India?

In which country has a short handwritten letter by Mahatma Gandhi 80-years-ago been unveiled for the first time in September 2019?

In April 2020, to which country did Vinay Mohan Kwatra hand over 23 tonnes of medicines?

India has pledged how many million dollars towards a Covid-19 emergency fund?

In August 2019, PM Narendra Modi will receive the Order of Zayed, the highest civil decoration of the ________ which was conferred earlier in April 2019.

India raised the customs duty to ________% on all goods imported from Pakistan, as a strong action against the Pulwama attack.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart launched RuPay Card phase-2 in Bhutan in November 2020. Who is the PM of Bhutan?

A consignment of Dahanu Gholvad Sapota, a Geographical Indication (GI) certified product from which state was shipped to the UK in May 2021?

In July, 2020 Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi signed contracts for construction nd supply of two autonomous electric ferries for ________ based company ASKO Maritime AS.

A consignment containing how many million doses of COVISHIELD vaccines from India will reach Myanmar on 22 January 2021?

In May 2020, a Shiv Linga dating back to the which century has been unearthed at Cham temple complex in Vietnam during restoration work by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)?

As part of efforts to increase its presence and collaborations in India's North-East, Israel has appointed an Honorary Consul in the region who will be based in which state?

India has a target to reduce the emission intensity to 33 from 35 percent by which year compared to the 2005 level, as part of commitments made during COP-21?

PM Narendra Modi and Xavier Bettel of which country will hold a virtual summit in November 2020?

In Aug 2020, the Drug Controller General of India’s office has approved whose application for phase II and III clinical trials of the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate Covishield?

India and ________ have set a joint working group on fisheries to address long-standing issues of fishermen from Tamil Nadu.

In April 2020, President of Asian Development Bank assured 2.2 billion dollars support to India in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Who is the president of ADB?

A new cross-border train route will start between New Jalpaiguri in Siliguri in India and which city in Bangladesh from March 2021?

In April 2021, India has established individual bilateral air bubble arrangement with which country for operation of special international passenger flights between the two countries?

How many agreements have been signed by India and Cyprus on 28 April 2017?

Ministry of AYUSH and World Health Organisation jointly organised a 3-day conclave for reviewing the WHO document Benchmarks for Training in ________.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will travel to ________ in August 2019 on a 3-day visit ahead of the second informal summit in India in October 2019.

India and which of the following countries have agreed to go for joint production and export of military hardware, enhance intelligence sharing and boost cooperation in cyber and space domains?

Nepal’s Attorney General Agni Prasad Kharel and Ambassador of India to Nepal Manjeev Singh Puri jointly inaugurated a school building constucted with India's assistance in ________ District in September 2019.

India has become the fifth worst-hit country by coronavirus in the world on 6 June 2020. Which country/countries has/have more coronavirus cases than India?

India has suspended the trade across the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan from 19 April 2019 after probe agencies found the route was being misused to smuggle ________.

In December 2019, to which country has India donated solar-powered study lamps to elementary school children from a marginalised Bedouin community?

Dubai Airports celebrated the arrival of the inaugural flight of Vistara from ________ at a ceremony at Dubai International airport in August 2019.

In May 2021, India and UK have announced how many billion dollars of private-sector trade and investment, including a 240 million pounds investment by the Serum Institute of India?

PM Narendra Modi will pay a 2-day visit to which country from 21 February 2019?

Bharti Airtel has announced the approval of the board for concluding an arrangement with Government of Ghana wherein Government of Ghana will acquire how much per cent shares of Airtel Ghana Ltd (AirtelTigo)?

Indian officials attended the virtual 32nd special Eurasian Group on Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism (EAG) plenary meeting in June 2020. It was held under the aegis of which of the following?

In April 2021, which of the following has successfully secured seven more cryogenic tanks to transport liquid oxygen from Thailand?

Indian Embassy in Moscow organised an exhibition on 2 October 2019 dedicated to the mutual influences of Mahatma Gandhi and ________ on each other's work.

________ Navy Ship Mendez Nunez arrived at Mormugao Port, Goa in August 2019.

A new air service between India which of the following countries under the air-bubble arrangement started on 5 November 2020?

AnaCap Financial Partners has made its first investment in India by acquiring how many K-12 school and student housing assets from the Jain Group of Institutions (JGI Group)?

President of Portugal arrived in New Delhi in February 2020 on a 4-day visit to India. Who is the President of Portugal?

General Robert Kibochi, Chief of Defence Forces of which country is visiting India in November 2020 on the invitation by the MOD?

On 26 April 2021, Air India brought how many oxygen concentrators to India from the United States?

In April 2021, how many Indian companies are producing injection Remdesivir under a voluntary licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences, USA?

How many tonnes of organic certified Moringa powder was sent to the United States through air consignment in December 2020?

India became the ________ full member of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).

________ Foreign Minister, Don Pramudwinai arrived in New Delhi in October 2019 on a three-day visit to India with an aim to boost bilateral relations.

India has dispatched which of the following warships to the historical port town of Mongla in Bangladesh to commemorate the 50th-anniversary celebration of the 1971 war of liberation?