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4251.

In November 2020, with which country did Japan agree on a breakthrough defence pact facilitating reciprocal visits for training and operations?

A. Philippines
B. Australia
C. Brazil
D. New Zealand
E. China
Answer» C. Brazil
4252.

Geneva-based ICAN has been awarded with Nobel Peace Prize 2017. ICAN campaigns against ________.

A. Nuclear Weapon
B. wars between countries
C. missiles
D. submarines
Answer» B. wars between countries
4253.

On 9 June 2021, the President of which country began his first trip abroad and he is on a visit to Europe?

A. Japan
B. USA
C. Indonesia
D. Israel
E. Canada
Answer» C. Indonesia
4254.

________ was the theme for World Wetland Day in 2016.A. Sustainable LivelihoodsB. Wetlands tack care of waterC. Wetlands for our futureD. Wetland and Agriculture

A. C
B. A
C. B
D. D
Answer» C. B
4255.

________ Parliament became the first national government to pass a national declaration of an Environment and Climate Emergency.

A. UK
B. Indian
C. Sweden
D. Spain
E. Thailand
Answer» B. Indian
4256.

​Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps is planning to create a permanent base in the Indian Ocean by which year?

A. 2020
B. 2021
C. 2022
D. 2023
E. 2024
Answer» C. 2022
4257.

In March 2021, Pakistan’s Economic Coordination Council allowed the import of cotton and yarn from India. Who is the Prime Minister of Pakistan?

A. Imran Khan
B. Wasim Akram
C. Arif Alvi
D. Maryam Nawaz
E. Reham Khan
Answer» B. Wasim Akram
4258.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a new community in the Golan Heights would be named after ________.

A. Donald Trump
B. Barack Obama
C. Narendra Modi
D. Vladimir Putin
E. Bashar al-Assad
Answer» B. Barack Obama
4259.

In January 2020, a passenger aircraft crashed in Iran soon after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport killing about 170 people onboard. The airplane belongs to

A. Qatar Airways
B. Ukraine International Airlines
C. Singapore Airlines
D. Cathay Pacific
Answer» C. Singapore Airlines
4260.

China has successfully launched and landed an experimental reusable spacecraft. The spacecraft was launched on a which of the following rockets?

A. Saturn IB
B. Long March 7
C. Ariane 5
D. Long March-2F
E. Atlas V
Answer» E. Atlas V
4261.

China’s Sichuan Yahua Industrial Group Co Ltd has signed a deal to supply battery-grade lithium hydroxide to which of the following for the next five years?

A. Nissan
B. Geely
C. Tesla Inc
D. Hyundai
E. Chevrolet
Answer» D. Hyundai
4262.

Consider the following statements regarding G - 20 summits:1. The 12th G - 20 summit was held in Germany.2. The 13th G - 20 summit was held in China.3. The 14th G - 20 summit was held in Japan.Of the above the correct statements are:

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer» C. 2 and 3 only
4263.

From April 2021, which country will be part of the new "Net Zero Producers Forum" to achieve net-zero carbon emission targets to limit global warming?

A. Saudi Arabia
B. Iran
C. Oman
D. Yemen
E. Israel
Answer» B. Iran
4264.

In November 2019, Google celebrated the ________th year of the fall of the Berlin Wall with a doodle.

A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. 35
E. 40
Answer» D. 35
4265.

How much line of credit has been announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Sri Lanka?

A. USD 450 million
B. USD 550 million
C. USD 500 million
D. USD 45 million
E. None of the above
Answer» B. USD 550 million
4266.

India and Gabon have discussed various bilateral ties during a virtual interaction held on 24 Dec'20 on COVID pandemic. Who is the current Prime minister of Gabon?

A. Ali Bongo Ondimba
B. ​Richard Branson
C. Rose Christiane Raponda
D. Pope Francis
E. None of These.
Answer» D. Pope Francis
4267.

A team from Nanyang Technological University of which country has developed a portable device that produces high-resolution 3D images of human skin within 10 minutes?

A. Finland
B. Singapore
C. Norway
D. Malaysia
E. Brunei
Answer» C. Norway
4268.

In July 2019, which of the following cities inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List?

A. Hyderabad
B. Ahmedabad
C. Orchha
D. Jaipur
Answer» E.
4269.

How much amount has been awarded by US govt to AstraZeneca Plc to develop and secure supplies of up to 100,000 doses of COVID-19 antibody treatment?

A. $480 million
B. $486 million
C. $560 million
D. $500 million
E. $387 million
Answer» C. $560 million
4270.

In March 2021, which of the following has approved $200 mn to help Bangladesh to provide support and services to the low-income urban youths impacted by COVID 19 pandemic and the migrants who had to return involuntarily?

A. World Bank
B. IMF
C. NDB
D. ADB
E. AIIB
Answer» B. IMF
4271.

In Feb 2021 Johnson & Johnson has sought emergency use authorization (EUA) of its Covid-19 vaccine from US health authorities. The name of the vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson is?

A. Covisheild
B. Covax
C. Pfizer-BioNtech covid-19 vaccine
D. Janssen Covid-19 vaccine
E. Moderna's vaccine
Answer» E. Moderna's vaccine
4272.

King Al-Sultan Abdullah of which country declared a state of emergency across the country in January 2021 to curb the spread of COVID-19?

A. Indonesia
B. Singapore
C. Malaysia
D. Cambodia
E. Laos
Answer» D. Cambodia
4273.

Among the following, which were frequently mentioned in the news for the outbreak of Ebola virus recently?

A. Syria and Jordan
B. Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia
C. Philippines and Papua New Guinea
D. Jamaica, Haiti and Surinam
Answer» C. Philippines and Papua New Guinea
4274.

At least 17 people have been killed and nine are missing after days of heavy rain triggered floods and landslides on the island of _______.

A. Bali
B. Sumatra
C. Maldives
D. Both 1 and 2
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Maldives
4275.

In September 2016, WHO (World Health Organisation) certified that______ is malaria-free.

A. Malaysia
B. Sri Lanka
C. Singapore
D. China
Answer» C. Singapore
4276.

In February 2021, Pakistan has extended a $ 50 million line of credit for defence to which country?

A. Bangladesh
B. Bhutan
C. Myanmar
D. Sri Lanka
E. Laos
Answer» E. Laos
4277.

In October 2020, with which country has Bahrain established diplomatic relations after signing the US-brokered deal in Arab country's capital Manama?

A. Sudan
B. Israel
C. Libya
D. Turkey
E. Iran
Answer» C. Libya
4278.

In May 2021, which country announced new laws halting the teaching of foreign curriculum in schools from kindergarten to grade nine (K-9)?

A. Israel
B. China
C. Japan
D. Germany
E. Canada
Answer» C. Japan
4279.

In April 2021, which of the following countries has announced to spend 580 million dollars to upgrade its four northern military bases?

A. Australia
B. New Zealand
C. Fiji
D. Samoa
E. Vanuatu
Answer» B. New Zealand
4280.

According to Human Development Report 2016, which rank was assigned to India's Human Development Index?

A. 139
B. 129
C. 131
D. 137
Answer» D. 137
4281.

How many times India and Pakistan exchanged the list of their nuclear installations under an agreement that aims to prevent both sides from attacking such installations till January 2019?

A. 25
B. 26
C. 27
D. 28
Answer» E.
4282.

In March 2021, the first high-level U.S.-China meeting began at which of the following places?

A. Hawaii
B. Alaska
C. New Jersey
D. Washington
E. California
Answer» C. New Jersey
4283.

In a bid to boost their bilateral strategic partnership and to increase defence co-operation, India and which of the following countries held their inaugural Foreign Secretaries and Defence Secretaries dialogue in New Delhi on December 12, 2017?

A. Japan
B. Singapore
C. Australia
D. South Africa
Answer» D. South Africa
4284.

In February 2020, in which country have the conservatives claimed victory in a general election marked by the lowest turnout since the 1979 Islamic Revolution?

A. Saudi Arabia
B. Iraq
C. Qatar
D. Iran
E. Oman
Answer» E. Oman
4285.

In April 2021, which of the following countries has become the 1st country in the European Union to drop AstraZeneca vaccine from its Covid-19 inoculation program?

A. Denmark
B. Sweden
C. Netherlands
D. Norway
E. Germany
Answer» B. Sweden
4286.

Huawei’s operations face great difficulties following the latest US ban, thus Huawei is planning a dedicated chip factory in which city?

A. Beijing
B. Shanghai
C. Shenzhen
D. Wuhan
E. Guangzhou
Answer» C. Shenzhen
4287.

In which Country the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting will be held on 21-24 January 2020? (Nov 2019)

A. South Africa
B. Switzerland
C. Mexico
D. Russia
E. France
Answer» C. Mexico
4288.

A nuclear-powered Arctic icebreaker recently launched by Russia has been named:

A. Lenin
B. Elbrus
C. Volga
D. Ural
Answer» E.
4289.

In June 2020, which country has got its largest Hanuman statue, at 25 feet high?

A. Japan
B. Australia
C. Indonesia
D. United States
E. Singapore
Answer» E. Singapore
4290.

India has recently allocated Rs 33.10 crore to which neighboring country to complete two road projects?

A. Myanmar
B. Bhutan
C. Nepal
D. Sri Lanka
Answer» D. Sri Lanka
4291.

On 9 March 2020, which country has announced 43 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, bringing the overall toll to 237 dead?

A. Iraq
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Iran
D. Uganda
E. Somalia
Answer» D. Uganda
4292.

In April 2021, the President of which country has outlined a huge 2.3 trillion dollars plan to re-engineer the nation’s infrastructure?

A. USA
B. Russia
C. Mexico
D. Canada
E. Brazil
Answer» B. Russia
4293.

One of Britain's largest spiders, the Great Fox Spider, once thought to have gone extinct, has been spotted for the first time after how many years at a Ministry of Defence training ground in Surrey?

A. 19
B. 23
C. 27
D. 31
E. 35
Answer» D. 31
4294.

In 2013, the first woman to be elected as the President of South Korea is -

A. Park Young-sun
B. Yuk Young-soo
C. Park Geun-hye
D. Sim Sang-jung
Answer» D. Sim Sang-jung
4295.

Nepal and China have jointly announced the revised height of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, as to how many metres?

A. 8848.42
B. 8848.86
C. 8849.18
D. 884.34
E. 8849.6
Answer» C. 8849.18
4296.

INS Jalashya and INS Magar were part of which of the following Naval operations in May 2020?

A. Mission Rahat
B. Operation Samudra Setu
C. Operation Vanilla
D. Mission Sagar
Answer» C. Operation Vanilla
4297.

In November 2020, Tesla opened the world’s new largest Supercharger station with how many charging points?

A. 44
B. 48
C. 52
D. 56
E. 60
Answer» E. 60
4298.

NASA scientists are crossing ________ on a mission to track melting ice.

A. Iceland
B. Estonia
C. Mongolia
D. Greenland
E. Denmark
Answer» E. Denmark
4299.

In April 2021, Egypt has announced the discovery of the most important find since the unearthing of King Tutankhamun’s tomb almost how many years ago?

A. 100
B. 150
C. 200
D. 250
E. 300
Answer» B. 150
4300.

In December 2019, Donald Trump became the _____ President in US history to be impeached.

A. second
B. third
C. fourth
D. fifth
Answer» C. fourth