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| 4501. |
Mexico has issued as the world's first sovereign bond linked to the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations, raising how many million euros? |
| A. | 250 |
| B. | 500 |
| C. | 750 |
| D. | 1000 |
| E. | 1250 |
| Answer» D. 1000 | |
| 4502. |
In October 2020, who intends to lift Sudan's state sponsor of terrorism designation? |
| A. | Boris Johnson |
| B. | Donald Trump |
| C. | Bernie Sanders |
| D. | George Conway |
| E. | Joe Biden |
| Answer» C. Bernie Sanders | |
| 4503. |
In January 2020, which of the following has increased the global risk degree of the novel coronavirus strain 2019-nCoV from moderate to high? |
| A. | United Nations |
| B. | UNESCO |
| C. | WHO |
| D. | CDC |
| E. | Doctors Without Borders |
| Answer» D. CDC | |
| 4504. |
Pakistan announced the commencement of its multinational air force exercise ‘Aces Meet 2021-1’. Which of the following countries ia/are participating in the games? |
| A. | Saudi Arabia |
| B. | USA |
| C. | Afghanistan |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | All 1, 2 and 3 |
| Answer» E. All 1, 2 and 3 | |
| 4505. |
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has decided continuation of ________ in the 'Grey List'. |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Iraq |
| C. | Iran |
| D. | Sudan |
| E. | Jordan |
| Answer» B. Iraq | |
| 4506. |
In which of the following countries Mass production of the vaccine, called Carnivac-Cov, can start in April 2021? |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | China |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | United States |
| E. | Canada |
| Answer» B. China | |
| 4507. |
Joseph Lowery passed away in March 2020. From which country does he hail from? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | Australia |
| E. | New Zealand |
| Answer» B. Japan | |
| 4508. |
In April 2021, China has donated 150,000 doses of its Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine to which country? |
| A. | Israel |
| B. | Syria |
| C. | Iran |
| D. | Yemen |
| E. | Oman |
| Answer» C. Iran | |
| 4509. |
India has gifted an offshore patrol vessel named Suraksha to its which neighbouring country? |
| A. | Maldives |
| B. | Bangladesh |
| C. | Myanmar |
| D. | Sri Lanka |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4510. |
Amnesty International is associated to which of the following? |
| A. | Cultural Heritage Conservation |
| B. | Animal Rights |
| C. | Human Rights |
| D. | Forest Conservation |
| Answer» D. Forest Conservation | |
| 4511. |
In December 2019, which country launched its first satellite, making it the eleventh African country to put a satellite into space? |
| A. | Ethiopia |
| B. | Nigeria |
| C. | Egypt |
| D. | Libya |
| E. | Niger |
| Answer» B. Nigeria | |
| 4512. |
Facebook has announced preliminary agreements with how many Australian publishers? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 5 |
| E. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 4 | |
| 4513. |
On June 3, 2021, which of the following will send 128 glow-in-the-dark baby squids and some 5,000 tardigrades (also called water bears) to the International Space Station for research purposes? |
| A. | ESA |
| B. | NASA |
| C. | Roscosmos |
| D. | ISRO |
| E. | JAXA |
| Answer» C. Roscosmos | |
| 4514. |
Donald Trump has become the third US President in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives. Who among the following were the other two former Presidents who had been impeached? |
| A. | Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter |
| B. | Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton |
| C. | Andrew Johnson and Jimmy Carter |
| D. | Bill Clinton and Gerald Ford |
| E. | Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton |
| Answer» C. Andrew Johnson and Jimmy Carter | |
| 4515. |
In Oct 2020, the U.S. State Department has designated the U.S. operations of how many China-based media companies as foreign missions? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 6 |
| D. | 7 |
| E. | 8 |
| Answer» D. 7 | |
| 4516. |
FIFA has announced its collaboration with which of the following to launch the Global Integrity Programme? |
| A. | UNEP |
| B. | UNDP |
| C. | UNODC |
| D. | ILO |
| E. | World Bank |
| Answer» D. ILO | |
| 4517. |
In March 2021, King Goodwill Zwelithini passed away. He was the traditional leader of which of the nations of South Africa? |
| A. | Lesotho |
| B. | Zimbabwe |
| C. | Mozambique |
| D. | Zulu |
| E. | None of these |
| Answer» E. None of these | |
| 4518. |
In January 2021, which country has granted approval for the emergency use of AstraZeneca Plc and Sinovac Biotech Ltd vaccines against Covid-19? |
| A. | Argentina |
| B. | Chile |
| C. | Brazil |
| D. | Canada |
| E. | Mexico |
| Answer» D. Canada | |
| 4519. |
Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has been in the news, because : |
| A. | he delivered bold judgements in T.A.D.A. cases. |
| B. | he gave a note of dissent in Java Lalita case |
| C. | he has been sworn in as the first Hindu Chief Justice of Bangladesh Supreme Court. |
| D. | he is the first Judge appointed after the Constitution of Al India Judicial Commission in place of the Plenum. |
| Answer» D. he is the first Judge appointed after the Constitution of Al India Judicial Commission in place of the Plenum. | |
| 4520. |
In October 2020, which country has passed a new law restricting sensitive exports to protect national security, allowing its capital city to reciprocate against the U.S.? |
| A. | Iran |
| B. | North Korea |
| C. | Japan |
| D. | China |
| E. | Russia |
| Answer» E. Russia | |
| 4521. |
In May 2019, __________ became the first judge from the Indian apex court to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji's non-resident panel for a period of three years. |
| A. | Justice H L Dattu |
| B. | Justice A K Sikri |
| C. | Justice Madan Loku |
| D. | Justice A K Goel |
| Answer» D. Justice A K Goel | |
| 4522. |
Carlos Holmes Trujillo passed away in Jan 2021 .He was the defense minister of which country? |
| A. | Columbia |
| B. | New York |
| C. | Norway |
| D. | Sweden |
| E. | Scotland |
| Answer» B. New York | |
| 4523. |
Democratic candidates in which of the following US states made history when they became the first openly transgender legislators in their states? |
| A. | Delaware |
| B. | Vermont |
| C. | Connecticut |
| D. | Both 1 and 2 |
| E. | Both 1 and 3 |
| Answer» E. Both 1 and 3 | |
| 4524. |
Kartarpur Sahib corridor connects Kartarpur Gurudwara in Pakistan to Dera Baba Nanak Shrine in India’s _____ district |
| A. | Amritsar |
| B. | Gurdaspur |
| C. | Sangrur |
| D. | Ludhiana |
| Answer» C. Sangrur | |
| 4525. |
By January 2021, in which country, more than one lakh people have died with COVID-19? |
| A. | Spain |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | United Kingdom |
| D. | Canada |
| E. | Poland |
| Answer» D. Canada | |
| 4526. |
On which dates India organized the Cultural Festival in Egypt to mark the 156th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore? |
| A. | May 8th - 12th, 2017 |
| B. | June 8th - 12th, 2017 |
| C. | June 6th - 10th, 2017 |
| D. | May 6th - 10th, 2017 |
| Answer» B. June 8th - 12th, 2017 | |
| 4527. |
In March 2021, the lawmakers of which state of the US have passed a bill to legalize adult use of marijuana? |
| A. | California |
| B. | New York |
| C. | Florida |
| D. | Indiana |
| E. | Georgia |
| Answer» C. Florida | |
| 4528. |
'Belt and Road Initiative' is sometimes mentioned in the news in the context of the affairs of |
| A. | African Union |
| B. | Brazil |
| C. | European Union |
| D. | China |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4529. |
In July 2020, the Russian Defense Ministry has successfully completed tests of which of the following hypersonic missiles? |
| A. | AGM-129 ACM |
| B. | Quds 1 |
| C. | SOM |
| D. | Zircon |
| E. | DF-ZF |
| Answer» E. DF-ZF | |
| 4530. |
In June 2020, which of the following countries has successfully conducted a test run of high-speed maglev vehicle, with a speed of 600 km/h? |
| A. | Germany |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | China |
| D. | France |
| E. | USA |
| Answer» D. France | |
| 4531. |
A trial of China’s Sinovac Biotech's Covid vaccine conducted in which country shows that its efficacy rate is 91.25%, which is far higher than the Brazilian study? |
| A. | Greece |
| B. | Turkey |
| C. | Russia |
| D. | Syria |
| E. | Egypt |
| Answer» C. Russia | |
| 4532. |
Park Geun-hye is the first woman President of |
| A. | North Korea |
| B. | South Korea |
| C. | China |
| D. | Taiwan |
| Answer» C. China | |
| 4533. |
Match List - 1 with List - 2 and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:List-1 (Major events) List-2 (Chaired/Addressed by) A. 19th SCO Council of Heads of Government summit 1. PM Narendra Modi B. 7th IEF-IGU Ministerial Gas Forum 2. Dharmendra Pradhan C. 14th ADMM Plus Meet 2020 3. Rajnath Singh D. 6th India-Japan Samvad Conference 4. M. Venkaiah Naidu(a) A - 1, B - 4, C - 2, D - 3(b) A - 4, B - 2, C - 3, D - 1(c) A - 2, B - 3, C - 1, D - 4(d) A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2 |
| A. | d |
| B. | c |
| C. | a |
| D. | b |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4534. |
In 2019 the U.S. military tested an unarmed 'Minuteman III' ________ missile equipped with reentry vehicle from a base in California across the Pacific Ocean. |
| A. | Short-range ballistic |
| B. | Intercontinental ballistic |
| C. | Intermediate-range ballistic |
| D. | Long-range ballistic |
| E. | Medium-range ballistic |
| Answer» C. Intermediate-range ballistic | |
| 4535. |
In August 2019, the Asia-Pacific Group of the global watchdog for terror financing and money laundering has put ________ in the Enhanced Expedited Follow Up List for its failure to meet its standards. |
| A. | Iran |
| B. | Pakistan |
| C. | Iraq |
| D. | UAE |
| E. | Qatar |
| Answer» C. Iraq | |
| 4536. |
According to the ‘World Investment Report 2020’ by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), India was the _____ largest recipient of Foreign Direct Investment in 2019. |
| A. | 13th |
| B. | 9th |
| C. | 7th |
| D. | 11th |
| Answer» C. 7th | |
| 4537. |
In which country is the Wing, the drone delivery company owned by Alphabet, is launching its first public drone delivery service? |
| A. | USA |
| B. | China |
| C. | France |
| D. | Australia |
| E. | Russia |
| Answer» E. Russia | |
| 4538. |
A resolution to deploy U. N. monitors to monitor evacuations of civilians from Aleppo (Syria) was adopted in December 2016 by |
| A. | U. N. General Assembly |
| B. | U. N. Security Council |
| C. | U. N. Secretariat |
| D. | International Court of Justice |
| Answer» C. U. N. Secretariat | |
| 4539. |
In December 2020, the department at the University of Cambridge has been named the Yusuf Hamied department of chemistry until which year? |
| A. | 2030 |
| B. | 2040 |
| C. | 2050 |
| D. | 2060 |
| E. | 2070 |
| Answer» D. 2060 | |
| 4540. |
In a historic first, Rajya Sabha signed an MoU with which country in 2018 for promoting inter - parliamentry dialogue? |
| A. | Morocco |
| B. | Belarus |
| C. | Rwanda |
| D. | Zambia |
| Answer» D. Zambia | |
| 4541. |
In China, 2019 (which starts on 5 February and ends on 24 January) is the year of the ________. |
| A. | Rat |
| B. | Pig |
| C. | Dog |
| D. | Ox |
| Answer» C. Dog | |
| 4542. |
In Nov 2020, which company informed its Covid-19 vaccine was 94.5% effective in a preliminary analysis of a large late-stage clinical trial? |
| A. | Moderna |
| B. | Bharat Biotech |
| C. | Gamaleya Research Institute |
| D. | Daewoong Pharmaceutical |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Bharat Biotech | |
| 4543. |
In April 2020, in which country has Facebook announced the launch of its third-party fact-checking system to discourage the spread of fake news in the country? |
| A. | Bhutan |
| B. | Myanmar |
| C. | Sri Lanka |
| D. | Bangladesh |
| E. | Laos |
| Answer» E. Laos | |
| 4544. |
On the first day of the 117th Congress, a lawmaker has introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives to terminate the designation of which country as a Major non-NATO Ally? |
| A. | Pakistan |
| B. | Iran |
| C. | North Korea |
| D. | South Africa |
| E. | Indonesia |
| Answer» B. Iran | |
| 4545. |
India has begun discussions with which of the following countries on launching a trilateral Supply Chain Resilience Initiative (SCRI) to reduce dependency on China. necessitated by Beijing's aggressive political and military behavior? |
| A. | Sri Lanka and Japan |
| B. | Japan and South Korea |
| C. | Japan and Australia |
| D. | New Zealand and Australia |
| Answer» D. New Zealand and Australia | |
| 4546. |
Nepal's PM received his first dose of India-made Covid-19 vaccine - Covishield in March 2021. Who is the PM of Nepal? |
| A. | Bidya Devi Bhandari |
| B. | Radhika Shakya |
| C. | Baburam Bhattarai |
| D. | KP Sharma Oli |
| E. | Jhala Nath Khanal |
| Answer» E. Jhala Nath Khanal | |
| 4547. |
Pakistan's economic growth in the financial year ending in June is expected to hit ________%, well below the target of 6.3%. |
| A. | 3.3 |
| B. | 3.9 |
| C. | 4.3 |
| D. | 4.7 |
| E. | 5.3 |
| Answer» B. 3.9 | |
| 4548. |
China has successfully sent a new ocean-monitoring satellite into orbit as part of its effort to build an all-weather and round-the-clock dynamic ocean environment monitoring system. What is the name of the satellite? |
| A. | Dong Fang Hong I |
| B. | Haiyang-2D |
| C. | ChinaSat 12 |
| D. | CBERS-4 |
| E. | Tianhui 1B |
| Answer» C. ChinaSat 12 | |
| 4549. |
In November 2020, which country formally proclaimed Crown Prince Akishino the first in line as heir to the throne? |
| A. | Laos |
| B. | Thailand |
| C. | Vietnam |
| D. | Japan |
| E. | Cambodia |
| Answer» E. Cambodia | |
| 4550. |
A study by which of the following countries has found that giving a dose of Pfizer's drug to people who already received the first shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine is highly safe and effective? |
| A. | United Kingdom |
| B. | France |
| C. | Spain |
| D. | Germany |
| E. | Belgium |
| Answer» D. Germany | |