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201.	Man Mohan Sood, who passed away in January 2020, is related to which of the following sports?
A.	Chess
B.	Cricket
C.	Hockey
D.	Polo
E.	Tennis
Answer» C. Hockey

Discussion

202.	Ashwani Kumar passed away in October 2020. He was appointed as the governor of which state in 2013?
A.	Nagaland
B.	Sikkim
C.	Assam
D.	Mizoram
E.	Manipur
Answer» B. Sikkim

Discussion

203.	India and the GCC Troika held their annual Political Dialogue in virtual mode. Who among the following led the Indian delegation?
A.	Rajnath Singh
B.	Amit Shah
C.	Nitin Gadkari
D.	Dr S. Jaishankar
E.	Narendra Modi
Answer» E. Narendra Modi

Discussion

204.	Pandit Rajan Mishra passed away in April 2021. He belonged to which Gharana?
A.	Banaras
B.	Gwalior
C.	Jaipur
D.	Patiala
E.	Rampur
Answer» B. Gwalior

Discussion

205.	Bandana Nepal danced continuously for ________ hours to set a Guinness World Records on Longest Dancing Marathon by an Individual.
A.	120
B.	122
C.	124
D.	126
E.	130
Answer» E. 130

Discussion

206.	In April 2020, Middle-distance runner Jhuma Khatun has been banned for how many years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of World Athletics?
A.	2
B.	3
C.	4
D.	5
E.	6
Answer» D. 5

Discussion

207.	Agastya Jaiswal of which city has claimed himself to be the first Indian student to complete his graduation at the young age?
A.	Hyderabad
B.	Pune
C.	Kolkata
D.	Chennai
E.	Delhi
Answer» B. Pune

Discussion

208.	Ramkrishna Dwivedi passed away in April 2020. In which state was he the Home Minister in Pandit Kamalapati Tripathi’s government?
A.	Uttar Pradesh
B.	Punjab
C.	Madhya Pradesh
D.	Bihar
E.	Gujarat
Answer» B. Punjab

Discussion

209.	On 19 April 2021, who chaired an important meeting on the COVID related situation in the country?
A.	Ram Nath Kovind
B.	Narendra Modi
C.	Amit Shah
D.	Piyush Goyal
E.	Narendra Singh Tomar
Answer» C. Amit Shah

Discussion

210.	Duti Krushna Panda passed away in May 2019. He was a famous ________.
A.	Politician
B.	Journalist
C.	Classical Singer
D.	Musician
E.	Poet
Answer» B. Journalist

Discussion

211.	In June 2020, Attorney General K.K. Venugopal is all set to get a one-year extension. In which year was he appointed the 15th Attorney General of India?
A.	2015
B.	2016
C.	2017
D.	2018
E.	2019
Answer» D. 2018

Discussion

212.	Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia passed away in September 2020. She was related to which of the following fields?
A.	Law
B.	Acting
C.	Economics
D.	Cricket
E.	Motor Racing
Answer» D. Cricket

Discussion

213.	In June 2021, who launched a Seed Minikit Programme by distributing high yielding varieties of seeds of pulses and oilseeds to farmers?
A.	Narendra Singh Tomar
B.	Piyush Goyal
C.	Prakash Javadekar
D.	Nitin Gadkari
E.	Dharmendra Pradhan
Answer» B. Piyush Goyal

Discussion

214.	Indrajit Deb passed away in January 2021. He was related to which of the following fields?
A.	Acting
B.	Politics
C.	Cricket
D.	Chess
E.	Journalism
Answer» B. Politics

Discussion

215.	Former UN chief ________ passed away in March 2020.
A.	Kofi Annan
B.	Javier Perez de Cuellar
C.	Ban Ki-moon
D.	Kurt Waldheim
E.	Dag Hammarskjöld
Answer» C. Ban Ki-moon

Discussion

216.	Matt Poore passed away in June 2020. He was related to which sport?
A.	Polo
B.	Cricket
C.	Chess
D.	Badminton
E.	Golf
Answer» C. Chess

Discussion

217.	Dr Shaibal Gupta passed away in January 2021. He was the founder of which of the following?
A.	Asian Development Research Institute
B.	Development Management Institute
C.	Alphia Institute Of Business Management
D.	Bihar Veterinary College
E.	A N Sinha Institute of Social Studies
Answer» B. Development Management Institute

Discussion

218.	Manu Mukherjee passed away in December 2020. He was related to which of the following fields?
A.	Acting
B.	Politics
C.	Journalism
D.	Medicine
E.	Chess
Answer» B. Politics

Discussion

219.	Albert Uderzo passed away in March 2020. In which year did he create Asterix?
A.	1945
B.	1949
C.	1953
D.	1959
E.	1963
Answer» E. 1963

Discussion

220.	In February 2021, who has been given an additional charge of the Department of Revenue?
A.	Ajay Bhushan Pandey
B.	Tarun Bajaj
C.	Arun Goel
D.	Om Prakash Gupta
E.	Abhinav Kumar
Answer» C. Arun Goel

Discussion

221.	Amala Shankar passed away in Kolkata in July 2020. She was related to which of the following fields?
A.	Dancing
B.	Politics
C.	Choreography
D.	Both 1 and 3
E.	Both 2 and 3
Answer» E. Both 2 and 3

Discussion

222.	Kakarla Subba Rao passed away in April 2021. In which year did he receive Padma Shri?
A.	1996
B.	1998
C.	2000
D.	2002
E.	2004
Answer» D. 2002

Discussion

223.	Dr Vijayalakshmi Ramanan passed away in October 2020. She was related to which of the following fields?
A.	Acting
B.	Politics
C.	Defence
D.	Cricket
E.	Journalism
Answer» D. Cricket

Discussion

224.	Faraaz Khan has passed away in November 2020. He was related to which of the following fields?
A.	Politics
B.	Acting
C.	Motor Racing
D.	Chess
E.	Golf
Answer» C. Motor Racing

Discussion

225.	Jack Welch passed away in March 2020. From which country does he hail from?
A.	China
B.	America
C.	Russia
D.	Singapore
E.	Indonesia
Answer» C. Russia

Discussion

226.	Peter Bonetti passed away in April 2020. He was related to which of the following sports?
A.	Basketball
B.	Chess
C.	Tennis
D.	Football
E.	Golf
Answer» E. Golf

Discussion

227.	Barry Jarman passed away in July 2020. He was related to which sport?
A.	Cricket
B.	Badminton
C.	Hockey
D.	Tennis
E.	Basketball
Answer» B. Badminton

Discussion

228.	Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar superannuated after almost four decades of distinguished service on 31 May 2021. He was awarded which of the following?
A.	Vishisht Seva Medal
B.	Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
C.	Param Vishisht Seva Medal
D.	Both 1 and 2
E.	All 1, 2 and 3
Answer» F.

Discussion

229.	In July 2020, who among the following agricultural experts hailing from India has/have been named members of an international scientific group?
A.	Prof. Rattan Lal
B.	Dr Uma Lele
C.	Prof. Sanjeev Reddy
D.	Both 1 and 2
E.	Both 2 and 3
Answer» E. Both 2 and 3

Discussion

230.	Eminent writer U A Khader passed away in December 2020. In which year did he receive the Kendriya Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "Thrikkotlur Novellukar"?
A.	2003
B.	2005
C.	2007
D.	2009
E.	2011
Answer» E. 2011

Discussion

231.	PMPML started its ‘smart’ bus service for commuters travelling to and from the airport on 24 October. Who inaugurated the service by green flagging a bus?
A.	Anil Shirole
B.	Girish Bapat
C.	Ajit Pawar
D.	Anil Deshmukh
E.	Jayant Patil
Answer» C. Ajit Pawar

Discussion

232.	At what age has Abhijita Gupta been recognized as the world's youngest author by the International Book of Records?
A.	6
B.	7
C.	8
D.	9
E.	10
Answer» C. 8

Discussion

233.	Arjun Kalyan is related to which of the following sports?
A.	Football
B.	Chess
C.	Basketball
D.	Snooker
E.	Tables
Answer» C. Basketball

Discussion

234.	Narinder Bragta passed away in June 2021 due to post covid complications. He was related to which of the following fields?
A.	Acting
B.	Politics
C.	Journalism
D.	Cricket
E.	Motor Racing
Answer» C. Journalism

Discussion

235.	In December 2020, who among the following has/have been named as "Asian(s) of the Year" by Singapore's The Straits Times?
A.	Adar Poonawalla
B.	Zhang Yongzhen
C.	Ryuichi Morishita
D.	Both 1 and 2
E.	All 1, 2 and 3
Answer» F.

Discussion

236.	Dr. Harsh Vardhan, India’s Minister of ______, was elected the Chairman of the World Health Organization’s Executive Board on 22 May 2020.
A.	Housing
B.	Health and Family Welfare
C.	Foreign Affairs
D.	Arts and Culture
Answer» C. Foreign Affairs

Discussion

237.	Longest serving Chief Minister of any state Pawan Kumar Chamling lost after 25 years. He was the Chief Minister of which state?
A.	Sikkim
B.	Bihar
C.	Assam
D.	Odisha
E.	Goa
Answer» B. Bihar

Discussion

238.	Laxman aka Vijay Patil passed away in May 2021. He was related to which of the following fields?
A.	Acting
B.	Politics
C.	Music
D.	Classical Dancing
E.	Cricket
Answer» D. Classical Dancing

Discussion

239.	Rajendra Prabhu passed away on 15 January 2019. He was a ________.
A.	Singer
B.	Writer
C.	Journalist
D.	Cricketer
E.	Film Director
Answer» D. Cricketer

Discussion

240.	In May 2020, who launched India’s national Artificial Intelligence Portal called www.ai.gov.in?
A.	Jagat Prakash Nadda
B.	Ram Vilas Paswan
C.	Piyush Goyal
D.	Ravi Shankar Prasad
E.	Narendra Singh Tomar
Answer» E. Narendra Singh Tomar

Discussion

241.	Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated river cruise Brahmaputra’r Mukuta at the bank of the Brahmaputra near Bogibeel bridge in which city in December 2020?
A.	Guwahati
B.	Dibrugarh
C.	Silchar
D.	Nagaon
E.	Goalpara
Answer» C. Silchar

Discussion

242.	In J&K, who has sanctioned over Rs 4.16 crore welfare loan, relief in favour of 425 officers and police personnel of the Union Territory?
A.	Satish Sareen
B.	Pradeep Vasant Naik
C.	Dilbag Singh
D.	Anil Tipnis
E.	Fali Homi Major
Answer» D. Anil Tipnis

Discussion

243.	In December 2020, who has laid the foundation stone of the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Hyderabad’s TiHAN Foundation?
A.	Narendra Modi
B.	Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
C.	Piyush Goyal
D.	Prakash Javadekar
E.	Nitin Gadkari
Answer» C. Piyush Goyal

Discussion

244.	In November 2020, who launched the Super Specialty facilities and state-of-the-equipment have been inaugurated at Sri Balaji Medical College, Hospital and Research Institute in Tirupati?
A.	E. S. L. Narasimhan
B.	Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
C.	Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy
D.	Ganeshi Lal
E.	Phagu Chauhan
Answer» C. Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy

Discussion

245.	_______ informed about the resignation of two independent directors Ashok Chawla and Sharad Sharma.
A.	Air India
B.	GoAir
C.	SpiceJet
D.	Jet Airways
E.	Vistara
Answer» E. Vistara

Discussion

246.	Radomir Antic passed away in April 2020. With which of the following sports was he associated?
A.	Football
B.	Cricket
C.	Chess
D.	Tennis
E.	Polo
Answer» B. Cricket

Discussion

247.	In March 2021, the Foreign Affairs Minister of which country arrived in New Delhi for a two-day visit to India?
A.	Qatar
B.	Kuwait
C.	Iran
D.	Saudi Arabia
E.	Yemen
Answer» C. Iran

Discussion

248.	Janardhan Singh Gehlot passed away in April 2021. He was elected as the vice-president of Indian Olympic Association in which year?
A.	2015
B.	2016
C.	2017
D.	2018
E.	2019
Answer» E. 2019

Discussion

249.	In March 2021, who had a comprehensive discussion with UK Minister of State for Foreign Commonwealth and Development Affairs Tariq Ahmed in New Delhi?
A.	Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
B.	Piyush Goyal
C.	Harsh V Shringla
D.	Narendra Modi
E.	Amit Shah
Answer» D. Narendra Modi

Discussion

250.	Manish Rawat won the inaugural men's 35km event of the National Open Race Walking Championships held in February 2021 in Ranchi. From which of the following states does he belong?
A.	Uttar Pradesh
B.	Uttarakhand
C.	Madhya Pradesh
D.	Gujarat
E.	Punjab
Answer» C. Madhya Pradesh

Discussion

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Man Mohan Sood, who passed away in January 2020, is related to which of the following sports?

Ashwani Kumar passed away in October 2020. He was appointed as the governor of which state in 2013?

India and the GCC Troika held their annual Political Dialogue in virtual mode. Who among the following led the Indian delegation?

Pandit Rajan Mishra passed away in April 2021. He belonged to which Gharana?

Bandana Nepal danced continuously for ________ hours to set a Guinness World Records on Longest Dancing Marathon by an Individual.

In April 2020, Middle-distance runner Jhuma Khatun has been banned for how many years by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of World Athletics?

Agastya Jaiswal of which city has claimed himself to be the first Indian student to complete his graduation at the young age?

Ramkrishna Dwivedi passed away in April 2020. In which state was he the Home Minister in Pandit Kamalapati Tripathi’s government?

On 19 April 2021, who chaired an important meeting on the COVID related situation in the country?

Duti Krushna Panda passed away in May 2019. He was a famous ________.

In June 2020, Attorney General K.K. Venugopal is all set to get a one-year extension. In which year was he appointed the 15th Attorney General of India?

Dr Isher Judge Ahluwalia passed away in September 2020. She was related to which of the following fields?

In June 2021, who launched a Seed Minikit Programme by distributing high yielding varieties of seeds of pulses and oilseeds to farmers?

Indrajit Deb passed away in January 2021. He was related to which of the following fields?

Former UN chief ________ passed away in March 2020.

Matt Poore passed away in June 2020. He was related to which sport?

Dr Shaibal Gupta passed away in January 2021. He was the founder of which of the following?

Manu Mukherjee passed away in December 2020. He was related to which of the following fields?

Albert Uderzo passed away in March 2020. In which year did he create Asterix?

In February 2021, who has been given an additional charge of the Department of Revenue?

Amala Shankar passed away in Kolkata in July 2020. She was related to which of the following fields?

Kakarla Subba Rao passed away in April 2021. In which year did he receive Padma Shri?

Dr Vijayalakshmi Ramanan passed away in October 2020. She was related to which of the following fields?

Faraaz Khan has passed away in November 2020. He was related to which of the following fields?

Jack Welch passed away in March 2020. From which country does he hail from?

Peter Bonetti passed away in April 2020. He was related to which of the following sports?

Barry Jarman passed away in July 2020. He was related to which sport?

Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar superannuated after almost four decades of distinguished service on 31 May 2021. He was awarded which of the following?

In July 2020, who among the following agricultural experts hailing from India has/have been named members of an international scientific group?

Eminent writer U A Khader passed away in December 2020. In which year did he receive the Kendriya Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "Thrikkotlur Novellukar"?

PMPML started its ‘smart’ bus service for commuters travelling to and from the airport on 24 October. Who inaugurated the service by green flagging a bus?

At what age has Abhijita Gupta been recognized as the world's youngest author by the International Book of Records?

Arjun Kalyan is related to which of the following sports?

Narinder Bragta passed away in June 2021 due to post covid complications. He was related to which of the following fields?

In December 2020, who among the following has/have been named as "Asian(s) of the Year" by Singapore's The Straits Times?

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, India’s Minister of ______, was elected the Chairman of the World Health Organization’s Executive Board on 22 May 2020.

Longest serving Chief Minister of any state Pawan Kumar Chamling lost after 25 years. He was the Chief Minister of which state?

Laxman aka Vijay Patil passed away in May 2021. He was related to which of the following fields?

Rajendra Prabhu passed away on 15 January 2019. He was a ________.

In May 2020, who launched India’s national Artificial Intelligence Portal called www.ai.gov.in?

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated river cruise Brahmaputra’r Mukuta at the bank of the Brahmaputra near Bogibeel bridge in which city in December 2020?

In J&K, who has sanctioned over Rs 4.16 crore welfare loan, relief in favour of 425 officers and police personnel of the Union Territory?

In December 2020, who has laid the foundation stone of the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Hyderabad’s TiHAN Foundation?

In November 2020, who launched the Super Specialty facilities and state-of-the-equipment have been inaugurated at Sri Balaji Medical College, Hospital and Research Institute in Tirupati?

_______ informed about the resignation of two independent directors Ashok Chawla and Sharad Sharma.

Radomir Antic passed away in April 2020. With which of the following sports was he associated?

In March 2021, the Foreign Affairs Minister of which country arrived in New Delhi for a two-day visit to India?

Janardhan Singh Gehlot passed away in April 2021. He was elected as the vice-president of Indian Olympic Association in which year?

In March 2021, who had a comprehensive discussion with UK Minister of State for Foreign Commonwealth and Development Affairs Tariq Ahmed in New Delhi?

Manish Rawat won the inaugural men's 35km event of the National Open Race Walking Championships held in February 2021 in Ranchi. From which of the following states does he belong?