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501.

MK Kaushik passed away in May 2021. He was related to which of the following sports?

A. Cricket
B. Badminton
C. Hockey
D. Polo
E. Basket Ball
Answer» D. Polo
502.

Anwar Sagar passed away in June 2020. He was related to which of the following?

A. Politics
B. Acting
C. Lyricist
D. Law
E. Medicine
Answer» D. Law
503.

Jon Huber passed away in December 2020. He was related to which sport?

A. Hockey
B. Football
C. Wrestling
D. Chess
E. Tennis
Answer» D. Chess
504.

Keshubhai Patel passed away in October 2020. He was related to which of the following fields?

A. Acting
B. Politics
C. Cricket
D. Medicine
E. Chess
Answer» C. Cricket
505.

Gujarat cadre IAS officer Guruprasad Mohapatra passed away in June 2021. He was the secretary of which of the following departments?

A. Department of Defence Production
B. Department of Agriculture and Co-operation
C. Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals
D. ​Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
E. Department of Food and Public Distribution
Answer» E. Department of Food and Public Distribution
506.

Ankur Bhatia passed away in June 2021. He was the Executive Director of which of the following?

A. TruJet
B. Air Heritage
C. FlyBig
D. Bird Group
E. Zoom Air
Answer» E. Zoom Air
507.

Lachhman Singh Lehl passed away in June 2020. He was related to which of the following fields?

A. Politics
B. Defence
C. Journalism
D. Sports
E. Cinema
Answer» C. Journalism
508.

In April 2021, who has launched the MANAS App to promote wellbeing across age groups?

A. K Vijay Raghavan
B. Kaushik Basu
C. Raghuram Rajan
D. Krishnamurthy Subramanian
E. Arun Goel
Answer» B. Kaushik Basu
509.

Padma Shree Awardee Dr. KK Aggarwal passed away due to Covid in May 2021. He was the former President of which of the following?

A. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
B. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
C. Bureau of Indian Standards
D. Indian Medical Association
E. India Chemical Council
Answer» E. India Chemical Council
510.

Chuni Goswami was honoured by the Indian Postal Department recently. He led India to win the gold medal in the ________ Asian Games in Bangkok.

A. 1962
B. 1958
C. 1970
D. 1974
E. 1980
Answer» B. 1958
511.

In May 2021, who has been appointed Italian football club AS Roma's coach on a 3 year contract from next season onwards?

A. Joachim Löw
B. Jürgen Klopp
C. Jose Mourinho
D. Zinedine Zidane
E. Kylian Mbappé
Answer» D. Zinedine Zidane
512.

Arjun Charan Sethi passed away in June 2020. He was related to which of the following fields?

A. Acting
B. Politics
C. Cricket
D. Tennis
E. Journalism
Answer» C. Cricket
513.

In July 2020, President Vladimir Putin has won a resounding victory in his bid to stay in power until which year?

A. 2028
B. 2032
C. 2036
D. 2040
E. 2044
Answer» D. 2040
514.

Anerood Jugnauth passed away in June 2021. He was the former President and Prime Minister of which country?

A. Maldives
B. Mauritius
C. Namibia
D. Morocco
E. Tanzania
Answer» C. Namibia
515.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has released two commemorative coins of denominations Rs. 125 & Rs. 10 as a mark of tribute to whom?A. Abdul KalamB. Mahatma GandhiC. Dr. Rajendra PrasadD. B.R. Ambedkar

A. B
B. D
C. C
D. A
Answer» C. C
516.

In J&K, who chaired the 76th meeting of Board of Directors (BoD) of Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC) Limited in October 2020?

A. Hari Kishan Kaul
B. Baseer Ahmad Khan
C. Bodh Raj Sawhney
D. Moulana Abdullah Tari
E. Naranjan Singh Bhalla
Answer» C. Bodh Raj Sawhney
517.

Cloris Leachman passed away in January 2021. She won a Daytime Emmy in which year?

A. 1970
B. 1972
C. 1974
D. 1976
E. 1978
Answer» C. 1974
518.

Ishwar Bidri passed away in December 2020. He was related to which field?

A. Politics
B. Medicine
C. Cinematography
D. Sports
E. Journalism
Answer» D. Sports
519.

Lisa Sthalekar is related to which sport?

A. Hockey
B. Badminton
C. Cricket
D. Football
E. Basketball
Answer» D. Football
520.

In May 2021, who has taken over the charge of new Member (Operations and Business Development) Railway Board (Ministry of Railways) and Ex. Officio Secretary to the Govt of India?

A. Suresh Prabhu
B. Sanjay Kumar Mohanty
C. C. P. Joshi
D. Alok Kansal
E. Mallikarjun Kharge
Answer» C. C. P. Joshi
521.

Mahashay Dharampal Gulati passed away in December 2020. He was the owner of which of the following brands?

A. Everest
B. Rajesh Masala
C. Badshah Masala
D. ​MDH
E. Catch
Answer» E. Catch
522.

Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of how many highway projects in Uttar Pradesh in November 2020?

A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16
E. 18
Answer» E. 18
523.

In which state has HK Patil resigned as President of state Congress Campaign Committee in 2019?

A. Gujarat
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Karnataka
E. Maharashtra
Answer» E. Maharashtra
524.

In April 2021, who launched the Online Grievance Management Portal of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes?

A. Amit Shah
B. Rajnath Singh
C. Prakash Javadekar
D. Ravi Shankar Prasad
E. J. P. Nadda
Answer» E. J. P. Nadda
525.

In November 2020, Union Education Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' inaugurated how many online AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Faculty Development Programmes (FDP)?

A. 34
B. 38
C. 42
D. 46
E. 50
Answer» E. 50
526.

Biraj Kumar Sarma passed away on 15 January 2019. ​He was the co-founder of ________.

A. All India United Democratic Front
B. All India Forward Bloc
C. Asom Gana Parishad
D. National Democratic Alliance
E. Rashtriya Lok Dal
Answer» D. National Democratic Alliance
527.

Joe Lara passed away in May 2021. He was related to which of the following fields?

A. Acting
B. Politics
C. Journalism
D. Cricket
E. Medicine
Answer» B. Politics
528.

Lasith Malinga is related to which sport?

A. Hockey
B. Cricket
C. Badminton
D. Chess
E. Polo
Answer» C. Badminton
529.

In Kargil, who inaugurated a branch of Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering (IISM), on 24 January 2021?

A. Prahlad Singh Patel
B. Piyush Goyal
C. Dharmendra Pradhan
D. Arjun Ram Meghwal
E. Jitendra Singh
Answer» B. Piyush Goyal
530.

In December 2020, who has been appointed as the Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Council, BTC?

A. Siva Prasad Barooah
B. Pramod Boro
C. Padma Hazarika
D. Mahmud Ali
E. Chobilal Upadhyaya
Answer» C. Padma Hazarika
531.

In June 2021, who has approved the release of the Performance Grading Index 2019-20 for states and UTs?

A. Prakash Javadekar
B. Ramesh Pokhriyal
C. Nirmala Sitharaman
D. Narendra Singh Tomar
E. Dharmendra Pradhan
Answer» C. Nirmala Sitharaman
532.

Pradeep Kumar Banerjee, who bagged the ESPN Multi-Sports Award for Lifetime Achievement, is related to ______.

A. archery
B. hockey
C. football
D. shooting
Answer» D. shooting
533.

Claire Polosak became the first woman to officiate at a men’s Test match in January 2021. From which of the following countries does she belong?

A. England
B. Australia
C. South Africa
D. New Zealand
E. West Indies
Answer» C. South Africa
534.

Joan Micklin Silver passed away in January 2021. She made her film debut in which year?

A. 1963
B. 1965
C. 1975
D. 1969
E. 1971
Answer» D. 1969
535.

Neela Satyanarayan passed away in July 2020. She was the first woman Election Commissioner of which state?

A. Punjab
B. Haryana
C. Rajasthan
D. Maharashtra
E. Gujarat
Answer» E. Gujarat
536.

Former first-class cricketer and historian Vasant Raiji passed away in June 2020. In which year did he make his first-class debut?

A. 1937
B. 1939
C. 1941
D. 1943
E. 1945
Answer» C. 1941
537.

In December 2020, who has inaugurated the National Centre for Divyang Empowerment at the CRPF Group Centre in Hakimpet near Hyderabad?

A. D. Srinivas
B. G Kishan Reddy
C. K. Laxman
D. T. Raja Singh
E. Akbaruddin Owaisi
Answer» C. K. Laxman
538.

Norman Hunter died in April 2020 after contracting coronavirus. He was related to which of the following sports?

A. Polo
B. Football
C. Basket Ball
D. Golf
E. Chess
Answer» C. Basket Ball
539.

In March 2021, who has unveiled two of the Passport Seva Kendras, PSKs to be transformed as All Women PSKs?

A. K. Surendran
B. P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
C. V Muraleedharan
D. Pinarayi Vijayan
E. A. N. Radhakrishnan
Answer» D. Pinarayi Vijayan
540.

Anna Rajam Malhotra who died in 2018 was:

A. First female Indian MLA
B. First female Indian IPS officer
C. First female Indian IAS officer
D. First female Indian Chief Secretary
Answer» D. First female Indian Chief Secretary
541.

Floyd Cardoz passed away in March 2020. He was a renowned ________.

A. Cricketer
B. Chef
C. Lawyer
D. Journalist
E. Singer
Answer» C. Lawyer
542.

In February 2020, Maria Sharapova announced her retirement from _______.

A. shooting
B. badminton
C. chess
D. tennis
Answer» E.
543.

Algerian President ________ resigned after weeks of mass protests, in April 2019.

A. Ahmed Ouyahia
B. Ahmed Gaid Salah
C. Abdelaziz Bouteflika
D. Rachid Nekkaz
E. Abdelmalek Sellal
Answer» D. Rachid Nekkaz
544.

In May 2020, who among the following powerlifters has/have been provisionally suspended for violating anti-doping rules?

A. Savita Kumari
B. Ankit Shishodia
C. Mukesh Gehlot
D. Both 1 and 2
E. Both 1 and 3
Answer» E. Both 1 and 3
545.

Michael Holding is related to which sport?

A. Cricket
B. Polo
C. Badmionton
D. Basket Ball
E. Football
Answer» B. Polo
546.

BJ Thomas passed away in May 2021. He won the Grammy Hall of Fame Award for 'Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head' song, in which year?

A. 2010
B. 2012
C. 2014
D. 2016
E. 2018
Answer» D. 2016
547.

In February 2020, Nandu R Kulkarni passed away. He was related to which of the following fields?

A. Acting
B. Journalism
C. Real Estate
D. Law
E. Cricket
Answer» C. Real Estate
548.

Peter Siddle is associated to which of the following sports?

A. Tennis
B. Cricket
C. Golf
D. Football
E. Chess
Answer» C. Golf
549.

Rajat Bhatia announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in July 2020. Bhatia last played a first-class game in 2018 for which state?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Uttarakhand
C. Maharashtra
D. Chhattisgarh
E. Gujarat
Answer» C. Maharashtra
550.

Professor Niranjan Singh Tasneem passed away in August 2019. He was awarded Punjab’s highest literary honor 'Punjabi Sahit Rattan' in ________.

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