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| 251. |
The Government of India will host the first-ever Global Buddhist Conference in November 2021 in which state? |
| A. | Gujarat |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Meghalaya |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» C. Meghalaya | |
| 252. |
Which airport has been declared as a Customs notified airport by The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs? |
| A. | Kangra Airport |
| B. | Swami Vivekananda International Airport |
| C. | Pakyong Airport |
| D. | Kushinagar Airport |
| Answer» E. | |
| 253. |
Which country tested the indigenously developed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) and become the first country without a nuclear weapon to develop such a missile system? |
| A. | South Korea |
| B. | Germany |
| C. | Australia |
| D. | Israel |
| Answer» B. Germany | |
| 254. |
The International Day for the preservation of the Ozone layer (World Ozone Day) is observed annually on which day? |
| A. | September 15 |
| B. | September 14 |
| C. | September 13 |
| D. | September 16 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 255. |
Which organization has won the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2021? |
| A. | IGNOU |
| B. | CBSE |
| C. | NCERT |
| D. | NIOS |
| Answer» E. | |
| 256. |
The Artificial Intelligence-powered project, 'iRASTE' which aims to reduce road accidents, has been launched on a pilot basis in which city by the Ministry for Road Transport and Highways? |
| A. | New Delhi |
| B. | Bengaluru |
| C. | Nagpur |
| D. | Ghaziabad |
| Answer» D. Ghaziabad | |
| 257. |
In which city, PM Modi has laid the foundation stone of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh University? |
| A. | Meerut |
| B. | Varanasi |
| C. | Aligarh |
| D. | Jaipur |
| Answer» D. Jaipur | |
| 258. |
Which Indian organisation has won the UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize 2021 under the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes? |
| A. | Indira Gandhi National Open University |
| B. | National Council of Educational Research and Training |
| C. | National Institute of Open Schooling |
| D. | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| Answer» D. Central Board of Secondary Education | |
| 259. |
What is the theme of the 2021 World Ozone Day? |
| A. | 32 years and Healing |
| B. | Keep Cool and Carry on: The Montreal Protocol |
| C. | Ozone for life: 35 years of ozone layer protection |
| D. | Montreal Protocol - keeping us, our food and vaccines cool |
| Answer» E. | |
| 260. |
Which country has commenced the world's biggest trial of a blood test where they will detect more than 50 types of cancer? |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | France |
| C. | China |
| D. | United Kingdom |
| Answer» E. | |
| 261. |
Who has won the National Florence Nightingale Award 2021 for service amid COVID-19? |
| A. | Aswathy Kumar |
| B. | Bhagyalakshmi Rao |
| C. | Bhanumati Gheewala |
| D. | Clara Barton |
| Answer» D. Clara Barton | |
| 262. |
The UNSC called for an emergency meeting to discuss which country? |
| A. | North Korea |
| B. | Afghanistan |
| C. | China |
| D. | Pakistan |
| Answer» B. Afghanistan | |
| 263. |
The Campaign titled Shoonya has been launched by which organisation to promote zero-pollution delivery vehicles? |
| A. | ISRO |
| B. | NITI Aayog |
| C. | IIT Madras |
| D. | SBI |
| Answer» C. IIT Madras | |
| 264. |
The AI-based language translator software 'Project Udaan' has been launched by which Indian institute? |
| A. | IIT Delhi |
| B. | IIT Bombay |
| C. | IIT Kanpur |
| D. | IIT Madras |
| Answer» C. IIT Kanpur | |
| 265. |
The International Day of Democracy is being celebrated every year on which date? |
| A. | September 15 |
| B. | September 13 |
| C. | September 11 |
| D. | September 12 |
| Answer» B. September 13 | |
| 266. |
India is participating in the 6th Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION -2021, of SCO member states Which country is hosting the exercise? |
| A. | Russia |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | India |
| D. | China |
| Answer» B. Australia | |
| 267. |
The National Florence Nightingale Awards 2020 has been conferred upon how many awardees by President Ramnath Kovind? |
| A. | 65 |
| B. | 72 |
| C. | 51 |
| D. | 34 |
| Answer» D. 34 | |
| 268. |
Lasith Malinga, who has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, played for which country? |
| A. | West Indies |
| B. | Sri Lanka |
| C. | Bangladesh |
| D. | Afghanistan |
| Answer» C. Bangladesh | |
| 269. |
India's first CO2 capture plant, which extracts CO2 directly from the blast furnace gas has been launched by which company? |
| A. | Larsen and Toubro |
| B. | ONGC |
| C. | Tata Steel |
| D. | BHEL |
| Answer» D. BHEL | |
| 270. |
The first-ever in-person QUAD Leaders' Summit is scheduled to be held in which country? |
| A. | Australia |
| B. | Japan |
| C. | India |
| D. | United States |
| Answer» E. | |
| 271. |
Which is the first bank in India to launch real-time online tracking for cross-border payments for corporate clients in partnership with SWIFT GPI? |
| A. | Standard Chartered |
| B. | ICICI Bank |
| C. | DBS Bank |
| D. | HSBC Bank |
| Answer» D. HSBC Bank | |
| 272. |
The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of the Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in which city? |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | Aligarh |
| C. | Agra |
| D. | Gorakhpur |
| Answer» C. Agra | |
| 273. |
Which state has declared encroachment of temple land as a cognizable and non-bailable offence? |
| A. | Karnataka |
| B. | Tamil Nadu |
| C. | Telangana |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» C. Telangana | |
| 274. |
National Engineer's Day is being celebrated in India on which day? |
| A. | September 15 |
| B. | September 11 |
| C. | September 12 |
| D. | September 14 |
| Answer» B. September 11 | |
| 275. |
Cricket player Brendan Taylor has announced his retirement from international cricket. Did he play for which country? |
| A. | West Indies |
| B. | Australia |
| C. | Zimbabwe |
| D. | Ireland |
| Answer» D. Ireland | |
| 276. |
Who is the winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction 2021? |
| A. | Marleen Beaulieu |
| B. | Barbara Kidd |
| C. | Josee Vallee |
| D. | Susanna Clarke |
| Answer» E. | |
| 277. |
India has declared to institutionalise regular Defence Dialogue with which region, on the sidelines of the biennial DefExpo military exhibition? |
| A. | Europe |
| B. | Asia |
| C. | Africa |
| D. | Europe |
| Answer» D. Europe | |
| 278. |
RBI has launched the 'Third Cohort' under the Regulatory Sandbox (RS). What is the theme of this cohort? |
| A. | Cross Border Payments |
| B. | Blockchain Technology |
| C. | MSME Lending |
| D. | Retail Payments |
| Answer» D. Retail Payments | |
| 279. |
Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Indian National Space Promotion Authorization Centre (In-SPACe)? |
| A. | Pawan Kumar Goenka |
| B. | Rajan Wadhera |
| C. | Arvind Mathew |
| D. | Rajesh Jejurikar |
| Answer» B. Rajan Wadhera | |
| 280. |
Which one is the fast payment system of Singapore with which RBI has linked its Unified Payments Interface (UPI)? |
| A. | PayPal |
| B. | PayWay |
| C. | PayOut |
| D. | PayNow |
| Answer» E. | |
| 281. |
Union Cabinet has approved PLI Scheme worth Rs 26,058 crores for which sector? |
| A. | Railways sector |
| B. | Auto sector and the drone industry |
| C. | Telecom sector |
| D. | Textiles sector |
| Answer» C. Telecom sector | |
| 282. |
National Forest Martyrs Day is being observed on which date? |
| A. | September 12 |
| B. | September 14 |
| C. | September 11 |
| D. | September 13 |
| Answer» D. September 13 | |
| 283. |
Which state has banned the storage, sale and bursting of all kinds of firecrackers? |
| A. | Delhi |
| B. | Punjab |
| C. | Karnataka |
| D. | Madhya Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Punjab | |
| 284. |
Which state's assembly has passed a bill seeking a permanent exemption to the state from NEET? |
| A. | Tamil Nadu |
| B. | Kerala |
| C. | Gujarat |
| D. | Andhra Pradesh |
| Answer» B. Kerala | |
| 285. |
India's first FASTag-based metro parking facility has been launched in which city? |
| A. | Lucknow |
| B. | New Delhi |
| C. | Bengaluru |
| D. | Chennai |
| Answer» C. Bengaluru | |
| 286. |
The first-ever QUAD Summit 2021 is scheduled to take place on which date? |
| A. | September 24 |
| B. | September 26 |
| C. | September 25 |
| D. | September 23 |
| Answer» B. September 26 | |
| 287. |
Which player has been adjudged as the ICC Men's Player of the Month for August 2021? |
| A. | Jasprit Bumrah |
| B. | Joe Root |
| C. | Shaheen Afridi |
| D. | Shakib Al Hasan |
| Answer» C. Shaheen Afridi | |
| 288. |
What is the theme of the International Day of Democracy 2021? |
| A. | Democracy under Strain: Solutions for a Changing World |
| B. | COVID-19: A Spotlight on Democracy |
| C. | Strengthening democratic resilience in the face of future crises |
| D. | Participation |
| Answer» D. Participation | |
| 289. |
Which nation will host the 2021 SCO Summit in a hybrid format? |
| A. | China |
| B. | Kyrgyzstan |
| C. | Kazakhstan |
| D. | Tajikistan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 290. |
Who is the winner of the ICC Women's Player of the Month for August 2021? |
| A. | Eimear Richardson |
| B. | Stafanie Taylor |
| C. | Sneh Rana |
| D. | Gaby Lewis |
| Answer» B. Stafanie Taylor | |
| 291. |
The Government of India observes Hindi Day on which date? |
| A. | September 12 |
| B. | September 14 |
| C. | September 11 |
| D. | September 13 |
| Answer» C. September 11 | |
| 292. |
Lieutenant General (retd) Gurmit Singh has been sworn in as the new Governor of which state? |
| A. | Uttrakhand |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Telangana |
| D. | Gujarat |
| Answer» B. Assam | |
| 293. |
Who has been appointed as the new Acting Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)? |
| A. | Justice M. Venugopal |
| B. | Justice Bansi Lal Bhat |
| C. | Justice N. V. Ramana |
| D. | Justice A I S Cheema |
| Answer» B. Justice Bansi Lal Bhat | |
| 294. |
The United States has pledged how much amount in aid to Afghanistan? |
| A. | USD 74 million |
| B. | USD 64 million |
| C. | USD 44 million |
| D. | USD 84 million |
| Answer» C. USD 44 million | |
| 295. |
Nuakhai is a harvest festival, celebrated by the native of which Indian state? |
| A. | Andhra Pardseh |
| B. | Odisha |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Karnataka |
| Answer» C. Tamil Nadu | |
| 296. |
Which country has allowed International Atomic Energy Agency to replace memory cards of cameras monitoring its nuclear sites? |
| A. | Turkey |
| B. | Israel |
| C. | North Korea |
| D. | Iran |
| Answer» E. | |
| 297. |
Rebeca Grynspan has taken charge as the first woman Secretary-General of which UN body? |
| A. | UNFPA |
| B. | UNCTAD |
| C. | UNDP |
| D. | UNEP |
| Answer» C. UNDP | |
| 298. |
Who has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Lebanon? |
| A. | Michel Aoun |
| B. | Hassan Diab |
| C. | Aziz Akhannouch |
| D. | Najib Mikati |
| Answer» E. | |
| 299. |
Aziz Akhannouch has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of which country? |
| A. | Morocco |
| B. | Israel |
| C. | Algeria |
| D. | Turkey |
| Answer» B. Israel | |
| 300. |
Who has become the first woman excavation engineer to work in an open cast mine at Central Coalfields Ltd? |
| A. | Akanksha Kumari |
| B. | Bhawana Kanth |
| C. | Shivangi Singh |
| D. | Shivani Meena |
| Answer» E. | |