Gk questions and answers
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Telangana
(D) Maharashtra
Correct Answer - (D) Maharashtra
2) The Underground Ballistic Missiles during 'Great Prophet 14' Military Exercise was launchedby;
(A) China
(B) Israel
(C) Iran
(D) Russia
Correct Answer - (C) Iran
Explanation:
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a paramilitary force, launched the underground ballistic
missiles from the depths of the Earth in a completely camouflaged way during the last day of 'Great
Q.3) India’s first Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)-approved drone training school has been
launched in which city?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Mumbai
Correct Answer - (D) Mumbai
Explanation:
The Bombay Flying Club (BFC) in Mumbai has become the first Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)-
approved drone training school in India. The BFC club’s will now be eligible for conducting remote pilot
training for remotely piloted aircraft systems.
Q.4) Along with which country did India launch the Innovating for Clean Air(IfCA)?
(A) Germany
(B) Korea
(C) Japan
(D) UK
Correct Answer - (D) UK
Q.5) Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) is a flagship programme of thisMinistry.
(A) Science & Technologywrong
(B) Human Resources and Development
(C) Earth Science
(D) Home Affairs
Correct Answer - (B) Human Resources and Development
Explanation:
joint action in the area of UBA for rural development ofIndia.
Q.6) Name the Indian wrestler has been appointed as a deputy director in the Sports and Youth Affairs
Department of Haryana.
(A) Gita Phogat
(B) Sakshi Mallik
(C) Vinesh Phogat
(D) Babita Phogat
Correct Answer - (D) Babita Phogat
Explanation:
Indian wrestler Babita Phogat and Kabaddi player Kavita Devi have been appointed as deputy directors in
the Sports and Youth Affairs Department of Haryana. The announcement was through two separate
orders issued on July 29 by the principal secretary of the Haryana Government's Sports and Youth Affairs
Department.
Q.7) Who represented India at the 6th BRICS Environment Ministers'Meeting?
(A) Narendra Modi
(B) Prakash Javadekar
(C) Rajnath Singh
(D) Harsh Vardhan
Correct Answer - (B) Prakash Javadekar
Explanation:
India's Prakash Javadekar and the Environment Ministers of the five BRICS countries participated in the
6th BRICS Environment Ministers' Meeting on July 30, 2020. The video conference was held under the
Presidency of Russia.
Q.8) The Power Finance Corporation signed agreement with which IIT for training, research and
Entrepreneurship Development (ED) in smart grid technology?
(A) IIT Calcutta
(B) IIT Delhi
(C) IIT-Kanpur
(D) IIT Madras
Correct Answer - (C) IIT-Kanpur
Explanation:
The PFC (Power Finance Corporation) signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology�Kanpur (IIT-K) in order to provide training, research and Entrepreneurship Development (ED) in Smart grid
technology. Objective: To provide support for the IIT-Kanpur to develop the infrastructure of the research
and development on smart grid technology. Budget:
crore to the IIT-K under its CSR initiative.
Q.9) The Atal Innovation Mission has launched the AIM iCREST, in collaboration with which of these
organisations?
(A) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
(B) World Economic Forum
(C) UNICEF
(D) USAID
Correct Answer - (A) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Explanation:
NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), has launched AIM iCREST, a first of its kind initiative, for
advancing innovation to enable the incubation ecosystem, at scale in India. AIM iCREST is an Incubator
Startups. AIM has collaborated with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wadhwani Foundation, which
will lend credible support and expertise in the entrepreneurship and innovation space.
Q.10) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India inaugurated the new Supreme Courtbuilding in .
(A) Mauritius
(B) Seychelles
(C) Maldives
(D) Cambodia
Correct Answer - (A) Mauritius
Q.11) Who has been appointed as the Chief Commissioner of newly set up Central Consumer Protection
Authority (CCPA)?
(A) Nidhi Khare
(B) Vineet Mathur
(C) Pramod K Tiwari
(D) Anupam Mishra
Correct Answer - (A) Nidhi Khare
Explanation:
Smt. Nidhi Khare, the Additional Secretary in the Department of Consumer Affairs, has been appointed
as the Chief Commissioner of CCPA.
Q.12) UK India Business Council (UKIBC) signed MoU with which state government to strengthen the
industrial development?
(A) Punjab
(B) Gujarat
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Haryana
Correct Answer - (B) Gujarat
Q.13) Which country is going to host the 6th annual meeting of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
(AIIB) in 2021?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Bangladesh
(C) UAE
(D) Australia
Correct Answer - (C) UAE
Explanation:
Emirates (UAE) on Oct. 27-28, 2021 which will be the first annual meeting in the Middle East. It will take
place in parallel with the Dubai World Expo.
Q.14) Who authored the book named "Burnt Sugar" or "Girl in White Cotton"?
(A) Rahul Mahajan
(B) Kritika Pandey
(C) Avni Doshi
(D) Tulika Mehrotra
Correct Answer - (C) Avni Doshi
Explanation:
A debut novel 'Burnt Sugar' authored by Avni Doshi has been published in the United Kingdom (UK) and
it was one among the 13 authors longlisted for the prestigious 2020 Booker Prize. A version of the same
novel has been published in India under the title Girl in White Cotton.
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