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Q1. Which among the following team has been the winner of the "UEFA Women’s
Champions League" 2021?
Ans. Barcelona FemenÃ
Q2. Who among the following has win a 10th Italian Open title?
Ans. Rafael Nadal
Q3. Who among the following has resigned from a forum of scientific advisers set up by the
government to detect variants of the coronavirus?
Ans. Shahid Jameel
Q4. On which day the "World Telecommunication and Information Society Day" celebrated?
Ans. 17-May
Q5. Which among the following country has given name Cyclone Tauktae?
Ans. Myanmar
Q6. What is the meaning of Cyclone Tauktae?
Ans. Gecko
Q7. 200th Kisan Rail successfully commences its journey between which places?
Ans. Nuzvid to Adarsh Nagar
Q8. Which of the following is the First batch of DRDO's anti- Covid drug 2-deoxy-Dglucose released?
Ans. 2-deoxy-D-glucose
Q9. Who among the following has received "International Invincible Gold Medal"?
Ans. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
Q10. What is the capital of Bhutan?
Ans. Jerusalem
Q11. Which of the following company have signed a MoU for digital transformation of Tribal
Schools with Tribal Affairs Ministry?
Ans. Microsoft
Q12. Recently a Padma Shri Awardee K K Aggarwal was passed away, he was related to which
profession?
Ans. Doctor
Q13. Which of the following has launched the Innovation Challenge to create an app that will
enable individuals to learn simple sentences of any Indian language?
Ans. MyGov
Q14. What is the estimated GDP growth rate of India as per CARE Ratings in FY22?
Ans. 9.20%
Q15. Which of the following institute has collaborated with members of the MPFI to develop
voice-based solutions in multiple vernacular languages?
Ans. IIT Madras
Q16. Which of the following company has been conferred with the "Green Urja Award"?
Ans. IREDA
Q17. Which organization has launched a hub known as “Asia Pacific Tax Hub”?
Ans. Asian Development Bank
Q18. Which of the following State/UT police launched "COVI Van Helpline" for senior citizens?
Ans. Delhi
Q19. Who among the following has been appointed the new executive director of RBI?
Ans. Jose J Kattoor
Q20. How much amount Tata Motors reports surprise loss in Q4?
Ans. Rs 7,605 cr
Q21. Recently Vijay Kashyap has been passed away, he was related to which profession?
Ans. Politician
Q22. Which of the following day the "International Day of Living Together in Peace" is
observed?
Ans. May-16
Q23. How much amount Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has received net profit in the JanuaryMarch quarter?
Ans. Rs 8,781.30 crore
Q24. How many month Tata Motors has extended the warranty and free service period for
commercial vehicles whose validity was expiring between April 1 and June 30?
Ans. 1 month
Q25. Who has been appointed as the head coach of the Indian Women's National Cricket
Team?
Ans. Ramesh Powar
Q26. The RBI has cancelled the license of United cooperative Bank Limited based in which
state?
Ans. West Bengal
Q27. Who among the following has the newly elected Chief Executive Officer of the footwear
company Bata India?
Ans. Gunjan Shah
Q28. The "Gaza Strip" has located in which of the following country?
Ans. Palestine
Q29. The “DigiGold” is a digital platform to enable investments in gold through digital mode.
The platform has been launched by which bank?
Ans. Airtel Payments Bank
Q30. Which of the following vessel has returns to Mumbai after rescuing 188 people from
Barge P305?
Ans. INS Kochi
Q31. "Dahanu Gholvad Sapota" has been received a Geographical Indication (GI) certified
product from which of the following State?
Ans. Maharashtra
Q32. Which of the following State has been declared Mucormycosis (black fungus) as an
epidemic?
Ans. Rajasthan
Q33. Which of the following ICMR has approval for India's first self-use Rapid Antigen Test
kit for COVID-19?
Ans. CoviSelf
Q34. In which of the following continent the world's largest iceberg has break?
Ans. Antarctica
Q35. Who has been crowned Miss Universe for the year 2020?
Ans. Andrea Meza
Q36. Which is the world's first country to ban all synthetic cannabinoid substances?
Ans. China
Q37. Who has appointed as the People's Advocate of COP26 for Climate Change?
Ans. David Attenborough
Q38. Recently which of the following State's the former Chief Minister Jagannath Pahadia has
been passed away.
Ans. Rajasthan
Q39. The "Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology" is managed by
which of the following organization?
Ans. RBI
Q40 What is the theme of "World Hypertension Day" 2021?
Ans. Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer
Q41. How much Insurance sector regulator IRDA has imposed a fine of on the policy market
for violating the advertisement rules?
Ans. Rs 24 lakh
Q42. Recently which of the following a disease has notified as the Epidemic under the
Epidemic Diseases Act 1897?
Ans. Mucaramicosis
Q43. Who among the following has elected unopposed chairman of Sri Lanka
Cricket (SLC)
for a second term?
Ans. Shammi Silva
Q44. What is the the new date which the government has extended the due date of furnishing
of Income Tax Returns for the Assessment Year 2021-22?
Ans. 30th September, 2021
Q45. Which of the following date the "International Tea Day" is observed?
Ans. May-21
Q46. How much has increasing the foreign direct investment limit in the insurance sector?
Ans. 74%
Q47. Recently in which State the crash of a MiG-21 Bison aircraft?
Ans. Punjab
Q48. Recently Raghunath Mahapatra has been passed away, he is related to which profession?
Ans. Sculptor
Q49. Who aamong the following has Elected Oxford Student Union President in By-election?
Ans. Anvee Bhutani
Q50. Recently OP Bhardwaj has passed away, he related to which profession?
Ans. Boxing
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