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Direction: Each set of questions in this section is based on a single passage. Please answer each question on the basis of what is stated or implied in the corresponding passage. In some instances, more than one option may be the answer to the question; in such a case, please choose the option that most accurately and comprehensively answers the question.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of …………………..[1] as the New Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board under the Ministry of Railways. He takes over the charge from the incumbent ……………….[2] upon the completion of his term as the Chairman and CEO of the board on 31st December 2020. ………………….[2] has also received the “Eminent Engineer Award for the year 2020” for his contribution towards modernisation and reforms in Indian Railways. The award was presented by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). The Eminent Engineer Award is presented to the distinguished engineering personalities recognising their service in the field of Engineering and technology. The award is annually presented by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) on the occasion of Engineers Day – ………..…..[3], which is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya. Previously …………………[1]served as the General Manager of the Eastern Railway. He is also appointed as the ex-officio Principal Secretary to the Government of India. During his stint as the General Manager of Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli, he set a record by doubling the out turn of the modern passenger coach in 1 year. The factory also won the best production unit award during his stint. The Banaras Locomotive Works also won the best production unit award during his stint as its Chief Mechanical Engineer. He has more than 40 years of experience in serving the Indian Railways at various capacities. He joined the Indian Railways in 1979 as a Special Class Apprentice. He has worked in Operation working, maintenance in sheds, Depots and Workshops. He has also served as the Chief Workshop Manager, Parel workshop in Mumbai during which he played a major role in manufacturing narrow gauge locomotives for hill railways. …………………………[2], of 1980 Batch Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineer was appointed as the Chairman of the Railway Board in December 2018. He became the first ever CEO of the Railway board which was formally constituted by the Central Government in September 2020.

1. Who is appointed as the New Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Railway Board under the Ministry of Railways and will replace with [1] in the above passage? a) Suneet Sharma b) Pradeep Kumar Joshi c) Utpal Kumar Singh d) Ajay Tyagi

2. A separate Railway Budget, which is different from the General Budget, was first introduced in 1924 on the basis of recommendations of the which 10 member committee? a) Acworth Committee b) Srinivas Shastri Committee c) Chelmsford Committee d) Lord Irwin Committee

3. Name the first ever CEO of the Railway board who recently received the “Eminent Engineer Award for the year 2020” and will replace with [2] in the above passage? a) E. Sreedharan b) Vijay Sampla c) V.K Yadav d) Sanjay Kothari

4. What is the position of the Indian Railway in the world according to the length of Rail lines?\ a) First b) Second c) Third d) fourth

5. On which day Engineer’s Day is is celebrated In India to commemorate the birth anniversary of Bharat Ratna Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya and will replace with [3] in the above passage? a) Jan 15 b) June 15 (c) Sept 15 d) Nov 20

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Joseph R. Biden Jr. (Joe Biden) took oath as the ……………..[1] President of the United States of America(USA) at a ceremony organised at the West Front of the US Capitol building, Washington, USA. 78-year-old Joe Biden became the oldest President in the history of the USA. He was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts. He belong ……………..[2] Political Party. Kamala Harris took oath as the 49th Vice President. She is the first woman and first person with south Asian origin to take the office of Vice President of the USA. She was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina in the US Supreme Court. She belong to ………………[2] Political Party. Former Presidents, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton along with their spouses, the outgoing Vice President Mike Pence were present during the event. The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the USA. the congress meets at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The legislative branch, established by the Article 1 of the Constitution consist of 2 houses:

• The ………………..[3]

• The House of Representatives The………….[3], the upper chamber of the US Congress has 100 …………[3], 2……………[3] representing each State (50). Chairperson of the …………..[3]– Kamala Harris. The House of Representatives has 435 elected representatives from the 50 states in proposition to the total population. The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. The president is elected indirectly through the Electoral College to a four-year term, along with the vice president. Under the Twenty-second Amendment, ratified in 1951, no person who has been elected to two presidential terms may be elected to a third. In addition, nine vice presidents have become president by virtue of a president's intra-term death or resignation.

6. United States President Joe Biden became which number of United States President and will replace with [1] in the above passage? a) 42nd b) 43rd c) 45th d) 46th

7. What are the maximum number of terms that a person can hold for the office of president In India? a) 2terms b) No limit c) Single term d) 3 terms

8. United States President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris belongs to which political party and will replace with [2] in the above passage? a) Conservative Party b) Democratic Party c) Republican Party d) Labour Party

9. What are the two parts that make up the Legislative Branch of government and will replace with [3] in the above passage? a) House of Representatives and the house of Commons b) House of Representatives and FBI c) House of Representatives and House of Senate d) House of Representatives and House of Lords

10. Which among the following Veto powers is NOT granted to the President of India? a) Absolute Veto b) Pocket Veto c) Qualified Veto d) Suspensive Veto

Henley & Partners released “Henley Passport Index:Q1 2021 Global Ranking” where India was ranked ……………………….[1] with visa-free score 58. The visa-free score states that Indian passport holders get to visit 58 countries without a prior visa. India shared its rank with Tajikistan. In 2020, India held 84th position. The index was topped by ………………….[2] with visa-free score of 191. It has been holding the position for three consecutive years. It was followed by Singapore with visa-free score of 190 and Germany & South Korea with visa-free score of 189 respectively. The current rankings do not account the temporary restrictions that have

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been implemented due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Afghanistan was ranked last at 110th with a score of 26. It is in the “worst passports to hold. Pakistan (rank 107) and Nepal (rank 104) continue to be in this category having a visa-free score of 32 and 38 respectively. The Henley Passport Index is the original ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa. The ranking is based on exclusive data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which maintains the world’s largest and most accurate database of travel information. Henley & Partners Research Department retrieved the data and enhanced it to release the Passport Index. The number of countries that a specific passport can access becomes its visa-free 'score'. In collaboration with the International Air Transport Association (IATA), and based on official data from their global database. Henley & Partners has analysed the visa regulations of all the countries and territories in the world since 2006. The HPI ranks passports according to how many destinations can be reached without requiring a visa ('visa-free'). All distinct destination countries and territories in the IATA database are considered. However, since not all territories issue passports, there are far fewer passports ranked than destinations against which queries are made. In accordance with the 10th edition of the report titled “Global Corruption Barometer (GCB)-Asia 2020” by corruption watchdog Transparency International, India has the highest bribery rate of 39% in Asia and the highest rate of people (46%) who use personal connections to access public services.

11. What is the rank of India in the “Henley Passport Index:Q1 2021 Global Ranking” with Visa-free Score of 58 and will replace with [1] in the above passage? a) 55th b) 65th (c) 75th d) 85th

12. How many new countries are emerged from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in its dissolution in Dec 1991? a) 11 b) 15 c) 9 d) 16

13. Which country topped the Henley Passport Index:Q1 2021 Global Ranking” with Visa-free Score of 191 and will replace with [2] in the above passage? a) U.S.A b) Australia c) Japan d) Canada

14. “Yen is the currency of which country? a) South Korea b) Australia

c) Canada d) Japan 15. As per the recent “inclusive Internet Index 2020” of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), which is the

best-performing country in the country in the world? a) New Zealand b) Sweden

c) Switzerland d) United States

Karnataka’s …………………..[1] Railway station officially Shree Siddharoodha Swamiji railway station is set to get the “world’s longest railway platform” of 1500 plus meters’ length and 10 meters width. The platform will be inaugurated in March 2021.The construction of the platform is done with an expenditure of Rs. 90 crore for remodeling of wards, buil ding work, signalling, third entrance construction, electrical and other related works. This project is a part of doubling between ………………….[1] and Bengaluru which is underway since November 2019. Earlier the existing 440-meter-long platform number 1 was planned to be expanded to a length of 1400 meters. The South-Western Railway (SWR) has later decided to expand the length to 1,505 meters.– Increasing the length of the platform is a part of Rs.80 Lakh Project. As a part of this project in addition to the existing 5 platforms, 3 new platforms are being constructed. The 1366-meter-long platform of …………………….[2] railway station, Uttar Pradesh, the headquarters of the North-Eastern Railway (NER), is the longest railway platform in the world, it was renovated in 2013. There are a total of 18 zones. Each of the divisions is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), who reports to the General Manager (GM) of the zone. Indian Railways (IR) is a governmental entity under the Ministry of Railways that operates

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India's national railway system. It is run by the government as a public good and manages the fourth largest railway network in the world by size, with a route length of 68,155 km (42,350 mi) as of March 2019. 40,576 km (25,213 mi) or 64% of all the broad-gauge routes are electrified with 25 kV 50 Hz AC electric traction as of August 2020. India's first passenger train, operated by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway and hauled by three steam locomotives (Sahib, Sindh and Sultan), ran for 34 kilometres (21 mi) with 400 people in 14 carriages on 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge track between Bori Bunder (Mumbai) and Thane on 16 April ……………[3]. Indian Railways divides its operations into zones, which are further sub-divided into divisions, each having a divisional headquarters.

16. Which Railway Station of Karnataka is set to get the “world’s longest railway platform” of 1500 plus meters’ and will replace with [1] in the above passage? a) Mysuru b) Hubli c) Mangaluru d) Belagavi

17. In which Governor-General’s reign railway lines in India were established? a) Lord William Bentick b) Lord Cornwallis c) Lord Kenning d) Lord Dalhousie

18. Where is the headquarters of the North-Eastern Railway (NER), which was longest railway platform before and will replace with [2] in the above passage? a) Guwahati b) Kolkata c) Gorakhpur d) Kharagpur

19. In which of the following cities are located 3 Zonal headquarters of Indian Railway? a) Guwahati b) Mumbai c) New Delhi d) Kolkata

20. When was the first train in India started from Bombay to Thane and will replace with [3] in the above passage? a) 1850 b) 1851 c) 1853 d) 1855

………………[1] took charge as chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). She becomes the 1st woman chairperson of SAIL. She succeeds Anil Kumar Chaudhary who superannuated on Dec 31, 2020. Prior to this appointment ……………………[1] was serving as Director (Commercial) of SAIL. She started her career as the Graduate Engineer Trainee at National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) and was later elevated as the Director (Commercial). After her service with NALCO, she later joined SAIL in 2017 as the Director (Commercial). At SAIL, she was instrumental to introduce new marketing strategies and products. SAIL launched niche branded products like NEX (Structural) and SAIL SeQR(TMT bars) under her leadership. Anil Kumar Chaudhary assumed the position as the chairman of SAIL on 22nd Sept 2018. Besides being a chairman he also held the additional charge as director (Personnel). He has over 34 years of experience in the iron & Steel sector while working with SAIL. He has received many awards and honours including, the first award for excellence in Cost Management for the three years 2014 and 2017. Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is an Indian state-owned steel making company based in ………………[2], India. It is a public sector undertaking, owned and operated by the Government of India with an annual turnover of INR 66,267 Crore (US$9.32 Billion) for fiscal year 2018-19. Incorporated on 24 January 1973, SAIL has 68,742 employees (as of 01-Jun-2020). With an annual production of 16.30 million metric tons, SAIL is the 20th largest steel producer in the world and the largest in India. SAIL traces its origin to the Hindustan Steel Limited (HSL) which was set up on 19 January 1954. HSL was initially designed to manage only one plant that was coming up at Rourkela. SAIL operates and owns 5 integrated steel plants at Bhilai, Rourkela, Durgapur, Bokaro and Burnpur(Asansol) and 3 special steel plants at Salem, Durgapur and Bhadravathi. It also owns a Ferro Alloy plant at Chandrapur.

21. Who is appointed as the first woman chairperson of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and will replace with [1] in the above passage?

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a) Soma Mondal b) Chanda Kochhar c) Ayushi Srivastava d) Naina Lal Kidwai

22. What are the raw materials needed for the manufacture of steel? a) Pig Iron b) Nickel + Oxygen c) Pig Iron + Oxygen d) Pig Iron + Nitrogen

23. Which is the Top steel –Producing company in the World? a) TATA Steel b) SAIL c) Nippon Steel d) Arcelor Mittal

24. Where is the Headquarters of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and will replace with [2] in the above passage?

a) New Delhi b) Jamshedpur c) Bokaro d) Rourkela

25. Where does India rank in world production of steel according to worldsteel organizations? a) 1st b) 2nd c) 3rd d) 4th

India won against Australia by 2-1 in 2020-21 Test Series and retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2020-21 edition. ………………….[1] led the Indian Team in the absence of Virat Kohli who played only the First Test Match. India created history by defeating Australia for the 1st time at the Gabba, Brisbane in 32 years. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is a Test Series played between India & Australia since 1996-97. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy was already with the Indian Team as it had won the series held in India in 2016-17 & its Maiden series win in Australia in 2018-19. …………………[2] was adjudged as the Player of the Series for picking up 21 wickets in the series. The Test Series is part of India’s Tour of Australia 2020-21 consisting of 3 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), 3 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) & 4 Test Matches which took place from November 2020-January 2021.Australia won the ODI series by 2-1 & India had won the T20I series by 2-1. India’s Stand-in Captain……………………….[1] became the 1st Recipient of Mullagh Medal after he won Man of the Match at the Boxing Day Test held at MCG. Mullagh is the name of former Australian Cricket Team Captain Johnny Mullagh, He was the 1st cricketer who captained the 1868 Aboriginal Cricket Tour of England. Cricket Australia had earlier announced that the Player of the match of the Boxing Day Test will be awarded the Mullagh Medal. Boxing Day Test is a Test Match held annually at the MCG, Australia on 26th December. It involves the Australian Cricket Team and the Touring Team. Ravichandran Ashwin set a new World Record for dismissing the most number of Left-handed batsmen in Tests: 192, With this, he surpassed Muttiah Muralitharan’s World record of dismissing 191 left-handers in Tests. Australia’s Claire Polosak became the 1st Female Match Official in a Men’s Test Match. She took up the role of Fourth Umpire during the 3rd Test match held between India & Australia at SCG. The Fourth Umpire is usually appointed by the Home Cricket Board from their nominees to the International Panel of ICC (International Cricket Council) Umpires. Cheteshwar Pujara became the 11th Indian to cross 6000 runs in Test Cricket. The other Indians are Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sunil Gavaskar, VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly, Dilip Vengsarkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, Gundappa Viswanath. …………………[3] became only the 3rd Player to play at least 50 games for India in all 3 formats of Cricket. The other 2 players are MS Dhoni & Virat Kohli.

26. Who was the India’s Stand-in Captain in the India-Australia Border-Gavaskar Trophy who became the 1st Recipient of Mullagh Medal and will replace with [1] in the above passage? a) Rohit Sharma b) Ajinkya Rahane c) Cheteshwar Pujara d) Ravindra Jadeja

27. Which cricketer had scored highest individual score in International Test Cricket? a) Sanath jayasuriya b) Matthew Hayden c) Brian Lara d) Sachin Tendulkar

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28. Who was adjudged as the Player of the Series for picking up 21 wickets in the India-Australia Border-Gavaskar series 2021 and will replace with [2] in the above passage? a) Axar patel b) Pat Cummins c) Ravindra Jadeja d) Ravichandran Ashwin

29. Who became the 1st Female Match Official in a Men’s Test Match between India and Australia series ? a) Claire polosak b) Mithali Raj c) Ellyse Perry d) Meg Lanning

30. Who became only the 3rd Player to play at least 50 games for India in all 3 formats of Cricket besides M.S Dhoni and Virat Kohli and will replace with [3] in the above passage? a) Ravindra Jadeja b) Hardik Pandya c) Ravichandran Ashwin d) Jasprit Bumrah

………………..[1], Senior leader of Indian National Congress and former Home Minister passed away at the age of 86 in Delhi. He was an 8-time Lok Sabha MP and also served as the governor of Bihar. He was in public service for a long time and served under 4 prime ministers. He was born on March 21, 1934 in Jalandhar district, Punjab, British India. The 4 Prime Ministers for whom he served include, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, P.V. Narasimha Rao, Manmohan Singh. Before joining the congress, he was in the Shiromani Akali Dal party, earlier to which was a Communist. He was first elected to the 3rd Lok Sabha in 1962, from the Moga constituency(Punjab). He was subsequently elected to the 4th(1967) 5th(1971), 7th(1980) Lok Sabha from Ropar constituency(Punjab). He was elected to 8th(1984), 10th (1991), 12th(1998) and 13th(1999) lok sabhas from from Jalore constituency(Punjab). He has held many key positions including, Union Deputy Minister, Railways. Union Deputy Minister, Commerce. He also served as the national president of the Scheduled Caste Commission, Union Minister of State, Supply and Sports (Independent Charge) and Union Cabinet Minister, Parliamentary Affairs, Sports and Works and Housing among others. In 1981, he was made the Chairperson of the Organising Committee for Asian Games, the first major international games to come to India. ……………………[2], Legendary Indian classical vocalist and musician passed away at the age of 89 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He was a renowned vocalist and musician of Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana of Hindustani classical music. He was born on March 3, 1931 in Badaun in Uttar Pradesh. He is a recipient of Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibushan. …………….[2] made his debut in the music industry with his song, ‘Chand Pretticha’ in Marathi. From 1957, he became a playback singer for Marathi and Gujarati films. He sang for films ‘Umr-ao Jaan’, ‘Bhuvan Shome’ and ‘Badnaam Basti’ among others. He has mentored leading singers of the Hindi film industry namely Lata Mangeshkar, Geeta Dutt, Asha Bhosle, Hariharan, A.R. Rahman and Sonu Nigam among others. He along with Namrata Gupta Khan authored his autobiography titled ‘A Dream I Lived Alone’. He is a recipient of many awards including, Padma Shri in 1991, Padma Bhushan in 2006 and Padma Vibushan in 2018 for arts among others. He also received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2003.

31. Name the Senior leader of Indian National Congress and former Home Minister who passed away recently and will replace with [1] in the above passage? a) Sushil Kumar Shinde b) Shivraj Patil c) Buta Singh d) Zail Singh

32. How are the salaries and allowances of the Union Ministers determined? a) By President b) By the Parliament c) By Prime Minister d) By the Ministry of Finance

33. What is not the correct statement? a) If a minister is not the member of any house at the time of becoming a minister, then he will have to get a membership of Lok Sabha within 6 months. b) A minister who is a member of lower house can participate in the proceedings of the upper house

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c) A minister can vote only in that house whose membership he holds. d) The President appoints the Prime Minister and other Council of Ministers

34. Name the Legendary Indian classical vocalist and musician passed away recently and will replace with [2] in the above passage? a) Pandit Jasraj b) Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan c) Ustad Narendra Chanchal d) Javed Akhtar

35. Who of the following is referred to as the parrot of India? a) Amir Khusro b) Mirza Ghalib c) Tansen d) Sarojini Naidu

Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India announced the Padma Awards 2021. The Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian Awards of the country are conferred under 3 categories namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. This year(2021) total 119 Padma awards including 1 duo case (in a duo case, the Award is counted as one) were awarded. This year(2021) the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has approved conferment of the awards.Usually, the President of India confers the awards at a ceremonial function held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. The awards are annually announced on the occasion of Republic Day(January 26) except for brief interruption(s) during the years 1978 and 1979 and 1993 to 1997. Of the total awardees, …………………[1] receives Padma Vibhushan, 10 receives Padma Bhushan and 102 receives Padma Shri Awards. The list includes 29 women awardees, 10 persons from the category of Foreigners/Non resident Indian- NRI/Person of Indian Origin- PIO/Overseas Citizen Of India- OCI, 16 posthumous awardees and 1 transgender awardees. Padma Awards was instituted in 1954 and is given to people who have made achievement in various disciplines/ fields of activities, namely, art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, etc. It is conferred on the recommendation of the Padma Awards Committee which is constituted by the Prime Minister annually. Former Japan Prime Minister……………..[2], S P Balasubramaniam(Posthumously) and Eminent sculptor Sudarshan Sahoo from Odisha were conferred with Padma Vibhushan 2021 for given for exceptional and distinguished service. In addition to them, Father of Fiber Optics Narinder Singh Kapany conferred Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Ram Vilas Paswan(Posthumous), who was the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution (elected from the Hajipur constituency of Bihar) was honoured with Padma Bhushan 2021. Apart from him, ……………..[3], former Assam CM who was the longest serving CM of the state and prominent Shia preacher Maulana Kalbe Sadiq received this award. The also includes, Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Muslim cleric Kalbe Sadiq (posthumously), Retired 1967 batch IAS officer Nripendra Mishra and Former Gujarat CM Keshubhai Patel (posthumously) also received this award. Padma Shri is the fourth-highest civilian award and is conferred for distinguished service. It awardees 2021 include writer-illustrator Narayan Debnath, Mithila painter Dulari Devi, and Rajasthani music artist Lakha Khan. Apart from them, Famous illustrator of children’s magazine KC Sivasankar(posthumously), Sridhar Vembu, Founder & CEO of Zoho and Rajini Bector, promoter of FMCG company Mrs Bectors Food Specialities also were conferred with this award.

36. How many people have been awarded “Padma Vibhushan” awards 2021 which is second highest civilian award in India and will replace with [1] in the above passage? a) 8 b) 11 c) 7 d) 5

37. In which year The Padma awards was instituted by the Government of India for exceptional and distinguished service? a) 1951 b) 1954 c) 1959 d) 1964

38. Name the former Prime Minister of Japan who has been conferred with “Padma Vibhushan” in 2021 and will replace with [2] in the above passage?

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a) Shinzo Abe b) Yoshihide Suga c) Honda Soichiro d) Jack Ma

39. Which of the following statement is/are correct? i) There is a maximum of 3 persons who can be awarded Bharat Ratna Award in any Particular year. ii) Padma Awards Committee is constituted by the president of India every year.

a) Only I b) Only II c) Both I & II d) Neither I nor II

40. Name the former Assam CM who was the longest serving CM of Assam who has been conferred with Padma Bhushan and will replace with [3] in the above passage? a) Sarbananda Sonowal b) Prafulla Kumar Mahanta c) Himanta Biswa Sarma d) Tarun Gagoi

On January 26, 2021 India celebrated its 72nd Republic Day. On this date, in 1950 the Constitution of India came into effect by replacing the Government of India Act (1935). The Constitution was adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly on …………………..[1] and came into effect on 26th January, 1950 making India a fully democratic republic. 26 January was chosen as Republic day as it was on this day that Indian National Congress (INC) Declared Purna Swaraj in 1929.During Republic Day Celebrations of each year, President of India, who is the First Citizen of the Country unfurls the National Flag at the event. This is the 1st time in 55 years that the Republic Day Celebrations took place without a Chief Guest. The last time a Republic Day Celebration was held without a Chief Guest was in 1966. Originally,………………………[2] the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was supposed to be the Chief Guest of the 72nd Republic Day Celebrations, 2021 but was not able to attend due to Pandemic. In 1952 & 1953 also the Republic Day celebrations took place without a Chief Guest. A Total of 32 Tableaux participated in the 2021 Republic Day Celebrations – 17 states & UTs, 9 from Central Ministries & 6 from Defence Arm. Flight Lieutenant ……………….[3] became the 1st Female Fighter Jet pilot to be part of Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Tableaux. She is one of the First 3 fighter pilots in India to be inducted into IAF in June 2016. UT of Ladakh presented its First-ever Tableau at the Republic Day Parade, since its formation in 2019. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) presented its Tableau for the First Time in the Republic Day Parade. It was led by Captain Preeti Choudhary of 140 Air Defence Regiment (Self Propelled). Rafale Fighter Aircrafts which were inducted into the IAF in September, 2020 participated in India’s Republic Day flypasts for the first time. For the 1st time, a 122-member …………………..[4] Triservice force Contingent participated in the Republic Day Parade. Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) showcased 2 Tableaus in the 2021 Republic Day Parade. The First one showcased the successful take-off of Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas from India’s sole Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya in 2020. On the eve of 72nd Republic Day Celebration i.e 26th January, 2021, President Ram Nath Kovind approved 455 Gallantry awards & other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel. 41. On which day Constitution was adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly and will replace with [1]

in the above passage? a) 15th Aug 1947 b) 26th May 1949 c) 26th Nov 1949 d) 24th Jan 1950

42. The Republic Day parade starts from…………? a) Red Fort b) India Gate c) Rashtrapati Bhavan d) Vijay Chowk

43. Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who was supposed to be the Chief Guest of the 72nd Republic Day Celebrations, 2021 and will replace with [2] in the above passage? a) Theresa May b) Boris Johnson c) Angela Markel d) Emmanuel Macron

44. Who became the 1st Female Fighter Jet pilot to be part of Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Tableaux and will replace with [3] in the above passage? a) Flight Lt. Bhawana Kanth b) Flight Lt. Avani Chaturvedi

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c) Flight Lt. Shivangi d) Flight Lt. Ayesha Farooq 45. Which Country Tri-service force Contingent for the first time participated in the Republic Day Parade

2021 and will replace with [4] in the above passage? a) Sri Lanka b) Bhutan c) Bangladesh d) Nepal

According to the 2nd Edition of India Justice Report (IJR) 2020, …………………….[1] (with 5.77 points) regained the Top spot for Better Justice Delivery among 18 Large and mid-sized states (Population over one crore each), it was followed by Tamil Nadu (with 5.73 points) & Telangana (5.64 points). In the Category of 7 small states (Population less than one crore each), ……………….[2] topped the list followed by Sikkim (4.48 points) & Goa(4.42 points).The report was released by Tata Trusts with the support of Centre for Social Justice, Common Cause, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, DAKSH, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) – Prayas & Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy and How India Lives. It is India’s only ranking of states based on delivery of Justice to people. The Justice Delivery is based on 4 pillars – Police, Judiciary, Prisons & Legal Aid. Note – Apart from 18 Large and Mid Sized States & 7 Small States remaining states were not ranked. The report is based on 53 Indicators. It is also based on:-Number of women among judges, police & police officers, prison staff & legal aid panel lawyers. Number of Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) & Other Backward Classes (OBC) among police constables and officers. Case pendency and clearance rates . Utilization of Budgets in the Justice System. Vacancies in police forces, prison staff & judge benches. Improvement of Women Representation in 22 states in Police, 18 states in prisons & 20 states for subordinate court judges. Only 29% of judges in India are Women. Gujarat is the only state which registered an increase in women’s employment across police, prisons & Judiciary. In Pillar-wise Performance Top states In Judiciary Tamil Nadu topped in 18 Large-Mid sized states & Sikkim topped in 7 small states. Top states in Prisions Rajasthan topped in 18 Large-Mid sized states & Himachal Pradesh topped in 7 small states. The report has stated that Prison Occupancy has increased in 25 States & UTs. Average Spend per prisoner has increased by 45%. Top states in Legal Aid Maharashtra topped in 18 Large-Mid sized states and Goa topped in 7 small states. Nationally, the per capita spend on Legal Aid has increased to INR 1.05 (2019-20) from 75 Paise (2017-18). Top State in Police – Karnataka topped in 18 Large-Mid sized states and Sikkim topped in 7 small states.

46. Which state regained the Top spot for Better Justice Delivery among 18 Large and mid-sized states and will replace with [1] in the above passage?

a) Uttar Pradesh b) Rajasthan c) Gujarat d) Maharashtra

47. From which source India got the concept of Single order of court? a) U.S Constitution b) Government of India Act, 1935 c) Irish Constitution d) Canadian Constitution

48. Which of the following is not matched correctly? a) Article 145 : Salary of Judges b) Power of President to consult with the Supreme Court c) Article 141: orders of the Supreme Court is applicable to all courts of India

d) Article 139: Power of Supreme Court to issue writ petition 49. In the Category of 7 small states which state topped the list for Better Justice Delivery and will replace

with [2] in the above passage? a) Tripura b) Assam c) Meghalaya d) Arunachal Pradesh

50. Disputes between States of India comes to the Supreme Court under which Jurisdiction? a) Original Jurisdiction b) Appellate Jurisdiction c) Advisory Jurisdiction d) Writ Jurisdiction

According to the ‘International Migration 2020-Highlights’ report released by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), In 2020, 18 Million persons from ………………….[1] were

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living outside of their country of birth thus making it the World’s Largest Transnational Community. ………………….[1] is followed by Mexico & Russia (11 Million each). The United Arab Emirates (3.5 Million), the United States of America (2.7 Million) and Saudi Arabia (2.5 Million) host the largest numbers of migrants from……………………[1]. At the Global level, the number of International Migrants living outside their country of birth reached 281 Million in 2020. International Migrants represent about 3.6% of the World’s population. The Growth of International Migration has slowed by 27% or 2 Million due to COVID-19.The Pandemic is expected to have caused a decline of 14% in remittance flows to Low and Middle Income Countries by 2021 compared to pre-COVID-19 levels. Number of persons displaced across International Borders fleeing conflict, persecution, violence or human rights violations has doubled from 17 to 34 Million, which is 16% of the total increase in the number of International Migrants. Low and Middle-income countries have hosted about 80% of the world’s refugees and asylum seekers. Women & Girls comprise 48% of all International Migrants. Migrant Women are seen as important agents of Change.73% of International Migrants worldwide were between the ages of 20 and 64 years i.e the ideal working age of an individual. Europe hosted the largest number of International Migrants in 2020 : ~ 87 Million. Majority of International Migrants originate from middle-income countries (~ 177 million, 63% of Total migrants)…………………[2] was the largest country of destination of international migrants with 51 Million migrants in 2020 (equal to 18% of world’s total), followed by Germany & Saudi Arabia. Due to Large Migrant population, …………………….[1] has become the main recipient of remittances worldwide, in 2019 it received USD 83 Billion in remittances from its diaspora. ……………………[1] diaspora is distributed across a number of major countries of destination. Family Reasons & Labour are the main reasons behind Migration from………………………[1]. Diasporas play an important role in the development of their countries of origin, they promote foreign investment, trade, innovation, access to technology and financial inclusion The UN’s International Migrants Day is annually observed across the globe on …………………..[3] with an aim to ensure effective and full protection of human rights of the migrants.

51. Which country’s citizen were living outside of their country of birth thus making it the World’s Largest Transnational Community and will replace with [1] in the above passage? a) United States of America b) India c) China d) Japan

52. A person who is residing outside of their country due to fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion etc. is called as ? a) Immigrant b) Refugee c) Emigrant d) Migrant

53. Which country was the largest country of destination of international migrants with 51 Million migrants in 2020 and will replace with [2] in the above passage? a) India b) United States of America c) United Kingdom d) Australia

54. Which country has the highest density of population in the world? a) India b) China c) U.S.A d) Singapore

55. On which day the UN’s International Migrants Day is annually observed across the globe and will replace with [3] in the above passage? a) 18 Dec b) 18th Jan c) 18th Feb d) 02nd March

Indian Army annually celebrates the Army Day on ………………….[1] to honour the contribution and sacrifices of the Indian Soldiers who lost their lives in the line of duty towards the nation. The ………………………[1] 2021 marks the celebration of the 73rd Army Day by the Indian Army. On ……………………[1] 1949, Lieutenant General ………………..[2] was appointed as the first Indian Commander in Chief of the Indian Army who took over from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India. ……………………….[2] is

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one of the only two officers of Indian Army to hold a five star rank of Field Marshal. He led the western front of the Indian force during the 1947 Indo Pak war. The Indian Army organised “Vijay Run” a marathon to commemorate the celebration of Swarnim Vijay Varsh, India’s victory against Pakistan in 1971. The 73rd Army Day parade was organised at the Parade Ground, New Delhi. The soldiers of the Indian Army showcased the done swarming capabilities using 75 indigenously designed and developed drones and executed an array of Artificial Intelligence(AI )enabled simulated offensive missions. This is one of the projects of Indian Army using AI, which has been incubated with Indian Start up. Under the “Make In India” initiative the Indian army has identified 29 projects worth Rs.32000 crore for the modernization of Indian army. The Indian army has undertaken an array of Technology initiatives in coordination with startups, Private sectors, MSMEs, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs) First Parakram Diwas or Courage Day was observed by Ministry of Culture and Tourism published the gazette notification to annually observe the……………………[3] as Parakram Diwas starting from 2021.The day honours and remembers the contributions of Netaji towards the nation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressed the inaugural ceremony of Parakram Diwas at the event organised at Victoria Memorial in Kolkata, West Bengal. The government of India has decided to annually observe the birth anniversary of the Netaji as “Parakram Diwas” to honour the service of Netaji towards India. Year long celebrations to commemorate 125th birth anniversary year of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose commenced on ……………………[3], 2021. A high level panel of 85 members, headed by PM Modi, has been formed to plan the year-round programmes to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of Subhash Chandra Bose. The Ministry of Culture issued the gazette notification to this effect. The committee will guide the activities and events in various places, in India and overseas, associated with Netaji and Azad hind Fauj(Indian National Army).

56. On which day Army Day is celebrated to honour the contribution and sacrifices of the Indian Soldiers and will replace with [1] in the above passage? a) 05th Jan b) 10th Jan c) 15th Jan d) 20th Jan

57. Who is the only Chief of Air Staff to be given the rank of Marshall of the Indian Air Force? a) Arjan Singh b) N.A.K Browne c) Birendra Singh Dhanoa d) Karambir Singh

58. Who was appointed as the first Indian Commander in Chief of the Indian Army and will replace with [2] in the above passage? a) Gen K.M Cariappa b) Gen Sam Manekshaw c) Gen Bipin Rawat d) Gen M.M Naravane

59. Who was defeated by the Subhash Chandra Bose in the election of congress president in 1939? a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Jawahar Lal Nehru c) Pattabhi Sitaramayya d) Gopal Krishna Gokhle

60. On which day First Parakram Diwas or Courage Day was observed by Ministry of Culture and Tourism and will replace with [3] in the above passage? a) 20th Jan b) 23th Jan c) 25rd Jan d) 27th Jan

Haryana Chief Minister(CM) ………………..[1] inaugurated India’s 1st air taxi service from Chandigarh to the newly constructed ……………………..[2] airport in Haryana under Regional Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN) of Govt of India. As part of the inauguration, Haryana CM flagged off the 1st flight from Chandigarh under the scheme. It is the 1st time in India a small aircraft is being used for services in form of an air taxi The airline Aviation Connectivity & Infrastructure Developers Pvt. Ltd (Air Taxi) will operate the air taxi services and has become the 1st startup airline of India to assist India with this service. This service uses Tecnam P2006T VT aircraft, a twin-engine four-seat plane. A fleet of these aircrafts have been produced by Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecnam. This flagging off marks operationalization of 54th

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airport under the UDAN scheme. Under the UDAN scheme, till date, 307 routes and 54 airports including 5 heliports and 2 Water Aerodromes have been operationalized. In accordance with the objective of Indian government to provide air connectivity between metros and Tier-2, Tier-3 cities across the country, the air taxi service was launched under the UDAN scheme. It has a speed limit of 250 km/hour. Through these flights, the journey between……………[2] to Chandigarh becomes 45 minutes from 4.5 hours. A passenger has to pay a fare of Rs 1,755 to travel. The fare is affordable as the financial incentives are being provided from the Centre, State governments and airport operators to selected airlines in form of Viability Gap Funding (VGF). This is to encourage operations from unserved and underserved airports under the scheme. ……………………..[2] Airport belonging to Civil Aviation Department, Haryana is a public licensed airport that is suitable for 18 seat type aircraft. The Ministry of Civil Aviation in technical collaboration with the Airports Authority of India(AAI) upgraded the airport as an international airport as it aligns with the objectives of UDAN scheme. Government of India had sanctioned ₹28.60 crore for the development of the interim civil aviation operations. The land was handed over to the AAI for the up-gradation and development of the ………………[2] airport. It is a flagship scheme of Indian government to facilitate / stimulate regional air connectivity across India. UDAN is a key component of National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) 2016 released by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. On September 8th, 2020, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa launched the Country’s First Integrated Air Ambulance Services at Jakkur Aerodrome, Bangalore.It is the first air ambulance operating from South India to provide services for medical emergencies.

61. Who is the present Chief Minister of Haryana and will replace with [1] in the above passage? a) Dushyant Chaulata b) Manohar Lal Khattar c) Bhupinder Singh Hooda d) Prakash Singh badal

62. Established in 1932, this airline was later acquired by the Indian government in the year 1948. What was the original name of the airline? a) Tata Airlines b) Air India c) Indian Airlines d) Go Air

63. Which is World’s busiest airports by passenger traffic is ? a) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, USA b) Beijing International Airport, China c) Chicago International Airport, USA d) King Abdul Aziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia

64. Name the newly constructed airport in Haryana under Regional Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik and will replace with [2] in the above passage? a) Gurugram b) Ambala c) Hisar d) Faridabad

65. Where was UDAN scheme launched by Government Of India on 21st Oct 2016 from ? a) Varanasi b) Dehradun

c) Delhi d) Jubbarhatti (Shimla)

Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi virtually flagged off 8 trains from various parts of India to the Statue of Unity in ………………………[1] Gujarat to boost connectivity and Tourism. The trains will connect ………………[1] to Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Dadar (Maharashtra), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Hazrat Nizamuddin (New Delhi), Rewa (Madhya Pradesh), Chennai (Tam il Nadu) & Pratapnagar (Gujarat).PM Modi stated that this is the 1st in the history of Rail ways that trains have been flagged off for the same destinations from different parts of the country. He also Inaugurated the Dabhoi-Chandod Gauge converted Broad Gauge railway line and Chandod-………………….[1] new Broad Gauge railway line. Newly electrified Pratapnagar-………………….[1] section(80 RKM) , electrified as per Ministry of Railways Mission of 100% Railway Electrification police. New Station buildings of Dabhoi, Chandod & ………………..[1]. ……………………….[2], Chief Minister of Gujarat; Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Railways were present during the event. The connectivity Project was sanctioned at a cost of INR 811 Crores. It will provide seamless rail connectivity to the World’s tallest ‘Statue of Unity’

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and will boost Domestic & International tourism. The railway lines pass through the tribal belt of Vadaj-Chandod-Moriya-Tilakwada-Garudeshwar, it is expected to bring socio-economic development to the region. It will also generate new employment & business opportunities. …………………….[1] Railway Station is India’s First Railway Station to be certified as a Green Building. The Statue of Unity was inaugurated in October, 2018 by PM Modi on the occasion of Sardar Vallabhai Patel’s 143rd Birth Anniversary. Janshatabdi Express has been provided with latest “Vistadome tourist coach”, which is first time on Indian Railways. This coach will provide a panoramic view of the skyline. Foundation stone for the construction of Statue of Unity was laid by Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 31st October, 2013, as the then Chief Minister of Gujarat, on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Sardar Patel. The gigantic Statue of Unity standing tall at a towering height of 182 meters warmly opened its doors to the public on 31st October, 2018 on the occasion of the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Patel.

66. Statue of Unity, the tallest statue of Sardar Patel was unveiled in which city of India and will replace with [1] in the above passage ? a) Ahmedabad b) Gandhinagar c) Kevadia d) Jamnagar

67. Which of the following statements is not correct about Shri Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel? a) Sardar Patel had served as first Deputy Prime minister, first Home Minister, information minister and Minister of State for independent India b) Vallabh Bhai Jhaverbhai Patel was born in Ahmedabad. c) Sardar Patel father’s name was Jhaverbhai Patel and Mother’s name was Ladba Devi d) Sardar Patel is also known as the Iron Man of India

68. During which movement was Sardar Patel given the title of Sardar? a) Salt Satyagraha b) Champaran Movement c) Quit India Movement d) Bardoli Satyagraha

69. Who is the present Chief Minister of Gujarat and will replace with [2] in the above passage ? a) Nitin Bhai Patel b) Gautam Adani c) Vijay Rupani d) Anandi Ben Patel

70. Which Railway Station in India has all the three gauges i.e. Broad, Metre and Narrow ? a) Howrah Junction b) New Delhi c) Gorakhpur d) Siliguri

India’s First Labour Movement Museum which showcases the history of the World Labour Movement is set to be launched in Kerala’s houseboat tourism hub, ………………….[1], Kerala. The New Model Cooperative Society Limited building has been converted into the Labour Movement Museum. The museum has been constructed with a budget of INR 9.95 crores & 97% of renovations works in the museum have been completed. The Museum is located alongside the Port and Coir museums displaying the town’s rich maritime heritage. It will portray pictures, documents & other exhibits which shaped the growth of the labour movement across the world & ……………[1], which is the cradle of the Labour movement in India. It is being launched as part of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government’s second 100-day programme. The museum will be an integral part of …………….[1] Heritage Tourism Project. Kerala State Coir Corporation Ltd building, formerly run by the Volkart Brothers, will become the Museum of Coir History. Noted conservation architect Dr. Benny Kuriakose is undertaking several restoration works to develop Heritage tourism in ………………….[1]. October 12, 2020, ……………………….[2] became the First State in India to completely digitalize the public education sector. V Muraleedharan, Union Minister of State for External Affairs and the chairman of Global Ayurveda Festival announced that the 4th Global Ayurveda Festival 2021(GAF2021), world’s largest festival of Ayurveda community will be organised in a high end virtual space from 12th to 19th March 2021 in ………………[2]. The festival is organised by Centre for Innovation in Science and Social Action (CISSA), the Ayurveda Medical Association of India (AMAI), the Ayurveda Hospital Management Association, in collaboration with various departments of the central and state government. The Federation of Indian

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Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) is the festival partner and industry partner. The GAF2021 is aimed at a global discussion and development of Ayurveda. Focal Theme of International Ayurveda Seminar 2021 is Strengthening Host Defence System – Ayurveda A Potential Promise; International Delegate Assembly Theme 2021 is Globalizing Ayurveda – Scope, Challenges and Solutions; International Business Meet Theme 2021 is: Global Ayurveda Pharmacy – Practices, Possibilities and Policies. The exhibition will be organised virtually and have stalls of ayurveda companies from all over the world. This will focus on the relevance of Ayurveda in post COVID-19 world and its importance in enhancing immunity.

71. In which city of Kerala India’s First Labour Movement Museum has been launched and will replace with [1] in the above passage? a) Kozhikode b) Kannur c) Alappuzha d) Kochi

72. Which is the largest and Oldest Indian Museum ? a) Indian Museum Kolkata b) Gandhi Memorial Museum, Tamil Nadu c) Indian Museum Mumbai d) Wayanad Heritage Museum, Kerala

73. Which is the port town of India, where the Portuguese first reached in search of an alternate trade route to India? a) Bombay b) Kochi c) Thiruvananthapuram d) Kozhikode

74. Which state became the First State in India to completely digitalize the public education sector and will replace with [2] in the above passage? a) Tamil Nadu b) Goa c) Karnataka d) Kerala

75. Who is traditionally regarded as the founder of Ayurveda? a) Shri Laxmi b) Kamadhenu c) Dhanvantari d) Airavata

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) recently formally announced the final approval for Oxford-AstraZeneca and Bharat Biotech vaccines against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) for emergency use. “CDSCO (Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation) accepts the subject expert committee reform rations on …………….[1], Pune, Maharashtra for Covishield, a Recombinant Chimpanzee Adenovirus vector vaccine, it encoded the SARS-CoV-2 Spike glycoprotein with technology transfer from AstraZeneca/ Oxford University and Bharat Biotech Covid vaccines,” DCGI VG Somani said in a press conference. The subject expert committee (SEC) under CDSCO had recommended Oxford-AstraZeneca’s vaccine, which is being manufactured by the ……………….[1] as Covishield, for emergency use and …………….[2] for restricted use. ………………[2] is the indigenous vaccine being developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). M/s Cadila Healthcare has also been granted approval to conduct Phase III clinical trial of Novel Corona Virus-2019-nCov-Vaccine. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has endorsed the Covishield vaccine. Chief Scientist of the WHO, Dr Soumya Swaminathan recently that clots being reported after vaccination do not necessarily mean that they are related to the vaccine. "It may have nothing to do with it and that it has been detected because the vaccinated are closely monitored," Dr Swaminathan said. "When investigations into the AZ vaccine are done, rates of clotting events must be compared to the background rates of suhch events to see if there are more than would otherwise be expected," she said. Pfizer-BioNtech's Covid-19 vaccine offers at least 97 per cent effectiveness in symptomatic Covid-19 cases, according to real world data published by the pharma company. The analysis, based on real world data gathered by the Israel Ministry of Health, also found the vaccine's effectiveness at 94 per cent against asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections. "We are extremely encouraged that the real-world effectiveness data coming from Israel are confirming the high efficacy demonstrated in our Phase 3 clinical trial and showing the significant impact of the vaccine in preventing severe disease and deaths due to Covid-19," Luis Jodar,

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Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Pfizer Vaccines, said in a statement.

76. Name the Vaccine Maker company which manufactured the Covishield, for emergency use and developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca and will replace with [1] in the above passage? a) Cadila Healthcare b) Serum Institute c) Cipla Healthcare d) Sun Industries

77. The first scientifically approved vaccine was ………? a) Oral Polio vaccine b) Smallpox Vaccine c) MMR vaccine (measles, mumps and rubella) d) Tetanus vaccine

78. In Dec 2020 first vaccine for COVID-19 was approved in the Europe and in the USA, name the first biotechnology company which received the authorization to distribute the vaccine? a) Moderna b) Pfizer-BioNtech c) Astrazeneca d) Johnson & Johnson

79. Name the indigenous vaccine being developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and will replace with [2] in the above passage? a) Moderna b) CoronaVac c) Sputnik V d) Covaxin

80. Which of the following is NOT a vaccine –preventable disease? a) Cervical Cancer b) Polio c) Asthma d) Measles

Hindi Writers Guild of Canada honoured Union Education Minister ………………[1] with the Sahitya Gaurav Samman 2021 for his writings and literature through a virtual programme. The award ceremony was organised by Hindi Writers Guild, Canada. The award was given in presence of Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya. India’s High Commissioner in Canada Ajay Bisaria was also present in the ceremony. He has authored over 75 books that have been translated into many national and foreign languages. His books include Dreams that Don’t Let You Sleep: Based on the Life Skills Management of Dr. Kalam, sakaratmak soch Swami Vivekananda, Life Trials among others. The German version ‘nureinWunsch” of his story collection ‘Just a Desire’, is published in Afro Asian Institute. He is the recipient of many awards including, Vatayan Lifetime Achievement Award 2020, Sahitya Gaurav Samman from Former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and Bharat Gaurav Samman, Good Governance Award by Dubai Government among others. He is also a recipient of ‘Himal Gaurav Samman’ from Nepal. Indian mathematician…………………..[2] has been named as winner of Michael And Sheila Held Prize 2021 along with 2 other mathematicians namely Adam W. Marcus(American)and Daniel Alan Spielman(US) by National Academy of Science(NAS). NAS will award the USD 100,000 prize at 158th NAS Annual Meeting. They solved the long standing questions on the Kadison-Singer problem and released the Ramanujan graphs. These Papers on the questions were published in 2015 …………………….[2] is working as the Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley. Adam W. Marcus is an assistant professor of École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland. Daniel Alan Spielman is from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, US. This team won the 2014 Pólya Prize for their resolution of the Kadison-Singer problem. Michael And Sheila Held Prize is annually presented to honour the outstanding research in areas of combinatorial and discrete optimization, or related parts of computer science. It intends to recognize the recent work (defined as published within the last eight years). The prize was established in 2017 by the will of Michael and Sheila Held.

81. Who is the Present Union Education Minister who has been awarded with the Sahitya Gaurav Samman 2021 for his writings and literature and will replace with [1] in the above passage? a) Dharmendra Pradhan b) Shashi Tharoor c) Ravi Shankar Prasad d) Ramesh Pokhriyal

82. Who has been awarded with Business Standard Banker of the year 2019-20 recently?

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a) S S Mundra b) Shaktikanta Das c) Shyam Srinivasan d) Dinesh Kumar Khara

83. Which of the following states confers the Kabir Samman, Kalidas Samman and Tansen Samman? a) Rajsthan b) Uttar Pradesh c) Bihar d) Madhya Pradesh

84. Which Indian Mathematician has been named as winner of Michael And Sheila Held Prize 2021 and will replace with [2] in the above passage? a) Aditya Saurabh b) Nikhil Srivastava c) Anand Mukherjee d) Ayushi Srivastava

85. Which of the following awards is known as Mathematicians’Nobel Prize? a) Turing Award b) Abel Prize c) Jnanpith Award d) Pulitzer Prize

…………………..[1] was appointed as the chairman of Somnath Trust. He succeeds former Gujarat Chief Minister late Keshubhai Patel. The trust manages the world famous Somnath Temple at Prabhas Patan town in Gujarat’s Gir-Somnath district. ………………[1] is the second Prime Minister who has been appointed the chairman of the temple trust after former PM ………………..[2]. The Shree Somnath Trust (SST) is a religious charitable trust registered under Gujarat Public Trust Act, 1950. The trust is governed by a deed that lays down the terms of its settlement with the then government of Saurashtra state. The Trust is the sole authority to manage and maintain the Somnath temple and 64 other temples in Prabhas Patan, its guesthouses and the 2,000 acres of lands it owns. The trust is governed by an eight-member board of Trustees, Including a chairman and a secretary. Member trustees vote in elections to the post of chairman every year. The Somnath temple (also known as the Deo Patan) located in Veraval in Saurashtra on the western coast of Gujarat, India is believed to be the first among the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva. It is an important pilgrimage and tourist spot of Gujarat. Reconstructed several times in the past after repeated destruction by several Muslim invaders and rulers, the present mandir was reconstructed in the Chaulukya style of Hindu temple architecture and completed in May 1951. The reconstruction was started under the orders of the Home Minister of India ……………….[3] and completed after his death. Membership of the Board of Trustees is for life-Jivan Parmar, a retired professor of Sanskrit from veraval, has been a trustee since 1975. A trustee may resign voluntarily; the board may also remove a Trustee for “breach of trust”. The Gujarat and central governments can nominate four trustee each; In May 1951, Rajendra Prasad, the first President of the Republic of India, invited by K M Munshi, performed the installation ceremony for the temple. The President said in his address, "It is my view that the reconstruction of the Somnath Temple will be complete on that day when not only a magnificent edifice will arise on this foundation, but the mansion of India's prosperity will be really that prosperity of which the ancient temple of Somnath was a symbol."

86. Who has been appointed as the chairman of Somnath Trust and will replace with [1] in the above passage? a) Narendra Modi b) Amit Shah c) L.K Advani d) Vijay Rupani

87. In which year, Somnath Temple was plundered by Mahmud of Ghazni? a) 1021 AD b) 1025 AD c) 1027 AD d) 1030

88. Who was the former Prime Minister who was appointed as the chairman of Somnath Trust and will replace with [2] in the above passage? a) Jawahar Lal Nehru b) Indira Gandhi c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee d) Morarji Desai

89. Which one of these is the richest temple in the world in terms of donations received and wealth? a) Shirdi Sai Baba Temple b) Somnath Temple c) Tirumala Venkateswara Temple d) Vaishno Devi Mandir

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90. The reconstruction of Somnath temple ordered by which former Home Minister and will replace with [3] in the above passage? a) Amit Shah b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel c) Sharad Pawar d) L.K Advani

………………[1] former Chief Election Commissioner(CEC) is set to release his new book titled “The Population Myth: Islam, Family Planning and Politics in India”. This book looks into the questions about the politicisation of demographics in India based on the standard research of ………………..[1]. The book is published by HarperCollins India. The book aims to clear the misconceptions about Islam and break the two myths,

• Muslim rate of growth

• Muslims are against family planning on religious grounds The book provides a detailed analysis of the Muslim rate of growth in consideration with the population data and national and international reports. ………………..[1] a 1971-batch IAS from Haryana cadre served as the 17th CEC from 30th July 2010 to 10th June 2012. He has served as the Director General of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), India’s largest rural youth development agency. He was the founder and director of the Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development. He led the team responsible for framing India’s National Perspective Plan for Youth- 2020 and mainstreaming gender issues. He has authored a book titled 'An Undocumented Wonder - the Making of the Great Indian Election', a book that describes the enormity and complexity of the Indian election and a book titled Old Delhi- Living Traditions a coffee table book on the heritage city and its social and cultural life. He has authored numerous books and articles related to democracy, elections, HIV AIDS and family planning, social marketing, women and child development and Youth. His book “Social Marketing for Social Change” has contributed to the advancement in the field of Development Communication. He figured in The Indian Express list of 100 Most Powerful Indians of 2011and again in 2012. He now pursues his interests in academics by teaching & mentoring at Cluster Innovation Centre, University of Delhi in the capacity of Honorary Professor at the centre. He is also a current member of the International Elections Advisory Council. He has received numerous awards which includes

• Nehru Fellow for innovative and outstanding work in child welfare

• Secular India Harmony Award for contribution to human understanding

91. Name the former Chief Election Commissioner(CEC) who authored his new book titled “The Population Myth: Islam, Family Planning and Politics in India” and will replace with [1] in the above passage? a) Hamid Ansari b) Romila Thapar c) S.Y Quraishi d) Nasim Ziadi

92. Name the person who authored the book titled “Making a General-A Himalayan Echo”? a) Lt Gen Vishwas Gurung b) Lt Gen Konsam Himalay Singh c) Maj Gen Veer Singh Thapa d) Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag

93. Name the person who authored the book titled “Gazing Eastwards: Of Buddhist Monks and Revolutionaries in China, 1957”? a) V.S Naipaul b) Bipin Chandra c) S.M Kulkarni d) Romila Thapar

94. Name the person who authored the book titled “Manohar Parrikar- Off the Record” and released by Goa CM Pramod Sawant? a) Harishankar Brahma b) Navin Chawla c) B.B Tandon d) Waman Subha Prabhu

95. Name the person who authored the book titled “The Law of Emergency Powers : Comparative Common Law Perspectives” and released by Justice N.V Ramana and 3 others judges of Supreme Court? a) Abhishek Manu Singhvi b) Dushyant Dave c) Prashant Bhushan d) Harish Salve

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According to the defence analytics website, Global Firepower’s Global Firepower Nations Index 2021 -‘Military Strength Ranking’ an annually updated list of 138 modern military nations, India is ranked …………..[1] with PwrIndx (Power Index) rating of 0.1214 where 0.0000 rating is considered as ‘perfect’. The ranking has been topped by the ……………………….[2]. Among regions the index is topped by Asia and followed by Asia-Pacific, Middle East and European Union (EU) at 2nd, 3rd, and 4th respectively. India has 542 combat aircraft, 37 attack helicopters, 17 submarines, and 4,730 tanks. ………………..[2] PwrIndx: 0.0721. It has 904 attack helicopters and 11 aircraft carriers along with 40,000 armored fighting vehicles and 68 submarines. About Military Strength Ranking: Since 2006, Global Firepower is providing military strength ranking on the basis of over 50 individual factors to determine a nation’s PowerIndex (‘PwrIndx’) score. It also includes manpower, land forces, airpower, natural resources, naval forces, logistics and financials. Notably the index does not take into account the nuclear capability of any country. It states the nation’s war making capability across land, sea and air fought by conventional means. The Indian armed forces have been engaged in a number of major military operations, including: the Indo-Pakistani wars of 1947, 1965 and 1971, the Portuguese-Indian War, the Sino-Indian War, the 1967 Chola incident, the 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish, the Kargil War, and the Siachen conflict among others. India honours its armed forces and military personnel annually on Armed Forces Flag Day, ……………….[3] Since 1962, the IAF has maintained close military relations with Russia, including cooperative development of programmes such as the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) and the Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA). Armed with the nuclear triad, the Indian armed forces are steadily undergoing modernisation, with investments in areas such as futuristic soldier systems and missile defence systems. …………..[2] consists of the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. The president of the………………[2] is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and forms military policy with the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS), both federal executive departments, acting as the principal organs by which military policy is carried out. All six armed services are among the eight uniformed services of the ……………[2].

96. What is the rank of India in Global Firepower Nations Index 2021 -‘Military Strength Ranking’ and will replace with [1] in the above passage? a) 2nd b) 3rd c) 4th d) 5th

97. What is the name of the operation launched by the Indian Navy, to repatriate the Indian Citizens stranded in other countries? a) Samudra Setu b) Welcome back c) Navy Setu d) Samudra Shakti

98. Which country has topped in Global Firepower Nations Index 2021 -‘Military Strength Ranking’ and will replace with [2] in the above passage? a) China b) United States c) Japan d) Russia

99. Who of the following was the Chief of Army at the time of Indo-Pak war of 1971? a) Field Marshal K.M Cariappa b) Gen K.S Thimayya c) Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw d) Gen Deepak Kapoor

100. On which day since 1962 India observed Armed forces Flag Day to honours its armed forces and military personnel annually and will replace with [3] in the above passage? a) 15th Jan b) 08th Oct c) 04th Dec d) 07th Dec

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ANSWER KEY

1.a 21.a 41.c 61.b 81.d

2.a 22.c 42.c 62.a 82.c

3.c 23.d 43.b 63.a 83.d

4.d 24.a 44.a 64.c 84.b

5.c 25.b 45.c 65.d 85.b

6.d 26.b 46.d 66.a 86.a

7.b 27.c 47.b 67.b 87.b

8.b 28.b 48.a 68.d 88.d

9.c 29.a 49.a 69.c 89.c

10.c 30.a 50.a 70.d 90.b

11.d 31.c 51.b 71.c 91.c

12.b 32.b 52.b 72.a 92.b

13.c 33.a 53.b 73.d 93.d

14.d 34.b 54.d 74.d 94.d

15.b 35.a 55.a 75.c 95.a

16.b 36.c 56.c 76.b 96.c

17.d 37.b 57.a 77.b 97.a

18.c 38.a 58.a 78.b 98.b

19.d 39.a 59.c 79.d 99.c

20.c 40.d 60.b 80.c 100.d