TOP 100 MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS 2021: Current Affairs are very important for every competitive exam and as we all know, in the upcoming months, many government exams are going to be held whether it is OPSC, OSSC, OSSSC, SSC, Banking, Railways, or other state exams. current affairs are asked in every examination Prelims, mains or both.
Q1. Which state has recently won three awards in the Tourism category?
(1) Rajasthan
(2) Uttarakhand
(3) Haryana
(4) Gujarat
Q2. Which new game has been included in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games?
(1) Men’s Cricket
(2) Kabaddi
(3) Skating
(4) Women’s Cricket
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Q3. Which company has become a participant in the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)?
(1) Hero
(2) Bajaj
(3) TVS
(4) Maruti
Q4. “EX SHAKTI 2021” bilateral army exercise started between India and which country?
(1) Australia
(2) Sri Lanka
(3) France
(4) Nepal
Q5. Which state’s pilgrimage site ‘Bhadrachalam’ was added as a destination in IRCTC’s Ramayana Circuit train?
(1) Telangana
(2) Chhattisgarh
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Karnataka
Q6. Which ministry has launched the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ app?
(1) Foreign Ministry
(2) Ministry of Education
(3) Ministry of Culture
(4) None of these
Q7. Which state cabinet has approved the proposal to implement ‘Mathrubhumi Yojana’?
(1) Uttarakhand
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Kerala
(4) Karnataka
Q8. Who has been appointed as the Independent Director on the Hindustan Unilever Limited(HUL) Board?
(1) Sanjiv Mehta
(2) Ritesh Tiwari
(3) Ashu Suyash
(4) Dev Bajpai
Q9. What is the new name of Habibganj railway station?
(1) Rani Kamalapati
(2) Rani Padmavati
(3) Rani Lakshmibai
(4) Chand Bibi
Q10. PM Narendra Modi has virtually inaugurated the Bhagwan Birsa Munda Museum in –
(1) Ranchi
(2) Dhanbad
(3) Patna
(4) Bhubaneswar
Q11. Who will take charge as the Head of the National Cricket Academy?
(1) VVS Lakshman
(2) Virender Sehwag
(3) Irfan Pathan
(4) Anil Kumble
Q12. ISSF has increased Olympic quota places for Asia to how much?
(1) 50
(2) 48
(3) 40
(4) 45
Q13. Who has become the first bowler to give zero runs in T20 cricket?
(1) Dinesh Karthik
(2) Akshay Karnewar
(3) Rahul Chahar
(4) Hardik Pandya
Q14. Who has won the 2021 KidsRights International Children’s Peace Prize for the waste project?
(1) Vihaan
(2) Jaswant
(3) Nav Agarwal
(4) Both (1) & (3)
Q15. In which state, Vivek Sagar Prasad was elected as the captain of the Hockey Junior World Cup?
(1) Haryana
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Odisha
(4) Kerala
Q16. India will be receiving an S-400 Triumf air defense system from which nation?
(1) Germany
(2) France
(3) Russia
(4) THE US
Q17. Who has launched the “Tele-Law” Mobile App for citizens?
(1) Piyush Goyal
(2) Kiren Rijiju
(3) Harsh Vardhan
(4) Amit Shah
Q18. Which team has lifted the T20 World Cup 2021 trophy?
(1) Australia
(2) England
(3) New Zealand
(4) South Africa
Q19. World’s 1st non-profit city will be launched in which country?
(1) THE USA
(2) the UK
(3) Russia
(4) Saudi Arabia
Q20. Which state’s School and higher education departments has won “SKOCH Gold Awards“?
(1) Assam
(2) Odisha
(3) Jharkhand
(4) West Bengal
Q21. hich state has declared “Kaiser-i-Hind” as the state butterfly?
(1) Nagaland
(2) Arunachal Pradesh
(3) Meghalaya
(4) Tripura
Q22. Which state government is launching India’s first ambulance service for Cows?
(1) Madhya Pradesh
(2) Gujarat
(3) Uttar Pradesh
(4) Tamil Nadu
Q23. Who has been roped in as the Commissioner of the Legends League Cricket (LLC)?
(1) Ravi Shastri
(2) MS Dhoni
(3) Rahul Dravid
(4) Sourav Ganguly
Q24. Which state government has signed an MoU with Rocky Mountain Institute for boosting EV adoption?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Uttarakhand
(4) Maharashtra
Q25. India’s 1st Food Security Museum has been launched in –
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Kerala
(3) Karnataka
(4) Andhra Pradesh
Q26. India’s 1st fisheries business incubator has been launched in –
(1) Gurugram
(2) Faridabad
(3) Pune
(4) Nashik
Q27. India’s 1st Grass Conservatory has been launched in –
(1) Uttar Pradesh
(2) Bihar
(3) Jharkhand
(4) Uttarakhand
Q28. Recently, Who has been appointed as the Chairman of ICC Men’s Cricket Committee?
(1) Rajeev Shukla
(2) Jay Shah
(3) Sourav Ganguly
(4) Ravi Shastri
Q29. Recently, Border Roads Organization (BRO) has received the “Guinness World Records certificate” for constructing at –
(1) Assam
(2) Ladakh
(3) J&K
(4) Uttarakhand
Q30. Recently, India–Singapore and in which country the trilateral maritime exercise “SITMEX-21” has started?
(1) Thailand
(2) Pakistan
(3) New Zealand
(4) Australia
Q31. Which bank has launched the 2nd edition of the “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign?
(1) SBI
(2) ICICI Bank
(3) HDFC Bank
(4) Axis Bank
Q32.Who has been appointed by the United Nations as the Resident Coordinator in India?
(1) Shombi Sharp
(2) Steve Waugh
(3) Adil Hussain
(4) Preeti Soni
Q33.Which country has topped the list of richest countries in World 2021?
(1) Saudi Arabia
(2) THE USA
(3) Japan
(4) China
Q34.What is India’s rank in the ‘2021 Global Bribery Risk List’?
(1) 77th
(2) 82nd
(3) 94th
(4) 111th
Q35.At which railway station, Indian Railways has launched ‘Pod Hotel’ for the first time?
(1) Pathankot
(2) Jammu Tawi
(3) Chandigarh
(4) Mumbai
Q36.Which city has topped the IQAir Air Quality Index 2021?
(1) Delhi
(2) Lahore
(3) Kolkata
(4) Zagreb
Q37.Which Indian village has been adjudged as the best tourism village by the UNWTO?
(1) Dinanagar (Punjab)
(2) Pochampally (Telangana)
(3) Khas (Delhi)
(4) Kathua (J&K)
Q38.Which of the following cricketer/s will be inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame 2021?
(1) Janette Brittin
(2) Shaun Pollock
(3) Mahela Jayawardene
(4) All of them
Q39.Uttar Pradesh’s 1st Air Pollution Control Tower (APCT) has been set up in which city?
(1) Noida
(2) Lucknow
(3) Kanpur
(4) Varanasi
Q40.Which city has the 82nd All India Presiding Officers Conference (AIPOC) in 2021?
(1) New Delhi
(2) Lucknow
(3) Shimla
(4) Gurugram
Q41.The Ministry of Defence has organized the Rashtra Raksha Samparpan Parv in which city?
(1) Surat
(2) Varanasi
(3) Bhopal
(4) Jhansi
Q42.How many athletes and coaches have been conferred with the first-ever SAI Institutional Awards?
(1) 124
(2) 246
(3) 211
(4) 86
Q43.India has been re-elected to UNESCO executive board till which year?
(1) 2023
(2) 2022
(3) 2024
(4) 2025
Q44.Which bank has partnered with Jamshedpur Football Club (JFC) to promote football in the country?
(1) Punjab National Bank (PNB)
(2) State Bank of India (SBI)
(3) HDFC Bank
(4) Dena Bank
Q45.Which country will host the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup?
(1) Australia & New Zealand
(2) Ireland & Scotland
(3) USA & West Indies
(4) Bangladesh & Sri Lanka
Q46.AB de Villiers announced his retirement from all forms of Cricket. He is from –
(1) Australia
(2) England
(3) South Africa
(4) New Zealand
Q47.Who has been appointed as the Vaccine Ambassador for Maharashtra Government?
(1) Salman Khan
(2) Aamir Khan
(3) Arshad Warsi
(4) Sohail Khan
Q48. “Sickle Cell Mission” and “Ration Aapke Gram” have been launched by PM Modi in –
(1) Himachal Pradesh
(2) Arunachal Pradesh
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Q49.Which late actor has been awarded the Karnataka Ratna award posthumously?
(1) Sanchari Vijay
(2) Puneeth Rajkumar
(3) Sanjay Kishor
(4) Sanchari Vijay
Q50. India’s 1st portable wireless spirometer has been launched by –
(1) Cipla
(2) Serum Institute
(3) Bharat Biotech
(4) DRDO
Q51.Which word has been selected as the “Word of the Year” by the Oxford Dictionary in 2021?
(1) Lockdown
(2) Climate
(3) Vax
(4) Single-use
Q52.Which state has topped the Public Affairs Index 2021 among the large states?
(1) Karnataka
(2) Telangana
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Kerala
Q53.Which state has achieved 100% target in providing FREE Ration and 1st Dose of COVID-19?
(1) Kerala
(2) Goa
(3) Nagaland
(4) Gujarat
Q54.Who has been appointed as the Director-General of the World Health Organization(WHO)?
(1) Marise Payne
(2) Alpha Barry
(3) Tedros Adhanom
(4) Tete António
Q55.Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)?
(1) Ashok Bhushan
(2) Arvind Bobde
(3) Ranjan Gogoi
(4) Dipak Misra
Q56. Which corporate was elected as the President of World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA)?
(1) Nippon India
(2) India Invest
(3) BlueChip
(4) Invest India
Q57.Which medal has been won by Tajamul Islam in the recent World Kickboxing Championship?
(1) Gold
(2) Silver
(3) Bronze
(4) None of these
Q58.Who has been elected as the Director of National Drug Control Policy?
(1) Regina LaBelle
(2) Rahul Gupta
(3) Sanjay Gupta
(4) Vivek Murthy
Q59.According to NCRB, which state of India has ranked first in terms of suicide?
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Gujarat
(3) Karnataka
(4) Maharashtra
Q60.Which state government has recently announced Mukhyamantri Awasiya Bhu-Adhikar Yojana?
(1) Odisha
(2) Madhya Pradesh
(3) Karnataka
(4) West Bengal
Q61.Who has been awarded the Blackswan Award for Women Empowerment?
(1) Pratima Garg
(2) Roshni Nadar
(3) Renu Gupta
(4) Puneeth kumar
Q62.Renu Sharma has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of which state?
(1) Nagaland
(2) Assam
(3) Mizoram
(4) Manipur
Q63.Which Union Minister has started ‘Ghasiyari Kalyan Yojana’ in Dehradun?
(1) Nitin Gadkari
(2) Kiren Rijiju
(3) Amit Shah
(4) Piyush Goyal
Q64.Which Metro Corporation has bagged the ‘Best Passenger Services and Satisfaction’ award?
(1) Mumbai Metro
(2) Bengaluru Metro
(3) Kolkata Metro
(4) Delhi Metro
Q65.Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has dedicated “Sardar Patel Leadership Centre” at –
(1) Mussoorie
(2) Kota
(3) Srinagar
(4) Mysuru
Q66. India’s 1st long-range 1 ton guided bomb has been test-fired in –
(1) Gujarat
(2) Kerala
(3) Odisha
(4) West Bengal
Q67.Which IT company has won the 2021 HPE GreenLake Ecosystem Partner of the Year Award?
(1) Accenture
(2) Cognizant
(3) Wipro
(4) TCS
Q68.Union Minister Amit Shah has launched the “Dairy Sahakar” scheme in –
(1) Delhi
(2) Gujarat
(3) Uttarakhand
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Q69.Which company has become the World’s most valuable company?
(1) Apple
(2) Microsoft
(3) Amazon
(4) Google
Q70.India’s largest landfill biogas plant has been inaugurated in –
(1) Hyderabad
(2) Amravati
(3) Kushinagar
(4) Agra
Q71.Which country has named its native long-tailed bat as the Bird of the Year 2021?
(1) Sweden
(2) Ireland
(3) Australia
(4) New Zealand
Q72.Which Indian cricketers have been selected for MCC Honorary Life Membership Awards?
(1) Harbhajan Singh
(2) Rahul Dravid
(3) Javagal Srinath
(4) Both (1) & (3)
Q73.Which state government has launched “Mission Clean” to curb illegal sand mining and liquor trade?
(1) Haryana
(2) Punjab
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Q74.Kashmir has got the first-ever open-air floating theatre in which lake?
(1) Wullar Lake
(2) Dal Lake
(3) Nagin Lake
(4) Surinsar Lake
Q75.Which institute has recently launched “Veer Gatha” Project?
(1) NCERT
(2) NCTE
(3) CBSE
(4) SCERT
Q76.Which Bank have inked $40 million health project agreement with India for Meghalaya?
(1) UNDP
(2) ADB
(3) World Bank
(4) AIIB
Q77.Who has recently won the title of First Miss India 2021?
(1) Lekh Uthaiah
(2) Pearl Agarwal
(3) Shreya Gupta
(4) Rayna Sikri
Q78.Which bank has recently tied up with Indian Navy for salary accounts?
(1) ICICI Bank
(2) Axis Bank
(3) HDFC Bank
(4) SBI
Q79.Who has been appointed as the new Director-General of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)?
(1) Arun Chawla
(2) Uday Shankar
(3) Dilip Chenoy
(4) Ghanshyam Das
Q80.Which country has recently proposed a ‘Wealth Tax’?
(1) USA
(2) UAE
(3) Oman
(4) Russia
Q81.India’s 1st Mega-scale Maleic Anhydride Plant will be set up in –
(1) Haryana
(2) Punjab
(3) Gujarat
(4) Uttar Pradesh
Q82.Which Indian philanthropist has topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021?
(1) Mukesh Ambani
(2) Azim Premji
(3) Shiv Nadar
(4) Kumar Birla
Q83.Uttarakhand’s 1st Internet Exchange has been inaugurated in which city?
(1) Nainital
(2) Haridwar
(3) Mussoorie
(4) Dehradun
Q84. Which organization has recently launched the ‘Whistle-blower Portal’?
(1) IRCTC
(2) NHPC Ltd.
(3) IREDA
(4) Power Finance Corporation Ltd
Q85.How many awardees have been conferred with the Arjuna Awards in 2021?
(1) 28
(2) 12
(3) 35
(4) 40
Q86.What is the name of Captain Amarinder Singh’s new party?
(1) Lok Punjab Congress
(2) Punjab Lok Congress
(3) Punjab Shakti Congress
(4) Punjab Congress Sena
Q87.Who has been appointed as the Head Coach of the Indian Cricket Team?
(1) Rahul Dravid
(2) MS Dhoni
(3) Anil Kumble
(4) Md Azharuddin
Q88.Who became the World’s fastest player to take 100 wickets in T20 International Cricket?
(1) Shakib Al Hasan
(2) Rashid Khan
(3) Jasprit Bumrah
(4) Pat Cummins
Q89.Who has secured India’s 1st medal at the World Boxing Championships?
(1) Vijender Singh
(2) Shiva Thapa
(3) Akash Kumar
(4) Akhil Kumar
Q90.“Ayushmaan CAPF” scheme health cards have been launched by –
(1) Amit Shah
(2) Rajnath Singh
(3) Piyush Goyal
(4) Pralhad Joshi
Q91.Which state government has recently launched Uttam Beej Portal?
(1) Punjab
(2) Odisha
(3) Haryana
(4) None of these
Q92.Which country has become the first country to recognize the Novavax vaccine for Covid-19?
(1) Malaysia
(2) Singapore
(3) Indonesia
(4) None of these
Q93.Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic advisory council?
(1) Bibek Debroy
(2) Rakesh Mohan
(3) Poonam Gupta
(4) T T Ram Mohan
Q94. The US state of Georgia has announced to celebrate which Indian language as ‘Rajyotsava Day’?
(1) Tamil
(2) Kannada
(3) Malayalam
(4) Telugu
Q95.Which state government has launched ‘e-Sarkar’ app for paperless administration?
(1) Gujarat
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Punjab
(4) Haryana
Q96.Which country has became the World’s 1st country to approve a COVID-19 anti-viral pill?
(1) USA
(2) Russia
(3) UK
(4) Spain
Q97.Who has been awarded with the 2021 Booker Prize for “The Promise“?
(1) Douglas Stuart
(2) Damon Galgut
(3) Anna Burns
(4) George Saunders
Q98.Which Indian COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by the World Health Organization for emergency use?
(1) COVAXIN
(2) COVOVAX
(3) COVISHIELD
(4) COVIPRO
Q99. Recently, Which mission has been included in the Guinness Book of World Records?
(1) Aatmanirbhar Bharat Mission
(2) Swachh Bharat Mission
(3) National Mission for Clean Ganga
(4) None of these
Q100.Which country has announced a ban on the use of foreign currencies?
(1) Sudan
(2) Ethiopia
(3) Afghanistan
(4) Pakistan
Answer:
S1. Ans. (2) Uttarakhand
Sol. Uttarakhand has bagged three awards in the field of Tourism at the national level.
The northern state has won ‘Best Wildlife Destination’, ‘Best Spiritual Destination’ and ‘Best Adventure Destination’
Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh has emerged as the country’s best ‘adventure destination’, while Kedarnath has become the best ‘spiritual destination’ and Jim Corbett’s best ‘wildlife destination’.
Goa was awarded as the runner-up for the best ‘adventure tourism’ category.
Union Tourism Minister G Kishan Reddy presented the awards to Uttarakhand Tourism Minister Satpal Maharaj.
S2. Ans. (4) Women’s Cricket
Sol. The first matches for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have been announced. Women’s cricket is making its debut at the Commonwealth Games with the T20 format.
The last time cricket was played in the multi-sporting showpiece was in the 1998 edition in Kuala Lumpur.
The women’s cricket T20 competition will be held at the Edgbaston Stadium from the 29 July, with the bronze and gold medal matches taking place on 7 August.
India will face Australia in the opening match when women’s cricket makes its debut at the 2022 Commonwealth Games on July 29 while the final will be played on August 7. India in the early session, with Pakistan playing Barbados, who was recently confirmed as the team from the West Indies that will take part in the Commonwealth Games.
S3. Ans. (3) TVS
Sol. TVS Motor Company has joined United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest sustainability initiative.
The company has become the first Indian two-wheeler and three-wheeler manufacturer to be a part of the UN Global Compact.
The UN Global Compact is a voluntary initiative based on CEO commitments to implement universal sustainability principles.
S4. Ans. (3) France
Sol. The Navies of India and France started carrying out the 6th edition of the biennial training exercise “EX SHAKTI 2021” from November 15 to 26, 2021 in Frejus, France.
The Indian Army will be represented by the Gorkha Rifles Infantry Battalion and France Army will be represented by troops of the 21st Marine Infantry Regiment of the 6th Light Armoured Brigade.
The exercise will focus on Counter-Terrorism operations and enhance military cooperation and interoperability between the two Armies.
Apart from this, India and France will also carry out biennial airforce training exercise ‘Exercise GARUDA’, and biennial maritime training exercise ‘Exercise VARUNA’.
S5.Ans. (1) Telangana
Sol. Bhadrachalam in Telangana has been added as a destination in the IRCTC’s Ramayana Circuit train.
Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Kishan Reddy has expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the inclusion of Bhadarchalam as one of the destinations in the Ramayana Circuit of the Pilgrim Special Train.
Bhadrachalam is home to Sree Sita Ramachandra Swamy temple. The aim of the Ramayana Yatra Train is to connect all the important locations of Lord Rama’s journey during his lifetime, the inclusion of Bhadrachalam Road Station will complete the Ramayana Circuit.
S6. Ans.(3) Ministry of Culture
Sol. Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs, Meenakshi Lekhi launched the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav mobile App on 12 November 2021.
It will enable single-point access to all information related to the 75th-anniversary celebrations of India’s independence.
Sections like ‘What’s New’ and ‘Weekly Highlights’ allow the users to stay connected to all current Amrit Mahotsav celebrations.
S7. Ans. (2) Uttar Pradesh
Sol. The Uttar Pradesh cabinet approved the proposal for implementation of ‘Mathrubhumi Yojana’ to facilitate individuals or private institutions to contribute in the development of any village.
For the effective implementation of the scheme, ‘Uttar Pradesh Mathrubhumi Society’ will be set up, which will have a governing council and empowered committee under it.
The Chief Minister will be the president of the governing council and the Minister of Panchayati Raj will be its Vice President.
Under the scheme, the amount of grant given by the state government ‘ the remaining 40 per cent or less ‘ will be arranged from the budget provisions of the departments related to the works that will be undertaken, according to the statement.
A Corpus Fund of Rs 100 crore will be made available to the society, which will be used in case of non-availability of state share budget for any scheme and will be reimbursed when the budget is available.
S8. Ans.(3) Ashu Suyash
Sol. Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has appointed Ashu Suyash as an Independent Director on its board, effective on 12 November 2021.
She was, until recently, the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director at CRISIL and a member of the operating committee of S&P Global.
She serves on advisory boards and committees of several institutions like the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
S9. Ans. (1) Rani Kamalapati
Sol. The Habibganj railway station in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh has been renamed after 18th-century Gond Queen of Bhopal, Rani Kamlapati.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the revamped Rani Kamlapati railway station on November 15, during his visit to Bhopal.
The railway station has been redeveloped with modern airport-like amenities at a cost of ₹450 crore under Public Private Partnership mode in three years.
Rani Kamlapati was the last Hindu queen of Bhopal and pride of the Gond community.
S10. Ans. (1) Ranchi
Sol. The Bhagwan Birsa Munda Museum inaugurated by PM Modi on November 15, 2021, is known as Bhagwan Birsa Munda Smriti Udayan Sah Swantantra Senani Sangrahalaya.
The Bhagwan Birsa Munda Museum in Ranchi is spread across 38 acres of land.
The Museum houses a 25ft high statue of Bhagwan Birsa Munda along with 9ft high statues of 13 other freedom fighters of tribal movement during India’s Independence.
Born on November 15, 1875, Birsa Munda belonged to the Munda tribe who led an Indian tribal religious Millenarian movement during the British rule in the late 19th century across the tribal belt of modern-day Jharkhand and Bihar.
The portrait of Birsa Munda is up on the walls of the Indian Parliament. Munda is the only tribal freedom fighter who has been honored.
S11. Ans. (1) VVS Lakshman
Sol. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President Sourav Ganguly on November 14, 2021, confirmed that former India batsman VVS Laxman will take charge as the Head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA).
Laxman is expected to take up the role by December 2021.
The announcement comes after the post got vacant after the former Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid became Team India’s Head Coach on November 3, 2021.
Prior to that, Dravid was the Head of the National Cricket Academy.
Vangipurapu Venkata Sai Laxman, popularly known as VVS Laxman is a former Indian international cricketer and a right-hand batsman.
Laxman is among the few cricket players who have played 100 Test matches.
S12. Ans. (2) 48
Sol. The Asian Shooting Confederation on November 13, 2021, announced the confirmation from the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) to increase the Olympic quota places for Asia from 38 to 48.
The Olympic quota places of 48 for Asia are expected to come into effect from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
15 Indian shooters represented India at the Tokyo Olympics including Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary, Deepak Kumar, Sanjeev Rajput, Divyansh Singh Panwar, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Angad Vir Singh Bajwa, Abhishek Verma, Mairaj Ahmad Khan, Anjum Moudgil, Apurvi Chandela, Tejaswini Sawant, Elavenil Valarivan, Rahi Sarnobat, and Yashaswini Singh Deswal.
S13. Ans. (2) Akshay Karnewar
Sol. Akshay Karnewar has become the first bowler in men’s T20 cricket to concede zero runs from his full quota of overs.
He achieved this feat of bowling four maiden overs during the Round 4 Plate match against Manipur in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2021-22 at the ACA Stadium in Vijaywada.
Karnewar finished with impressive figures of four overs, four maidens, and two wickets (4-4-0-2).
S14. Ans. (4) Both (1) & (3)
Sol. Two Delhi-based teenage brothers Vihaan (17) and Nav Agarwal (14) have won the 17th annual KidsRights International Children’s Peace Prize for tackling pollution in their home city by recycling household waste.
The duo received the prestigious award by Indian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kailash Satyarthi on November 14, 2021.
Vihaan and Nav have developed an “One Step Greener” initiative for segregating rubbish and organising waste pickups for trash from thousands of homes, schools and offices.
The International Children’s Peace Prize is given annually by the International children’s rights organization KidsRights based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
S15. Ans. (3) Odisha
Sol. Olympic bronze-medalist Vivek Sagar Prasad will lead the 18-strong Indian men’s hockey squad’s title defence at the FIH men’s junior World Cup starting in Bhubaneswar from November 24.
The event slated to begin on November 24 will witness 16 top teams from across the globe vie for the trophy, which was previously won by India in 2016.
Hockey India on 11th November, named the 18-member Indian junior men’s hockey team for the event with Vivek Sagar Prasad as captain and defender Sanjay, who was part of the India U-18 team that won silver at the Youth Olympic Games 2018 in Buenos Aires, as vice-captain.
S16. Ans. (3) Russia
Sol. Russia started the supply of the S-400 Triumf air defence system to India, announced the Director of Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) Dmitry Shugaev.
The S-400 Triumf air defence system will provide a major boost to Indian capabilities to take out enemy fighter aircraft and cruise missiles at long range.
China has already deployed two S-400 squadrons at Ngari Gar Gunsa and Nyingchi airbase in Tibet, across Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh
The S-400 air defence system was contracted for by India in a deal worth around ₹35,000 crore and five squadrons would be provided to India for tacking air threats.
S17. Ans. (2) Kiren Rijiju
Sol. Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju launched the Citizen’s Tele-Law mobile app on 13 November 2021.
This app would connect the beneficiaries directly with panel lawyers offering legal advice and consultation.
He has also announced the expansion of Tele-Law in 75,000 Gram Panchayats covering all states and UTs as a part of the 75 years of India’s Independence celebrations.
S18. Ans. (1) Australia
Sol. Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets to win 2021 T20 World Cup final held on November 14, 2021 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, UAE.
This is the first T20 World Cup title won by Australia.
New Zealand had put up the target of 172/4 in their 20 overs match which Australia chased down in 18.5 overs with loss of only two wickets.
Australian team captain: Aaron Finch
New Zealand team captain: Kane Williamson
Australia had won the toss and chose to field. The score put up by New Zealand is the highest ever first-innings total in a T20 World Cup final.
Title Winners
Player of the Match – Mitchell Marsh (Australia)
Player of the Tournament – David Warner (Australia)
S19. Ans. (4) Saudi Arabia
Sol. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced the establishment of the first nonprofit city in the world on 14 November 2021.
The city will be a model for the development of the nonprofit sector globally and an incubator for youth and volunteer groups, as well as local and international nonprofit institutions.
It will be called Prince Mohammed bin Salman Nonprofit City.
S20. Ans. (4) West Bengal
Sol. The West Bengal school education, higher education and tourism departments have been conferred with the prestigious SKOCH Gold Award.
WB chief minister Mamata Banerjee made the announcement on her official Twitter handle on November 14.
Instituted in 2003, the Skoch award covers the best of efforts in digital, financial, social inclusion, governance, inclusive growth, technology and applications and corporate leadership.
In August 2021, the West Bengal government had bagged the Skoch Platinum Award for the Silpa Sathi-Single window system; Gold for Auto-Renewal of Certificate of Enlistment through Online System for Urban Area; and won two Silvers, one for Online Issuance of Trade License for Rural Areas and the other for E-preparation and E-Submission of Deeds.
S21. Ans. (2) Arunachal Pradesh
Sol. State Cabinet of Arunachal Pradesh, headed by Chief Minister Pema Khandu, approved “Kaiser-i-Hind” as state butterfly on November 13, 2021.
Kaiser-i-Hind’ is a large and brightly coloured butterfly.
It is an elusive swallowtail butterfly, which carries ‘India’ in its name.
It is found in China and now it has been approved as the State butterfly of Arunachal Pradesh.
Kaiser-i-Hind is scientifically known as Teinopalpus imperialis. In literal terms, it means Emperor of India. The butterfly is having a wingspan of 90-120 mm.
S22. Ans. (3) Uttar Pradesh
Sol. The Uttar Pradesh government is all set to start an ambulance service for cows suffering from serious diseases, state Dairy Development, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Minister Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary said on 14th November 2021.
The minister said 515 ambulances are ready for this scheme, probably the first in India.
An ambulance with a veterinary doctor and two assistants would arrive within a span of 15 to 20 minutes of requesting the service.
Under the scheme slated to begin by December, a call centre will be set up at Lucknow for receiving complaints.
S23. Ans. (1) Ravi Shastri
Sol. Former India chief coach Ravi Shastri has been roped in as the Commissioner of the Legends League Cricket (LLC).
LLC is a professional event for retired players that is set to take off in 2022.
The first season of LLC is scheduled to be held in January 2022 in the Gulf.
The League will have former cricketers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, England, etc.
S24. Ans. (4) Maharashtra
Sol. Maharashtra government signed an MoU with the United States based Non-Profit Organisation, Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), to provide technical support for Maharashtra’s Electric Vehicle (EV) policy.
The MoU was signed at Glasgow, United Kingdom, at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP26).
Maharashtra state EV policy aims to have a 10 percent share of EV vehicles of total registrations in India by 2025.
Maharashtra’s new draft EV policy seeks to introduce at least 1,46,000 battery-operated electric vehicles on state roads by 2025.
S25. Ans. (1) Tamil Nadu
Sol. The museum showcases India’s Agri revolution from dependency to self-sufficiency.
It is the first to depict India’s food security journey from “ship to mouth” to being one of the world’s largest food grain exporters.
The museum has been established by FCI in association with Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum (VITM), Bengaluru.
The museum has been setup at a cost of about ₹1.1 crore.
The location for India’s 1st Food Museum was finalized as Thanjavur because of its historical significance for the FCI.
In a way, Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu is the birthplace for FCI as its first office was opened here on 14th January 1965.
S26. Ans. (1) Gurugram
Sol. The incubator is known as LINAC- NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre (LlFlC).
It was inaugurated by Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala on November 16, 2021
The centre has been established at a cost of ₹3.23 crore under the central flagship Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).
The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) is the implementing agency for the LIFIC.
The first batch of ten incubatees from four states (Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra) have already been identified.
Note: Prime Minister has set target to achieve 22 million tonnes of fish production and export to the tune of Rs one lakh crore by 2025.
S27. Ans. (4) Uttarakhand
Sol. India’s first Grass Conservatory was launched by the research wing of the Uttarakhand forest department on November 14, 2021, in Ranikhet of Almora district.
It has been established in an area of 2 acres.
The project has been funded under the CAMPA scheme by the Central Government.
The conservation area houses around 90 different grass species while displaying important ecological, scientific, medicinal, and cultural information related to grass species ‘All Flesh is Grass’.
The Chief Conservator of Forests (Research) and Head, Research Wing of Uttarakhand forest department Sanjiv Chaturvedi stated the economic value of grasses as the most important of all flowering plants because of their soil-forming functions and nutritious grains.
S28. Ans. (3) Sourav Ganguly
Sol. BCCI President Sourav Ganguly has been appointed as the Chairman of ICC Men’s Cricket Committee.
He will be succeeding Anil Kumble, who stepped down from the post after having served a maximum of three, 3-year terms.
The ICC Chairman also thanked Anil Kumble for his outstanding leadership over the last nine years.
The ICC Board also approved that first-class and list A classification will be applied to women’s cricket to align with the men’s game. The ICC Women’s Committee will now be known as the ICC Women’s Cricket Committee.
West Indies Cricket CEO Johnny Grave has been appointed to the ICC Women’s Cricket Committee.
S29. Ans. (2) Ladakh
Sol. The Border Roads Organization (BRO) on November 16, 2021, received the Guinness World Records certificate for constructing and blacktopping the world’s highest motorable road at 19,024 feet at Umlingla Pass in Ladakh.
During a virtual ceremony, the official adjudicator of the Guinness World Records in the UK Rishi Nath presented the certificate to Director General Border Roads (DGBR) Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhary for the remarkable achievement of BRO.
The Ministry of Defence on August 4, 2021, announced that the Border Roads Organization (BRO) has completed the construction of the world’s highest motorable road at an altitude of 19,300 feet at Umlingla Pass in Eastern Ladakh.
The road was being built in 2017.
S30. Ans. (1) Thailand
Sol. Indian Navy took part in 3rd edition of India, Singapore and Thailand Trilateral Maritime Exercise, SITMEX.
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Karmuk participated in SITMEX-21 from 15 to 16 Nov 21 in Andaman Sea.
Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) was represented by RSS Tenacious. Royal Thai Navy (RTN) was represented by His Majesty’s Thailand Ship (HTMS) Thayanchon.
2021 edition of the SITMEX is being hosted by Royal Thai Navy (RTN) in Andaman Sea.
S31. Ans. (3) HDFC Bank
Sol. HDFC Bank Ltd has launched the second edition of its “Mooh Band Rakho” campaign to raise awareness on fraud prevention in support of International Fraud Awareness Week 2021 (November 14-20, 2021).
HFC Bank aims to increase awareness of its customers on all types of frauds and the importance of keeping your mouth shut to ensure their prevention and taking a pledge and not share confidential banking information with anyone.
HDFC Bank will organise 2,000 workshops in the next four months under this campaign.
S32. Ans. (1) Shombi Sharp
Sol. Shombi Sharp on November 16, 2021, got appointed as the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in India after approval from the Indian government. Sharp has spent more than 25 years of his career promoting inclusive and sustainable development internationally.
Prior to this, Sharp was serving as UN Resident Coordinator in Armenia. He has held several leadership positions at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) including Resident Representative in Armenia, Deputy Country Director in Lebanon, Deputy Resident Representative in Georgia, Regional HIV/AIDS Practice Team Leader for UNDP Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States in the Russian Federation, Assistant Resident Representative in the Russian Federation, and Programme Manager for the Western Balkans in New York.
Sharp had begun his career with the international non-profit CARE International in Zimbabwe. He has been a US Agency for International Development (USAID) Policy Champion as well as a nominee for the UNDP Administrator’s Award.
S33. Ans. (4) China
Sol. Global wealth tripled over the last two decades, with China leading the way and overtaking the US for the top spot worldwide.
This was stated in a new report by the research arm of consultants McKinsey & Co. that examines the national balance sheets of ten countries.
Net worth worldwide rose to $514 trn in 2020, from $156 trn in 2000.
China accounted for almost one-third of the increase.
China’s wealth jumped to $120 trillion in 2020 from just $7 trillion in 2000. This marks a jump of $113 trillion in 20 years, helping the nation surpass the United States in terms of net worth.
During the same period, the US saw its net worth more than double to $90 trillion. However, the nation could not beat China due to muted increases in property prices.
S34. Ans. (2) 82nd
Sol. India has slipped to 82nd position with a risk score of 44 in the global list of 2021 TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix (TRACE Matrix) that measures business bribery risks, which was released by TRACE International.
In 2020, India ranked 77 with a score of 45.
The list by TRACE, an anti-bribery standard-setting organization, measures business bribery risk in 194 countries, and territories.
Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, and New Zealand present the lowest bribery risk, according to the list.
The TRACE Matrix was originally developed in 2014 in collaboration with RAND Corporation.
S35. Ans. (4) Mumbai
Sol. Indian Railways’ first pod hotel was inaugurated at Mumbai Central railway station on 17 November 2021 by the Minister of State for Railways, Raosaheb Danve.
Passengers can book the pod hotel for 12 hours for ₹999 and at ₹1,999 for 24 hours.
The pod hotel, spread over an area of approximately 3000 square feet, has 48 capsule-like rooms.
Pod hotels were first developed in Japan.
S36. Ans. (1) Delhi
Sol. According to the data from air quality and pollution city tracking service from IQAir, a Switzerland-based climate group, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai are among the top ten most polluted cities of the world.
Delhi topped the list with AQI at 556, Kolkata and Mumbai recorded an AQI of 177 and 169, respectively, at 4th and 6th position.
The cities with the worst AQI indices also include Lahore, in Pakistan, and Chengdu, in China.
Here are the ten cities with the worst air quality indicators and pollution rankings, according to IQAir:
Delhi, India (AQI: 556)
Lahore, Pakistan (AQI: 354)
Sofia, Bulgaria (AQI: 178)
Kolkata, India (AQI: 177)
Zagreb, Croatia (AQI: 173)
S37. Ans. (2) Pochampally (Telangana)
Sol. The Pochampally village in Telangana has been selected as one of the best Tourism Villages by the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
The award will be given on the occasion of the 24th session of the UNWTO General Assembly on 2 Dec 2021 in Madrid, Spain.
Pochampally is often referred to as the Silk City of India.
Pochampally Ikat received a Geographical Indication Status in 2004.
S38. Ans. (4) All of them
Sol. Janette Brittin of England, Shaun Pollock of South Africa and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka have been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2021.
To become eligible for induction in the ICC Hall of Fame, a player should have played his last international match at least five years before.
Now the total inductees in the list has become 106, which includes 10 women, since the launch of the list in 2009.
S39. Ans. (1) Noida
Sol. The Union Minister of Heavy Industries Mahendra Nath Pandey inaugurated the first air pollution control tower of the state of Uttar Pradesh in Noida on November 17, 2021.
The Air Pollution Control Tower (APCT) prototype has been developed by state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Bhel).
The indigenously developed APCT is set up between the DND flyway and the slip road to Noida Expressway.
The tower will help to mitigate the rising air pollution problem in the city.
S40. Ans. (3) Shimla
Sol. The 82nd edition of All India Presiding Officers’ Conference (AIPOC) will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Modi in Shimla.
The first Conference was held in Shimla in 1921 and the AIPOC is being held in Shimla for the seventh time.
All India Presiding Officers’ Conference (AIPOC) is celebrating its hundred years in 2021.
In this conference, various issues will be discussed such as responsibility of presiding officers towards the Constitution, the House and the people.
S41. Ans. (4) Jhansi
Sol. Three-day Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv will be organized from November 17-19, 2021 in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.
The event is a part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahaotsav’ Raksha Mantri will inaugurate the event on November 17.
Prime Minister to launch a number of schemes in a grand ceremony being organised in the precincts of Jhansi Fort on November 19.
19 November is the Birth Anniversary of Rani Lakshmi Bai. Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv is being organised along with the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
New initiatives to be launched include setting up of hundred new Sainik Schools, the launch of NCC Border and Coastal Scheme, NCC Alumni Association and National Programme of Simulation Training for NCC cadets.
S42. Ans. (2) 246
Sol. Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Anurag Thakur presented the first ever SAI Institutional Awards to 246 athletes and coaches on November 17, 2021 in New Delhi.
From the total 246 awardees, 162 athletes and 84 coaches were honoured in the Outstanding Award and Best Award category.
The awards have been given for the exceptional performance of the SAI athletes and coaches at national and international competitions from 2016 under the various sports promotion schemes.
The inaugural awards have been granted to the deserving candidates for the years of 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20.
S43. Ans. (4) 2025
Sol. India has been re-elected to the Executive Board of UNESCO for the term 2021-25 on November 17, 2021.
India received 164 votes to get re-elected to four-year term of office.
Apart from India, Japan, Philippines, Vietnam, Cook Islands and China have also been elected in Group IV Asian and Pacific States category.
UNESCO Executive Board consists of 58 member-states each with a four-year term of office.
S44. Ans. (2) State Bank of India (SBI)
Sol. State Bank of India (SBI) has entered into a strategic partnership with Jamshedpur Football Club (JFC), a fully owned Tata Steel subsidiary, to promote football in the country.
With this partnership, SBI will be one of the principal sponsors of the JFC.
The JFC match jersey will now feature the SBI logo.
This is the first major endeavour by SBI in the game of football.
S45. Ans. (3) USA & West Indies
Sol. Pakistan will host the 2025 Champions Trophy, an ICC flagship tournament, after two decades.
The United States and West Indies will co-host the 2024 T20 World Cup.
This will be the first-ever global event hosted in North America.
India will get to host three ICC events in the next cycle, including the 2026 T20 World Cup and 2031 50-over World Cup.
The 2027 ODI World Cup was awarded to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Australia, which will host the T20 World Cup next year, will organize the event again in 2028 with New Zealand.
S46. Ans. (3) South Africa
Sol. South African cricketer AB de Villiers, known to be one of contemporary cricket’s greatest batsmen, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on November 19, 2021.
Overall, De Villiers has played a total of 114 Test matches, 228 ODIs and 78 T20 Internationals.
He signed off his career with a staggering 20,014 international runs including 8765 in Tests, 9577 in ODIs and 1672 in T20Is and a batting average of over 50 in both Tests and ODIs.
The star batsman had announced his retirement from international cricket earlier on May 23, 2018.
He has featured in a total of 184 IPL matches and featured in 340 T20 games for different teams across the country.
S47. Ans. (1) Salman Khan
Sol. Bollywood actor Salman Khan has become the Covid-vaccine ambassador of Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Public Health Minister According to Rajesh Tope, there is hesitation about receiving anti-coronavirus vaccines in Muslim-majority communities, and the government will enlist the help of Bollywood actor Salman Khan to persuade people to get the vaccine.
Maharashtra is leading in terms of the number of vaccine shots administered, but in some areas the pace of vaccination is low.
S48. Ans. (3) Madhya Pradesh
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a series of Tribal Welfare programs on his visit to Madhya Pradesh.
PM Modi launched a welfare scheme named ‘Ration Aapke Gram’ scheme & ‘Sickle Cell Mission’ of Madhya Pradesh.
PM Modi also laid the foundation stone for the construction of 50 new Eklavya Model Residential Schools across India.
The Indian Government decided to celebrate 15th November as the ‘Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas’ or ‘Tribal Gaurav Diwas’, every year starting from 2021.
Modi referred to his long association with the tribal society. He was all praised for the richness of their spiritual and cultural life and said that every cultural aspect of tribal including songs and dances carries a life lesson and they have so much to teach.
S49. Ans. (2) Puneeth Rajkumar
Sol. The Chief Minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai announced on November 16, 2021, that Kannada film star Puneeth Rajkumar will be conferred with the ‘Karnataka Ratna Award’
Puneeth Rajkumar passed away on October 29, 2021, due to cardiac arrest at the age of 46.
Popularly known as ‘Appu’ and ‘Power star’ by his fans, Puneeth made his debut on screen when he was just 6 years old. He went on to win National Award as a child artist for the film “Bettada Hoovu”. Puneeth, then, remerge as a lead actor in 2002 and further went on to star in 29 movies, delivering some of the biggest hits of the Kannada Cinema.
S50. Ans. (1) Cipla
Sol. Drug major Cipla on 17 November 2021 launched Spirofy.
It is the country’s first pneumotach-based portable wireless spirometer for the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) and asthma.
The device generates reports in real-time, which can be printed using a portable wireless thermal printer instantly, or a pdf version can be shared on the phone.
S51. Ans. (3) Vax
Sol.‘Vax’ selected as Oxford English Dictionary’s 2021 Word of the Year.
‘Vax’ has been chosen as the word of the year by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in 2021.
Vax is derived from the Latin word Vacca, which means cow.
Vax is used as a short form for vaccines and means a substance put into a person’s body to prevent them from getting a disease.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, words related to vaccines saw surge in 2021, including terms like double-vaxxed, unvaxxed, and anti-vaxxer.
S52. Ans. (4) Kerala
Sol.According to the 6th edition of the Public Affairs Index (PAI 2021) report by the Public Affairs Centre (PAC), a Bengaluru- based non-profit think tank, the top three slots have been taken by Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana among 18 large states.
PAI 2021 highlights the state government’s quality governance and especially the state’s government involvement over the curb of Covid-19.
Toppers among large states
Kerala (1.618)
Tamil Nadu (0.857)
Telangana (0.891)
Toppers among small states
Sikkim (1.617)
Meghalaya (1.144)
Mizoram (1.123)
S53. Ans. (2) Goa
Sol.Goa has achieved a 100 percent target in providing free ration and the first dose of Covid-19.
Goa has already achieved the target of becoming Open Defecation Free.
The state has also achieved targets of Har Ghar Jal Abhiyan and electricity connection to every household.
Aatmanirbhar Bharat Swayampurna Goa program was also launched in October 2020.
S54. Ans. (3) Tedros Adhanom
Sol. The World Health Organization, on 29 Oct 2021, informed that its director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is running unopposed for a second five-year term.
The announcement was made after the deadline for candidacies for the next term expired on September 23.
Tedros, an Ethiopian national, is the first African to head WHO.
He was a former Health and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia.
S55. Ans. (1) Ashok Bhushan
Sol. Centre has appointed former Supreme Court Judge Justice Ashok Bhushanas the new Chairperson of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), for a period of four years or until he attains the age of 70 years, which ever is the earliest.
Justice Bhushan was the former Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.
NCLAT was formed by the government under Section 410 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Apart from this, Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar has been appointed as the new President of the quasi-judicial body, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) for five years or till he attains the age of 67 years.
Justice Sudhakar was the former Chief Justice of the Manipur High Court.
S56. Ans. (4) Invest India
Sol. Invest India has been unanimously elected as the President of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA) for 2021-2023.
Invest India is the National Investment Promotion and Facilitation Agency that helps investors looking for investment opportunities and options in India.
WAIPA was established in 1995 under the auspices of the UN Conference on Trade and Development.
S57. Ans. (1) Gold
Sol.Srinanagr’s Taijul Islam won a gold medal in the Under-14 category of the World Kickboxing Championship, held in Cairo, Egypt on October 22.
Islam defeated the Argentinan player in the final of the World Kickboxing Championship.
She had four bouts – two with Egypt, semi-final with France and faced Argentina in the final of the World Kickboxing Championship.
S58. Ans. (2) Dr Rahul Gupta
Sol.Srinanagr’s Taijul Islam won a gold medal in the Under-14 category of the World Kickboxing Championship, held in Cairo, Egypt on October 22.
Islam defeated the Argentinan player in the final of the World Kickboxing Championship.
She had four bouts – two with Egypt, semi-final with France and faced Argentina in the final of the World Kickboxing Championship.The United States Senate has approved Rahul Gupta as the Director of National Drug Control Policy on October 28.
Gupta who is a prominent Indian-American primary care physician is going to be the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)’s first medical doctor to lead the position.
Rahul was born in India and was raised in the Washington, D.C. suburbs. He is the son of an Indian official. He was then graduated from the University of Delhi’s medical school at the very young age of 21.
S59. Ans. (4) Maharashtra
Sol.According to the annual report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Maharashtra has ranked first in terms of suicide.
According to the report, there has been an increase in suicide cases in 2020 as compared to 2019.
In the year 2020, 1,53,052 cases of suicidee. an average of 418 cases have been registered daily.
According to statistics, Maharashtra reported 19,909 cases of suicide followed by Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Karnataka with 16,883, 14,578, 13,103 and 12,259 cases respectively.
S60. Ans. (2) Madhya Pradesh
Sol. The Madhya Pradesh govt has announced the Mukhyamantri Awasiya Bhu-adhikar Yojna.
Under the scheme, the state government will provide plots to families that don’t have land to build their own homes.
Residential plots to the eligible families will be provided on Abadi land in each Gram Panchayat.
A family must consist of a couple and their unmarried children to be eligible for the scheme.
Under the scheme, district collectors have been empowered with respect to the availability of Abadi land, and the maximum area of the plot for allotment will be 60 sq m.
S61. Ans. (3) Renu Gupta
Sol.Renu Gupta has been honoured with Blackswan Award for Women Empowerment at The Greatest Brands and Leaders Summit, an initiative of URS Media Consulting P.L. & AsiaOne Magazine, in Oct’21.
She is Managing Director at Red Velvet Rock Global Commercial Brokers LLC, Dubai.
She was honoured for her contribution to making a change in society through her edge of business ideas based on innovation.
S62. Ans. (3) Mizoram
Sol.Central Government on 28th October 2021, appointed senior IAS officer Renu Sharma as the new chief secretary of Mizoram which coincided with the state government appointing J C Ramthanga, the additional chief secretary to the chief minister to the post.
Both have been directed to take charge from November 1.
Renu Sharma will replace Lalnunmawia Chuaungo, who has taken voluntary retirement from October 31.
Sharma, an Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory cadre officer of 1988 batch, had already been posted in Mizoram and was initially commissioner and secretary in the finance and general administration departments between June 2011 and August 2012.
S63. Ans. (3) Amit Shah
Sol.The Union Home Minister Amit Shah on his day-long visit to Uttarakhand will launch Ghasiyari Kalyan Yojana in Dehradun.
The aim of the scheme is to eliminate the burden of more than 3 lakh rural women in the state.
Under the scheme, fodder will be provided at the rate of two rupees per kg at a 50 per cent subsidy.
S64. Ans. (4) Delhi Metro
Sol.The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has bagged the award for ‘Metro Rail with the Best Passenger Services and Satisfaction’ by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
It was awarded at the 14th Urban Mobility India (UMI) Conference 2021 by the Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation MD Dr. Mangu Singh received the award.
S65. Ans. (1) Mussoorie
Sol.Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh has dedicated to the nation “Sardar Patel Leadership Centre” at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) in Mussoorie (Uttarakhand).
The facility was inaugurated on the occasion of Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on October 31, 2021, which marks the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The Sardar Patel Leadership Centre aims to lay the foundation capacity building for future generations of Civil Servants from India and Abroad, as visualised by the Father of All India Services.
The Centre aims to emerge as a Huge Resource Centre to provide continuous study and learning opportunities to Civil Servants so that they learn from the best practices of leadership across the world while remaining connected with their cultural ethos, values and roots.
S66. Ans. (3) Odisha
Sol.An Indian Air Force (IAF) team and DRDOon 29 October 2021 successfully flight-tested the country’s first indigenously developed Long-Range Bomb (LRB) from a Sukhoi-30 fighter jet over Balasore, Odisha.
The LR Bomb, with a range of 100 kilometres, was fired from the IAF fighter aircraft flying at an altitude of 10 kilometres.
It can carry a warhead of 1000 kilograms.
S67. Ans. (4) TCS
Sol.Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has won the 2021 Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) GreenLake Ecosystem Partner of the Year Award.
The 2021 HPE Partner of the Year Awards recognize HPE partners from across the ecosystem for their incredible commitment to customer excellence, continued strong performance, focus on growth, and dedication to mutual achievements.
This award confirms TCS’ ongoing commitment to providing the highest level of customer experience, as well as transformative and innovative IT solutions.
S68. Ans. (2) Gujarat
Sol.The Union Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah launched the “Dairy Sahakar” schemeon October 31, 2021 at Anand, Gujarat during a function organised by Amul to celebrate the 75th Foundation Year of Amul.
Total outlay of the Dairy Sahakar scheme is Rs 5000 crore.
The scheme will be implemented by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)under Ministry of Cooperation.
The scheme will supplement the existing efforts of strengthening the dairy sector in the country, doubling the farmers income as well as realize the vision of ‘from cooperation to prosperity’.
S69. Ans. (2) Microsoft
Sol. Microsoft Corp.has surpassed Apple Inc. to become theworld’s most valuable publicly-traded company by market capitalisation on October 29, 2021.
At market close on October 29, 2021, Apple stood at about $2.46 trillion while Microsoftreached nearly $2.49 trillion.
Apple had held the top position for more than a year.
S70. Ans. (1) Hyderabad
Sol. World’s first and India’s largest landfill gas-to-compressed biogas plant has been inaugurated at Hyderabad Integrated Municipal Solid Waste site.
The plant has been inaugurated by Ramky Enviro. Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd is one of Asia’s leading providers of comprehensive environment management services.
The focus of the project is on the conversion of landfill gas into compressed biogas as an automotive fuel.
The benefits of the project include carbon sequestration and reduced emissions of GHGs into the environment.
S71. Ans. (4) New Zealand
Sol. The critically endangered New Zealand long-tailed but has been named the New Zealand Bird of the Year 2021.
The long-tailed bat is the only land mammal of New Zealand. It is also known as the long-tailed wattled bat or pekapeka-tou-roa.
The Bird of the Year competition is organised annually by New Zealand-based independent conservation organization Forest & Bird to raise awareness among the citizens about the native birds of the country.
S72. Ans. (4) Both (1) & (3)
Sol.The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has released the list of 18 Cricketers who were selected for the MCC awards Honorary Life Membership of the Club.
The list witnessed the names of 2 former Indian cricketers – Harbhajan Singh and Javagal Srinath.
This year’s list saw the names of 18 players, including 16 Male & 2 Female players (Sarah Taylor & Sara McGlashan).
MCC awards Honorary Life Membership Complete List:
England: Alastair Cook, Ian Bell, Marcus Trescothick, Sarah Taylor
South Africa: Hashim Amla, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis & Morne Morkel
West Indies: Ian Bishop, Shivnarine Chanderpaul & Ramnaresh Sarwan
Australia: Alex Blackwell & Damien Martyn
India: Harbhajan Singh & Javagal Srinath
S73. Ans. (2) Punjab
Sol. Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced ‘Mission Clean’ in a meeting on October 31, 2021, held with all the Deputy Commissioners and the Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) of the State.
The Chief Minister of Punjab, during the meeting, directed the officials to adopt a ‘zero-tolerance policy’ against corruption.
He also ordered strict action against the drug, sand, and the liquor mafia.
The Chief Minister of Punjab has directed the Mining Department to ensure that the sand and gravel should be available in the market at the Government rates while directing the DCs and SSPs to keep a check on it.
S74. Ans. (2) Dal Lake
Sol. Kashmir has got the first-ever open-air floating theatre in the famous Dal lake.
The theatre was launched on by J-K Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta in October 2021.
Bollywood film ‘Kashmir ki Kali’ was shown to tourists and residents of the area in the theatre.The theatre will benefit tourism in J&K.The concept of open-air is pretty unique, not found anywhere in this world.
S75. Ans. 3) CBSE
Sol.CBSE has launched “Veer Gatha” project in schools to raise awareness on Gallantry Awards.
Schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have been asked to prepare projects and engage in activities based on the Gallantry Award winners.
The Veer Gatha project aims to raise awareness about the brave acts and sacrifices of the Gallantry Award winners among school students.
The Veer Gatha project is being conducted from October 21- to November 20.
The projects can be interdisciplinary & in various formats such as poems, essays, etc.
S76. Ans. (3) World Bank
Sol. The Government of India and the World Bankhave inked USD 40 millionhealth project agreement for the state of Meghalaya on October 28, 2021.
The Meghalaya Health Systems Strengthening Projectwill improve the quality of health services in the state and strengthen the management and governance capabilities of the state to handle future health emergencies including the COVID-19 pandemic.
S77. Ans. (2) Pearl Agarwal
Sol. The First Miss India 2021 title was bagged by Pearl Agarwal with Lekh Utaiah as 1st runner up and Shreya Gupta as the 2nd runner up.
Rayna Sikri was declared as the First Miss India Teen 2021 with Shubhi Dhaneta as 1st runner up.
The grand finale of the All India Beauty Pageants First Miss India 2021 and First Miss India Teen 2021 was held in Goa on 30 October 2021.
S78. Ans. (2) Axis Bank
Sol.Axis Bank has signed an MoUwith the Indian Navy, offering a defence service salary package.
Through the exclusive defence service salary package–Power Salute–Axis Bank will offer numerous benefits to all ranks of the Indian Navy, veterans and cadets.
The benefits include a personal accident cover of up to ₹56 lakh.
It also includes zero processing fee and 12 EMI waivers on home loans.
S79. Ans. (1) Arun Chawla
Sol. FICCI has appointed Arun Chawla as its new Director-General.
He will assume charge with immediate effect.
He joined FICCI in 2011 and is currently the Deputy Secretary-General of the chamber.
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) is a non-governmental trade association and advocacy group based.
It was established in 1927, on the advice of Mahatma Gandhi.
S80. Ans. (1) USA
Sol.US President Joe Biden has announced more conventional proposed rate hikes on the income of large corporations and the wealthiest Americans, similar to a ‘Wealth Tax’.
This new tax would apply to people with over $1 billion in assets or $100 million in income for three straight years
Biden’s plan was to raise tax rates on pretty much the entire 1%, the 1.6 million taxpayers earning at least $500,000 annually.
S81. Ans. (1) Haryana
Sol.IndianOil Board has greenlighted the setting up of India’s first mega-scale maleic anhydride plant, to manufacture value-added chemical products, at its Panipat Refinery and Petroleum Complex (PRPC) in Haryana.
The project with a capex of ₹3,681 crore will be commissioned in 54 months from Stage 1 investment approval.
The project is proposed to have a capacity of 120 KTA (kilo tonnes per annum) of maleic anhydride (MAH) that is used to make speciality products like polyester resins and surface coatings, plasticisers, agrochemicals, and lubricant additives.
The plant will also manufacture 20 KTA of 1,4-butanediol (BDO) that finds applications in polyurethanes, polybutylene terephthalates (PBT) – an engineering grade plastic and biodegradable fibres.
S82. Ans. (2) Azim Premji
Sol.Azim Premji,the founder-chairman of Wipro Ltd has topped the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021.
The 76-year-old made the highest contribution of ₹9,713 crores between April 2020 and March 2021 towards philanthropic causes to retain the top position for the second year in a row.
Shiv Nadar, founder, and chairman of HCL Technologies, retained the second spot with an annual donation of ₹1,263 crores.
India’s richest man and the chairman of Reliance Industries, Mukesh Ambani stood at the third spot with an annual donation of ₹577 crores.
The EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2021 is compiled by the EdelGive Foundation and Hurun Research Institute. It is the eighth edition of the annual list.
S83. Ans. (4) Dehradun
Sol.Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrashekhar inaugurated Uttarakhand’s first Internet Exchange in a virtual ceremony in Dehradun on 1 November 2021.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will help facilitate internet services in rural areas of the state.
The next internet exchange will be installed in Nainital.
S84. Ans. (3) IREDA
Sol.The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA)has launched a‘Whistle-blower Portal’ as a part of celebration of ‘Vigilance Awareness Week 2021’.
The portal was launched by Shri Pradip Kumar Das, Chairman & Managing Director (CMD), IREDA on November 02, 2021.
The Whistle-blower Portal has been developed by IT Team of the company and will help the IREDA employees to raise concerns related to fraud, corruption, abuse of power among other things.
S85. Ans. (3) 35
Sol.The National Sports Awards for the year 2021were announced by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sportson November 02, 2021.
President of India Ramnath Kovind will felicitate the awardees on November 13, 2021.
The National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.
S86. Ans. (2) Punjab Lok Congress
Sol. Former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh announced the name of his new party- Punjab Lok Congress on November 2, 2021.
The announcement comes after he resigned from Congress.
The Punjab assembly elections are scheduled to be held in February or March 2022.
S87. Ans. (1) Rahul Dravid
Sol. Rahul Dravid was appointed as the head coach of Team India (Senior) on November 3, 2021.
He was unanimously chosen for the post by the Cricket Advisory Committee comprising Sulakshana Naik and RP Singh.
The former India skipper will take charge of the Indian cricket team from the upcoming home T20 series against New Zealand.
Rahul Dravid was appointed as the head of the National Cricket Academy in 2019, a position which he will leave before taking over as India’s head coach.
Before this, he was serving as the Head Coach for the India Under-19 and India A teams from 2016 to 2019. Under his mentorship, the India under-19 team was runners-up at the 2016 under-19 Cricket World Cup and winners at the 2018 u-19 Cricket World Cup.
Known as ‘The Wall’ and Dependable, Dravid is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket.
S88. Ans. (2) Rashid Khan
Sol. Another Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan has become the fastest bowler to take 100 wickets in T20Is.
Rashid achieved the feat during the match against Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup.
The Afghanistan spinner dismissed Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez to reach the milestone.
Shakib Al Hasan, Lasith Malinga and Tim Southee are the players who have taken 100 T20I wickets.
Rashid picked his 100th wicket in only his 53rd match as he broke Malinga’s record. The Sri Lanka bowler had picked his 100th wicket in his 76th game.
S89. Ans. (3) Akash Kumar
Sol.Akash Kumar ensures India’s first medal at the World Boxing Championships by defeating the Rio Olympics bronze medallist Yoel Finol in the quarter-finals.
He became only the seventh Indian to win a world championship medal.
In the previous edition, India had won a silver and bronze medal in the World Boxing Championships.
The gold medalist of this championship will get a prize money of USD 100,000. India is being represented by its reigning national champions across weight categories.
The 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships are being held in Belgrade, Serbia from 25 October to 6 November.
S90. Ans. (1) Amit Shah
Sol. ‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ Scheme health cards have been launched by Home Minister Amit Shah at national level on 02 November.
‘Ayushman CAPF’ scheme has been designed to cover all serving personnel and their dependents of the seven Central Armed Police Forces.
The health card distribution will be undertaken in all CAPFs. The distribution of about 35 lakh cards will be completed by December 2021.
‘Ayushmaan CAPF’ Scheme had been launched by Home Minister on a pilot basis in the State of Assam on 23rd January 2021.
It had been launched to provide health care services to all Central Armed Police Force (CAPFs) personnel and their dependents.
S91. Ans. (3) Haryana
Sol. Haryana’s Prime Minister (CM), Manohar Lal Khattar has launched the ‘Uttam Beej website’ which will benefit Haryana farmers by providing quality seeds in a transparent manner.
The site will explicitly provide a seed production system developed by both Government and private seed production organizations and ensure guaranteed seed quality.
This seed portal is linked to the Meri Fasal Mera Byora Portal and the Family Identity ID card.
The Meri Fasal Mera Byora Portal provides details to all these landowners or those who have contracted their land and should advertise their crop. Farmers will now have access to good quality seeds, which can improve their production and income.
S92. Ans. (3) Indonesia
Sol.Indonesia has become the first country in the world to authorize the use of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Novavax Inc. and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.
Novavax said a phase 3 trial of the shot, which is given in two doses 21-days apart, found it was 100% effective against moderate and severe disease and was 90% effective at preventing Covid-19.
Novavax and SII have together committed to providing more than 1 billion doses to COVAX, which is co-led by the WHO.
S93. Ans. (1) Bibek Debroy
Sol. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the reconstitution of his Economic advisory council (EAC-PM).
Bibek Debroy, President of the Indian Statistical Institute, is the Chairman of the council.
Former RBI deputy governor Rakesh Mohan, along with IIM Ahmedabad Professor T T Ram Mohan, and Director-General of NCAER Poonam Gupta, are the three new members to join the seven-member council.
The new advisory council has been appointed for a period of two year. The Chairman of the council and three other members have been retained.
S94. Ans. (2) Kannada
Sol. The Governor of Georgia, Brian P. Kemp, has announced that November 1 will be observed as ‘Kannada Language and Rajyotsava Day’.
Georgia had become the first state in the U.S. to issue such a proclamation for Kannada.
Karnataka is set to celebrate Kannada Rajyotsava.
Georgia houses one of the biggest Indian diaspora in the U.S.
Kannada is one of the longest-surviving classical languages, with a rich literature and inscriptions dating back to 450 BCE.
S95. Ans. (1) Gujarat
Sol. E-Sarkar App has been launched by Gujarat Government on pilot basis for paperless administration.
Gujarat government has launched app to make administrative works paperless, quick and easy for citizens.
Government will launch the app on full scale on December 25 when the country will celebrate Good Governance Day.
IWDMS app was launched by Gujarat government in 2005 for administrative purposes.
E-Sarkar app will be applicable to government departments at the Secretariat, district and taluka levels and the collector-DDO offices.
S96. Ans. (3) UK
Sol. The United Kingdom on November 4, 2021, became the first country in the world to approve a potentially game-changing COVID-19 anti-viral pill.
It has been jointly developed by the U.S.-based Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, in a boost to the fight against pandemic.
This is the first oral antiviral treatment for Coronavirus that has received approval, with the green light coming ahead of the potential US regulatory clearance.
The oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19 will be branded as ‘Lagevrio’ in Britain.
S97. Ans. (2) Damon Galgut
Sol. South African writer Damon Galgut has been awarded with the prestigious 2021 Booker Prize for Fiction on November 3, 2021.
Galgut has won the prize for his novel `The Promise’.
The Booker Prize for Fiction, (formerly known as the Booker–McConnell Prize (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019)), is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel written in the English language and published in the United Kingdom. It carries £50,000 prize ($69,000).
S98. Ans. (1) COVAXIN
Sol. Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin has got WHO approval on 3rd November 2021 as the technical advisory team has recommended the India-made vaccine for emergency use listing for 18 years and above.
This marks a major victory for India’s journey in vaccination against Covid-19.
Covaxin is a vaccine, completely ‘made in India’, by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech and the Indian Council of Medical Research.
S99 . Ans. (3) National Mission for Clean Ganga
Sol. On the first day of Ganga Utsav (The River Festival 2021), National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) got registered in the Guinness Book of World Records.
It was registered in the Guinness Book because record number of photos of handwritten notes were uploaded on Facebook in an hour.
The Ganga Utsav event was organised to raise awareness on Ganga rejuvenation as well as to provide impetus to the reach of the event.
Ganga Utsav, event to celebrate the glory of river Ganga, is celebrated by the National Mission for Clean Ganga, which is implemented by the National Ganga Council (NGC).
S100. Ans. (3) Afghanistan
Sol.Afghanistan’s Taliban announced a ban on the use of foreign currencies on 2nd November 2021, threatening further disruption to an already ailing economy.
The Taliban organisation urged everyone — from shopkeepers to business owners — to conduct all transactions using the national currency, the “Afghani“.
