Current Affairs - Current Affairs
1.
Indian Railways is planning to launch which new train to boost tourism?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Indian Railways will be launching a completely new segment- Bharat Gaurav trains to boost tourism across India.
Category : National
2.
Which player has won the men's singles title at the 2021 Indonesia Masters badminton tournament?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
In badminton, the top-seeded Kento Momota of Japan beat Anders Antonsen of Denmark to win the men's singles title at the 2021 Indonesia Masters Super 750 badminton tournament.
Category : Sports
3.
Which state will soon become the only one in India to have five international airports?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Uttar Pradesh will become the only state in India to have five international airports after PM Narendra Modi lays the foundation stone of the Noida International Airport at Jewar, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.
Category : State
4.
Which state has bagged the Best Marine State Award for 2021-22 on the World Fisheries Day 2021?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Andhra Pradesh has been named as the best marine state in the country by the Department of Fisheries.
Category : State
5.
Which country has set the Guinness Record for the world's largest orchestra?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Venezuela has set a new Guinness World Record for the largest orchestra with 8,573 musicians playing together for more than five minutes.
Category : International
6.
Which city has topped the SDG Urban Index and Dashboard 2021-22?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Shimla has topped in the index followed by Coimbatore and Chandigarh.
Category : National
7.
Patalpani railway station will be renamed after which tribal icon?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced renaming of Patalpani railway station in Indore after Tantya Bhil.
Category : National
8.
The international conference and exhibition on ICT 'Connect 2021' will be organized by which organization?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will organise its flagship event 'Connect 2021' in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Category : Miscellaneous
9.
Who is the winner of the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
India's one of the best-selling authors, Anita Desai has been conferred with the Tata Literature Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for 2021 to recognise her long literary career which spans over 50 years.
Category : Awards and Honours
10.
Which state has been adjudged as the best Inland state for fisheries on the occasion of the 'World Fisheries Day' 2021?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Inland states - Telangana has been adjudged as the best Inland state for fisheries on the occasion of the 'World Fisheries Day' 2021.
Category : State
11.
Balaghat has been adjudged as the best Inland district for the fisheries sector in 2021. The district is in which state?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Top Districts is Best Marine District - Balasore in Odisha, Best Inland District - Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh.
Category : State
12.
Who has been conferred with the Tata Literature Live! Poet Laureate Award for 2021?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Poet Laureate award for 2021 has been conferred upon Indian poet Adil Jussawala.
Category : Awards and Honours
13.
Which nation has launched Gaofen 11-03 high-resolution satellite with an optical resolution comparable to top US spy satellites?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
China has launched its 3rd Gaofen 11 reconnaissance satellite with an optical resolution comparable to top US spy satellites.
Category : International
14.
What is the range of GDP growth projection for India in the financial year 2021-22 as per the State Bank of India (SBI) Ecowrap report?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The State Bank of India (SBI) economists in its research report - Ecowrap, has revised upwards the GDP growth projection for India to a range of 9.3% - 9.6% for FY22 (2021-22).
Category : Banking
15.
Which country has planned to establish the world's first Bitcoin City?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele has announced that the country is planning to build the world's first "Bitcoin City".
Category : International
16.
EPFO have been allowed to invest what percent of their annual deposit in the AIFs?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) have approved that up to 5 percent of the annual deposits can be invested in alternative investment funds (AIFs) including infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs).
Category : Economy
17.
The Ministry of Education has set up CNT and the CIKS in which institution?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated two new state-of-the-art centres at IIT, Guwahati in Assam.
Category : Miscellaneous
18.
Who has clinched the women's singles title at the 2021 Indonesia Masters badminton tournament?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
In women's single, fourth-seeded An Se-young of South Korea defeated top-seed Akane Yamaguchi to win the title.
Category : Sports
19.
India took part in the trilateral exercise 'Dosti' with the navies of which nations?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The 15th edition of the biennial Trilateral Exercise 'Dosti' is underway between India, the Maldives and Sri Lanka in the Maldives.
Category : International
20.
The Zircon hypersonic cruise missile has successfully test-fired by which country?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Russian military carried out successful test-firing of its Zircon hypersonic cruise missile.
Category : International
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