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General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Who among the following Indian wrestlers became World No. 1 in 65-kg freestyle wrestling in March 2021?

A

Bajrang Punia

B

Sushil Kumar

C

Pawan Kumar

D

Yogeshwar Dutt

General Knowledge » Geography

The ______ is the extended margin of each continent occupied by relatively shallow seas and gulfs.

A

 deep sea plain

B

 continental shelf

C

 continental slope

D

 oceanic deeps

General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

Which of the following animals has more than one heart?

A

 Tortoise

B

 Chameleon

C

 Octopus

D

 Porcupine

General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Who became the first player to hit 350 sixes during IPL2021?

A

MS Dhoni

B

AB de Villiers

C

Chris Gayle

D

Rohit Sharma

General Knowledge » Art and Culture

‘Ummatt-aat’ is a folk dance form performed in ______.
 

A

 Coorg

B

Gangtok

C

 Itanagar

D

 Kasauli

General Knowledge » History

Who among the following defeated Harshavardhana when he invaded the Chalukya kingdom in the Deccan?

A

Vikramaditya I

B

Pulakesin II

C

Kirtivarman I

D

Mangalesha

General Knowledge » History

Who among the following freedom fighters hoisted the Indian flag at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai during the Quit India Movement?

A

 Sarojini Naidu

B

 Tara Rani Srivastava

C

 Matangini Hazra

D

 Aruna Asaf Ali 

General Knowledge » Economy

As per Economic Survey 2020–21, India entered the top 50 innovating countries for the first time in ______ since the inception of the Global Innovation Index in 2007.

A

 2019

B

 2020

C

 2018

D

 2017

General Knowledge » History

Which of the following legislations ought to allow senior Indian magistrates to preside over cases involving British subjects in India?

A

Ingress into India Ordinance, 1914

B

Government of India Act, 1919

C

Ilbert Bill, 1884

D

Age of Consent Act, 1891

General Knowledge » Static GK

As per the Census of 2011, which of the following states/UT has literacy rate of more than 90%?

A

Tripura

B

Goa

C

Mizoram

D

Rajasthan

General Knowledge » Static GK

According to the Output Method, GDP is calculated as:

A

 GDP at Constant Prices – Taxes

B

 GDP at Constant Prices + Subsidies

C

 GDP at Constant Prices + Taxes – Subsidies

D

 GDP at Constant Prices – Taxes + Subsidies

General Knowledge » Awards and Honors

Who among the following won the ‘Crossword Book Award 2020’ for a debut novel?

A

 Madhuri Vijay

B

 Twinkle Khanna

C

 Shals Mahajan

D

 Siddhartha Sarma

General Knowledge » Books and Authors

Who among the following is the author of the book ‘Myth = Mithya : Decoding Hindu Mythology’?

A

Amitav Ghosh

B

Vikram Seth

C

Devdutt Pattanaik

D

Shashi Tharoor

General Knowledge » Science and Scientific Research

A typical adult human body contains about ______ of magnesium.

A

25 g

B

20 g

C

10 g

D

15 g

General Knowledge » General Policy

The ______ Scheme, which is an initiative of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, seeks to provide water to 115 Indian districts to help them in meeting their basic needs such as drinking, cooking and other domestic essentials.

A

 NIRMAL

B

 PRAJWAL

C

 SWAJAL

D

 NEER

General Knowledge » Art and Culture

Which of the following is NOT a percussion instrument?

A

 Ghatam

B

 Tabla

C

 Mridangam

D

 Sarod

General Knowledge » Constitution

Which amendment to the Constitution of India changed the description of India from a ‘sovereign democratic republic’ to a ‘sovereign, socialist secular democratic republic’ and also changed the words ‘unity of the nation’ to ‘unity and integrity of the nation’?

A

47th

B

44th

C

42nd

D

40th

General Knowledge » Constitution

South Asian leaders signed the SAARC Charter at the first summit in ______ in the year 1985.

A

Delhi

B

Dhaka

C

Thimphu

D

Colombo

General Knowledge » Sports Knowledge

Which of the following two teams played against each other in the first match of IPL 2021?

A

 Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals

B

 Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore

C

 Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals

D

 Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad

General Knowledge » General Policy

For Rabi marketing season 2021-22, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) announced highest increase in Minimum Support Price (MSP) for ______.
 

A

lentil

B

wheat

C

barley

D

gram