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Q.1. When is international women’s day celebrated?
(A) 06 March
(B) 08 March
(C) 07 March
(D) None of these
Ans: (B) 08 March
Q.2. Which state is set up an exclusive department for Self Help Group SHGS called Mission Shakti?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Odisha
(D) None of these
Ans: (C) Odisha
Q.3. Which Indian team has been ranked in the recently released Test rankings by ICC?
(A) New Zealand
(B) India
(C) Australia
(D) None of these
Ans: (B) India
Q.4. Who has been appointed as the Vice President of the New York Federal Reserve Bank?
(A) Pratima Garg
(B) Mohan Krishna Bohra
(C) Naureen Hassan
(D) None of these
Ans: (C) Naureen Hassan
Q.5. Which Indian woman player has recently become the 5th Indian woman player to play 100 ODIs?
(A) Mithali Raj
(B) Harman Preet Kaur
(C) Smriti Mandhana
(D) None of these
Ans: (B) Harman Preet Kaur
Q.6. Which country has recently increased its ‘defense budget’ by 6.8% to $ 209 billion?
(A) Russia
(B) China
(C) America
(D) None of these
Ans: (B) China
Q.7. Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has inaugurated the virtual edition of the World Book Fair in which city?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Chennai
(C) New Delhi
(D) None of these
Ans: (C) New Delhi
Q.8. Which state Chief Minister has inaugurated the first World Skill Center?
(A) Bihar
(B) Odisha
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) None of these
Ans: (B) Odisha
Q.9. Which state government has given 75% reservation to the local people in the private sector?
(A) Punjab
(B) Gujarat
(C) Haryana
(D) None of these
Ans: (C) Haryana
Q.10. Which country has appointed the first transgender news reader?
(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Pakistan
(D) None of these
Ans: (B) Bangladesh
Q.11. Where was the first white water rafting festival held recently?
(A) Ladakh
(B) Himachal Pradesh
(C) Jammu Kashmir
(D) None of these
Ans: (C) Jammu Kashmir
Q.12. Who has been appointed as an additional independent director by Kotak Mahindra Bank?
(A) Ravi Kapoor
(B) Ashok Gulati
(C) Ajay Mohan
(D) None of these
Ans: (B) Ashok Gulati
Q.13 Who has inaugurated the ‘Desikan Bhavan’?
(A) Rajnath Sinha
(B) पीयूष गोयल
(C) Dr. Harsh Vardhan
(D) None of these
Ans: (C) Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Q.14. Where has the GI Festival been inaugurated recently?
(A) Leh
(B) Mussoorie
(C) Shimla
(D) None of these
Ans: (B) Mussoorie
Q.15. Where is the 69th Senior National Volleyball Championship inaugurated?
(A) Odisha
(B) Haryana
(C) Maharashtra
(D) None of these