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1. Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo have been recently awarded with:
(A) The Hugo Award
(B) The Man Booker Prize
(C) The Costa Book Awards
(D) The Pulitzer Prize
(E) The Nobel Prize
Ans. B

2. In which Indian state did president Ram Nath Kovind serve as Governor?
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Bihar
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) West Bengal
(E) Chhattisgarh
Ans. (B)

3. Malfunction of which of the following organs is the MOST common cause of vertigo?
(A) Stomach
(B) Kidney
(C) Ear
(D) Heart
(E) Lung
Ans. (C)

4. Which Indian startup was acquired by Walmart?
(A) Big Basket
(B) Makemytrip
(C) Ola
(D) Flipkart
(E) Big Bazaar
Ans. (D)

5. Which Indian bank was the FIRST to issue “Green Bonds” for financing renewable and clean energy projects?
(A) State Bank of India
(B) ICICI Bank
(C) Bandhan Bank
(D) Yes Bank
(E) Axis Bank
Ans. (D)

6. Which organization’s mascot was R.K. Lakshman’s “the common man”?
(A) Air Deccan
(B) HMT
(C) Nerolac Paints
(D) Khadi Gramodyog Limited
(E) Asian Paints

Ans. (A)

7. Which deer is also known as “the dancing deer” of Manipur?
(A) Sangai
(B) Hog deer
(C) Sambar
(D) Chital
(E) White tailed deer
Ans. (A)

8. Which is the largest landlocked salt water lake in India?
(A) Vembanad Lake
(B) Chilika Lake
(C) Sambhar Lake
(D) Chital Lake
(E) Pulicat Lake
Ans. (C)

9. What did India commit to achieve under the Paris Climate Agreement (2015) as outlined in its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions report submitted to the UNFCCC?
(A) Reduce the energy intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels
(B) Reduce the pesticide intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels
(C) Reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels
(D) Reduce the water intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels
(E) Reduce the material intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels
Ans. (C)

10. What does the “Earth Overshoot Day” indicate?
(A) It marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what the Earth can regenerate in that year
(B) It marks the date when the Earth’s axis changes during its annual orbit around the Sun
(C) It marks the date when humanity’s demand for natural resources and services in a given year exceeds what the Earth can regenerate in that year
(D) It marks the date when humanity’s demand for material resources in a given year exceeds what the Earth can regenerate in that year
(E) It marks the date when humanity’s demand for non-material resources in a given year exceeds what the Earth can regenerate in that year
Ans. (A)

11. In which state was the first ever environmental referendum held?
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Madhya Pradesh
(E) Odisha
Ans. E

12. Match the following folk theater forms with their associated states:

(A) ABCDE- RSTPQ
(B) ABCDE-PQRST
(C) ABCDE- QSTRP
(D) ABCDE-SRTQP
(E) ABCDE-RSTQP
Ans. (D)

13. Omuamua is:
(A) An interstellar object
(B) A small primate
(C) A Buddhist chant
(D) NASA’s spaceship to Pluto
(E) A character in the TV series “Star Trek”
Ans. (A)

14. In which Indian state is Sriharikota located?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Odisha
(C) Telangana
(D) Kerala
(E) Tamil Nadu
Ans. (A)

15. What does the book "Silent Spring" (1962) by Rachel Carson highlight?
(A) The adverse health effects caused by the ozone layer depletion
(B) The adverse health effects caused by the indiscriminate use of lead in fuels
(C) The adverse environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate use of pesticides
(D) The adverse environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate use of plastics
(E) The adverse environmental effects caused by the indiscriminate destruction of forests
Ans. (C)

16. “Rakhigarhi” is associated with:
(A) Mayan civilization
(B) Indus valley civilization
(C) Irrawaddy civilization
(D) Raksha Bandhan
(E) Kalasha people
Ans. (B)

17. When Coca Cola exited India, which cola brand was created and marketed by the Government of India to provide jobs to those who earlier were employed by Coca Cola?
(A) Double Cola
(B) Bovonto
(C) Campa Cola
(D) Double Seven
(E) Thums Up
Ans. D

18. Which of the following rivers does not cross international borders?
(A) Ganga
(B) Brahmaputra
(C) Ravi
(D) Tapi
(E) Teesta
Ans. (D)

19. The phrase “How dare you?” is BEST associated with:
(A) Malala Yousafzai
(B) Greta Thunberg
(C) Michelle Obama
(D) Boris Johnson
(E) Emmanuel Macron
Ans. (B)

20. Which Indian state enjoys special provisions under Article 371(D)?
(A) Jharkhand
(B) Arunachal Pradesh
(C) Tripura
(D) Andhra Pradesh
(E) Meghalaya
Ans. (D)

21. Who among the following was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay award in 2019?
(A) T.M. Krishna
(B) Fayed Souza
(C) Shekhar Gupta
(D) Arnab Goswami
(E) Ravish Kumar
Ans. (E)

22. Which organization funded the Indian Cricket League?
(A) Zee Entertainment Enterprises
(B) Board of Control for Cricket in India
(C) International Cricket Council
(D) Star Sports Enterprises
(E) Star Sports Global LLC
Ans. (A)

23. Match the following foreign travelers with the rulers of that period

(A) ABCDE-RQSPT
(B) ABCDE-PRTQS
(C) ABCDE-RPQTS
(D) ABCDE-QRTSP
(E) ABCDE-PQRST
Ans. (D)

24. Match the following authors with their works:

(A) ABCDE-SRPTQ
(B) ABCDE-RSPTQ
(C) ABCDE-PQRST
(D) ABCDE-TSPRQ
(E) ABCDE-TRQSP
Ans. (B)

25. Which Indian state has different capitals in summer and winter?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Mizoram
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Uttarakhand
(E) Gujarat
Ans. (C)