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Q :  

Who has been appointed as the Chief of Central Industrial Security Force recently?

(A) Sheel Vardhan Singh

(B) Bipin Rawat

(C) Atul Karwal

(D) Amit Sharma

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

As of November 2021, Sheel Vardhan Singh is the new chief of the Central Industrial Security Force.


Q :  

Which country has successfully test-fired hypersonic cruise missile 'Zircon' and anti-satellite missile 'Nudol'?

(A) Russia

(B) UK

(C) USA

(D) South Korea

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

Russia has successfully tested a new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile. The Tsirkon missile was fired from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate in the White Sea in the Russian Arctic. It was the 1st time the missile had successfully struck a target at sea. The missile hit its target 450 kilometres (280 miles) away in the Barents Sea and reached a speed of Mach 8 – eight times the speed of sound.


Q :  

India was re-elected to the Executive Board of UNESCO for a term of ___________ with 164 votes.

(A) 2024-25

(B) 2022-24

(C) 2021-25

(D) 2023-25

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

"India gets reelected to the Executive Board of UNESCO with 164 votes for the term 2021-25,” tweeted the Paris-based Permanent Delegation of India to UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization).


Q :  

Gorumara National Park is located in which of the following Indian state/union territory?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Assam

(C) Odisha

(D) West Bengal

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Political Geography: The park is located in the Malbazar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district , in the state of West Bengal in India . Physical Geography: Gorumara is located in the Eastern Himalayas' submontane Terai belt.


Q :  

When the Vice-President is acting President, he

I. shall have all the powers and functions of both the President and the Vice President

II. Will get all the allowances and privileges of the President

III. shall continue to act as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

(A) I, II and III

(B) I and III

(C) I and II

(D) II only

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

The constitution provides that when the vice president acts as the president or discharges the duties of the president, the vice president is entitled to the salary and privileges of the president. The pension for the vice president is 50% of the salary.


Q :  

The four Dravidian language families of India are:

(A) Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi

(B) Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam

(C) Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Sindhi

(D) English, French, German, Spanish

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

The Dravidian language family's four largest languages — Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu — have literary traditions spanning centuries, of which Tamil reaches back the furthest, researchers said.


Q :  The first synthetic fibre made by man was

(A) Polyester

(B) Rayon

(C) Terrycloth

(D) Nylon

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Nylon, the first synthetic fiber in the "fully synthetic" sense of that term, was developed by Wallace Carothers, an American researcher at the chemical firm DuPont in the 1930s. It soon made its debut in the United States as a replacement for silk, just in time for the introduction of rationing during World War II.


Q :  

Ranji Trophy is related to the?

(A) Hockey

(B) Cricket

(C) Football

(D) None of the above

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

1. The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between teams representing regional cricket associations.

2. The first Ranji trophy was organized in 1934–35. Karnataka won over Tamilnadu on 8 March 2015.


Q :  

Which state among the following has the largest reserves of gold ore in India as of 2021?

(A) Jharkhand

(B) Rajasthan

(C) Bihar

(D) Karnataka

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

In India, largest resources of gold ore (primary) are located in Bihar (44%) followed by Rajasthan (25%), Karnataka (21%), West Bengal (3%), Andhra Pradesh (3% ), Jharkhand (2 %). The remaining 2% resources of ore are located in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu.


Q :  

Which river of India drains into the Bay of Bengal?

(A) Mahi

(B) Narmada

(C) Krishna

(D) Tapi

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

The Krishna River is a peninsular river that rises from a spring near Mahabaleshwar and flows for about 1400 km and reaches the Bay of Bengal. The Tungabhadra, the Koyana, the Ghatprabha, the Musi and the Bhima are some of its tributaries. Its drainage basin is shared by Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Some of the other major peninsular rivers which flow eastwards and drain into the Bay of Bengal are the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna, and the Kaveri. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam was built across the Krishna river at Nagarjuna Sagar where the river is forming a boundary between Nalgonda district of Telangana state and Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh state in India.


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