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Q :  

Arunachal Pradesh has recently launched India's first certified organic fruit?

(A) watermelon

(B) Orange

(C) kiwi

(D) Apple

Correct Answer : C
Explanation :

On November 28, 2021, India’s only certified organic kiwi from Ziro Valley Farms of Arunachal Pradesh was launched at a mega National Tribal Festival called Aadi Mahotsav. This festival is being held in Dilli Hat, INA in New Delhi.


Q :  

Which Indian state will launch India's first Cyber Tehsil?

(A) Kerala

(B) Bihar

(C) UP

(D) MP

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has approved the proposal to create cyber tehsils in the state of Madhya Pradesh. After this, MP will become the first state in the country to have a cyber tehsil.


Q :  

Which of the following Major General of UAE has been appointed by the international law enforcement agency 'Interpol' as its President?

(A) Ahmed Khan

(B) Ahmed Nasir Al Raisi

(C) Ahmed Shah Masood

(D) Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Biography of Major General Ahmed Naser Al-RaisiINTERPOL's current President is Major General Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi, of the United Arab Emirates.


Q :  

Recently, which Indian person has been elected as the representative of Asia in Interpol?

(A) Amit Devgan

(B) Jayesh Prajapat

(C) Adil Mahmud

(D) Praveen Sinha

Correct Answer : D
Explanation :

India's candidate, Praveen Sinha, elected as Delegate for Asia on Executive Committee of INTERPOL


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 :  

Dronacharya Award is given to which field?

(A) Literature

(B) Sports

(C) Education

(D) Music

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

The Dronacharya Award, officially known as Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games, is sports coaching honour of the Republic of India. The award is named after Drona, often referred as "Dronacharya" or "Guru Drona", a character from the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata of ancient India.


Q :  

In which year was the Bharat Ratna instituted?

(A) 1954

(B) 1952

(C) 1956

(D) 1945

Correct Answer : A
Explanation :

Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian Award of the country, was instituted in the year 1954. Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for these awards.


Q :  

Which is India's highest civilian honor?

(A) Ashoka Chakra

(B) Padma bhushan

(C) Padma Sri

(D) Bharat Ratna

Correct Answer : D

Q :  

Who was the first recipient of Padma Vibhushan?

(A) Nand Lal Bose

(B) Satyendra Nath Bose

(C) Dr. Bir Bhan Bhatia

(D) Jawaharlal Nehru

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

The first recipients of the award were Satyendra Nath Bose, Nand Lal Bose, Zakir Husain, Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, and V. K. Krishna Menon, who were honoured in 1954. The 1954 statutes did not allow posthumous awards but this was subsequently modified in the January 1955 statute.


Q :  

Who was the first Indian lady actress to receive the Padma Shri Award?

(A) Smita Patil

(B) Nargis Dutt

(C) Meena Kumari

(D) Madhubala

Correct Answer : B
Explanation :

Nargis Dutt, receiving Padma Shri award from the President, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi on October 29, 1958. Nargis became the first Indian actress to be conferred with a Padma award when she won the prestigious Padma Shri in 1958.


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