Q1. India won how many medals at the Deaflympics 2021?
8
9
13
17
D. 17
2021 Summer Deaflympics medal table
Rank
NDSC
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
1
Ukraine (UKR)
62
38
38
138
2
United States (USA)
20
11
24
55
3
Iran (IRI)
14
12
14
40
4
Japan (JPN)
12
8
10
30
5
South Korea (KOR)
11
18
14
43
6
Poland (POL)
8
22
12
42
7
Turkey (TUR)
8
19
17
44
8
France (FRA)
8
3
5
16
9
India (IND)
8
1
8
17
Q2. Which country hosted the Summer Deaflympics 2021?
Spain
Argentina
China
Brazil
D. Brazil
The 2021 Summer Deaflympics, officially known as the XXIV Summer Deaflympic Games, and commonly known as Caxias 2021, was the international multi-sport event held in Caxias do Sul, Brazil, as the main host city from 1 May to 15 May 2022. In addition to Caxias, there are events scheduled for the neighboring cities of Farroupilha and Flores da Cunha. On April 12, 2022, CISS has announced that due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian and Belarussian athletes were barred from competing in Caxias do Sul, and in the same press release it was also announced that the bowling tournament was scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, during October 20–30, 2022.
Q3. China has reportedly planned a project named Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey to hunt habitable exoplanets around sun-like stars?
US
China
UK
Japan
B. China
China is reportedly planning a project named Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey to hunt habitable exoplanets around sun-like stars.
Q4. Who is appointed as the new Chief Minister of Tripura?
Manik Saha
Manik Sarkar
Biplab Kumar Deb
S.N. Arya
A. Manik Saha
Q5. Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary was recently declared as India’s 52nd tiger reserve. It is located in which state?
Chhattisgarh
Assam
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
C. Rajasthan
Rajasthan’s Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary is now India’s 52nd tiger reserve. With this new addition, India now has a total of 52 tiger reserves.
Ramgarh Vishdhari Sanctuary is located between Rajasthan’s famous Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and Mukundra Hills Tiger. The area is an important tiger corridor.
The new sanctuary is Rajasthan’s fourth tiger reserve. The three others are Ranthambore, Sariska and Mukundra.
Q6. India recorded how much annual FDI inflow in FY 2021-22?
USD 95.20 billion
USD 85.87 billion
USD 83.57 billion
USD 78.70 billion
C. USD 83.57 billion
India has recorded the highest ever annual FDI inflow of USD 83.57 billion in the Financial Year 2021-22,” it noted. FDI equity inflow in manufacturing sectors has increased by 76 per cent in 2021-22 (USD 21.34 billion) compared to 2020-21 (USD 12.09 billion)
Q7. Which University has been ranked first among all public universities in India by Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2022?
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Calcutta University
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
C. Calcutta University
Q8. The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or Quad is a strategic security dialogue between which of the countries?
Australia, India, Japan, and the United States
Australia, UK, Japan, and the United States
India, Japan, UK and the United States
India, China, Japan, and the United States
A. Australia, India, Japan, and the United States
Q9. What is the surplus transfer by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to the Govt for 2021-22?
Rs 25201 crores
Rs 29500 crores
Rs 30307 crores
Rs 38784 crores
C. Rs 30307 crores
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will transfer Rs 30,307 crore as surplus to the government for 2021-22. RBI decided that after maintaining the contingency risk buffer at 5.50 per cent of its balance sheet.
Q10. ‘India Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC)’ is associated with which Ministry of Indian Govt.?
Ministry of Electronics and IT
Ministry of Science and Technology
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of External Affairs
D. Ministry of External Affairs
India Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) Programme is an initiative of the Ministry of External Affairs, wherein participants from ITEC member countries are trained. India increased the ITEC slots from 30 to 60 for Jamaica.
Q11. India’s rank in global production of coal is
Second
Fourth
Fifth
Seventh
A. Second
The top six largest coal-producing countries in the world
China – 3.7 billion tonnes
India – 783 million tonnes
United States – 640 million tonnes
Indonesia – 616 million tonnes
Australia – 550 million tonnes
Russia – 430 million tonnes
Q12. India signed ‘Investment Incentive Agreement (IIA)’ with which country?
Japan
Singapore
Saudi Arabia
USA
D. USA
India and the United States recently signed the Investment Incentive Agreement (IIA) in Tokyo. It is a legal requirement for US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to continue providing investment support in India. This agreement will lead to enhanced investment support from the development finance institution in several sectors.
Q13. Which city hosts the 51st annual summit of the World Economic Forum?
Davos, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland
New York, US
London, UK
A. Davos, Switzerland
The World Economic Forum celebrates the 51st edition of its annual meeting in the Swiss city of Davos in May 2022.
Q14. Which country is the top-most investor in India during fiscal year 2021-22?
Singapore
Mauritius
USA
UAE
A. Singapore
India has recorded highest ever annual FDI inflow of USD 83.57 billion in the Financial Year 2021-22. FDI equity inflow in manufacturing sectors has increased by 76 per cent in 2021-22. Singapore was the topmost investor in India last fiscal year, accounting for 27% of the FDI, followed by the US at 18% and Mauritius at 16%. In 2020-21, the inflows were USD 81.97 billion.
Q15.Indian Navy recently undertook Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) Exercise with
China
Myanmar
Indonesia
Bangladesh
D. Bangladesh
Karnataka is the top recipient state with 38 per cent share of the total FDI equity inflow reported during the FY 2021-22 followed by Maharashtra (26 per cent) and Delhi (14 per cent)
