(1) ‘Ease of Living Index’ is released by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
(2) This index was firstly released in August, 2019.
(3) Citizen Participation survey is an important part of the Index assessment.
(4) It captures quality of life based on Data collected on 6 parameters.

• (a) 1 and 2
• (b) 3 and 4
• (c) 1 and 3
• (d) 2 and 4

(1) ‘Jaivik Kheti Portal’ is an initiative of Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture alongwith the Ministry of Science Technology and Climate change.
(2) This portal is not an E-commerce platform.
(3) This portal does not promote organic farming.
(4) This portal provides price discovery mechanisms to help farmers.

• (a) 1 and 2
• (b) 1 and 3
• (c) 2 and 4
• (d) 1 and 4

Match List I with List II:

List-I (Trophy/Cup):
A. B.C. Roy Trophy
B. Ezra Cup
C. Murugappa Gold Cup
D. Nehru Trophy

List-II (Sport):
1. Polo
2. Boat Race
3. Football
4. Hockey

• (a) A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
• (b) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
• (c) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
• (d) A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3

Match List I with List II:

List-I (Person):
A. Jennifer Doudna
B. Robert B. Wilson
C. Andrea M. Ghez
D. Louise Gluck

List-II (Area):
1. Economics
2. Physics
3. Literature
4. Chemistry

• (a) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
• (b) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
• (c) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
• (d) A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2

The government has released a new four-color classification scheme for industries based on their pollution potential. Which is not correct in this regard?

• (a) Moderately polluting-orange category
• (b) Not polluting-white category
• (c) Most Polluting – red category
• (d) None of these

What was the name of chariot of Loard Jagannath during recent Rath Yatra?

• (a) Taladhwaja
• (b) Debadalana
• (c) Gundicha
• (d) Nandighosha

E-Medha portal is related to what?

• (a) elated to Ayurveda terminologies to record clinical study
• (b) Deals with R&D in Ayurveda
• (c) Online public access catalogue for Indian medical heritage books
• (d) Provides digitized information on rare manuscripts

What is true about Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) card scheme?

• (a) The cardholder gets multipurpose life time visa to visit India
• (b) He/She can purchase agriculture land in India
• (c) He/She gets voting rights
• (d) If registered for five years, he/she will automatically get Indian citizenship

Which foreign country’s contingent took part in Republic Day Parade, 2021?

• (a) Bangladesh
• (b) Sri Lanka
• (c) Afghanistan
• (d) Myanmar

Which is the latest country with whom India has established 2+2 dialogue recently?

• (a) USA
• (b) Japan
• (c) Russia
• (d) Australia

Who is appointed as new Prime Minister of Italy in February 2021?

• (a) Mario Draghi
• (b) Giancario Giorgetti
• (c) Andrea Oriando
• (d) Luigi Di Maio

Which of these countries became members of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in 2017?

1. India
2. Afghanistan
3. Turkey
4. Pakistan

• (a) 1 and 2
• (b) 2 and 3
• (c) 1 and 3
• (d) 1 and 4

Arrange the following Gandhi Peace Prize award winner personalities/institutions in chronological order on the basis of the year awards were conferred on them:

1. Yohel Sasakawa
2. Sheikh Mujibur Rehman
3. Ekal Abhiyan Trust
4. Qaboos bin Said Al Said

• (a) 1, 2, 4, 3
• (b) 3, 1, 4, 2
• (c) 4, 2, 1, 3
• (d) 2, 3, 4, 1

Consider the following statements:

Statement 1: Container Corporation of India Limited is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence.
Statement 2: Dedicated Goods Transport Corridor Corporation Limited is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways.

• (a) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct
• (b) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incorrect
• (c) Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect
• (d) Statement 1 is incorrect and Statement 2 is correct

Arrange the following four Indo-US defence agreemtns in chronological order on the basis of year of signing of these pacts:

1. Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Association (LEMOA)
2. Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA)
3. General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA)
4. Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA)

• (a) 1, 2, 3, 4
• (b) 2, 4, 3, 1
• (c) 3, 1, 4, 2
• (d) 4, 2, 1, 3