1. He was a Lingayat religious figure and head of the Siddaganga Matha in Karnataka.

2. He founded the Sri Siddaganga Education Society.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It is a statutory body.

2. It aims to formally oversee standards, procedures and processes in the Indian education system.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Good Friday marks the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary.

2. Easter marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Central government recently postponed its 2017 deadline for thermal power plants to install Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) units that cut emissions of sulphur dioxides.

2. A task force will be constituted by the Central Pollution Control Board to categorise plants in three categories “on the basis of their location to comply with the emission norms”.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. E-Courts Project is a mission mode project undertaken by the Department of Justice, Government of India.
2. The Chairperson of eCommittee Supreme Court is Dr Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud, Judge, Supreme Court of India.

1. Sanātanī is a term used to describe Hindu movements that incorporate various teachings from the Vedas, Upanishads, and other Hindu texts such as the Ramayana and Bhagavad Gita.

2. Sanatana Dharma is presently a large facet of the collective synthesis of beliefs known as Hinduism.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Ingenuity is a small robotic helicopter located on Mars since February 18, 2021.

2. It is intended to make the first powered atmospheric flight on a planet beyond Earth.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. INS Viraat was a Centaur-class aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy

2. The ship was completed and commissioned in 1959 as the Royal Navy's HMS Hermes, and decommissioned in 1984.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Dr Chintan Vaishnav has been appointed the mission director of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), the government’s flagship initiative under NITI Aayog.

2. AIM’s mission is to create and promote a vibrant ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship across the country.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The National Supercomputing Mission was launched to enhance the research capacities and capabilities in the country by connecting them to form a Supercomputing grid, with National Knowledge Network (NKN) as the backbone.

2. PARAM Shivay, the first supercomputer assembled indigenously, was installed in IIT (BHU).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The Electronic voting machines can be transported in private vehicle.

2. All EVMs, after voting is complete, should be under cover of armed police at all times.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. If the planet heats by over 3°C, then a third of endemic species living on land, and about half of endemic species living in the sea, face extinction.

2. Endemic species threatened by climate change include lemurs, which are unique to Madagascar, and the snow leopard, one of the most charismatic animals of the Himalayas.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep its short term lending rate or the repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent, in line with market expectations.

2. The RBI maintained its GDP growth forecast at 10.5 per cent for 2021-22.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. National Investigation Agency (NIA) is the Central Counter Terrorism Law Enforcement Agency of India.
2. It is under the administrative control of Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.

1. It measured a quantity relating to the muon, following up a previous experiment at Brookhaven National Laboratory, under the US Department of Energy.

2. The rate at which the muon wobbles is described by the g-factor, the quantity that was measured.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It means that a country would bring down its emissions to zero.

2. The net-zero goal does not figure in the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The amendments have harmonised the Copyright Rules with the provisions of Finance Act, 2017 whereby the Copyright Board has been merged with Appellate Board.

2. The time limit for the Central Government to respond to an application made before it for registration as a copyright society is extended to 180 days, so that the application can be more comprehensively examined.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Politically, it’s part of the United Kingdom.

2. The 1998 Good Friday accord established a Catholic-Protestant power-sharing government for Northern Ireland.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The Advanced Antiquities Management System (AAMS) is a software-driven automated storage used for the storage of various objects.

2. The AAMS is placed at Goa’s DAA in Panaji.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was jointly awarded to Stanley Whittingham, John Goodenough and Akira Yoshino for work that led to the development of lithium-ion batteries.

2. These batteries cannot be used to store solar and wind power.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It is an intergovernmental organization located at New York. 

2. It was established under UN Charter 1945 to act as a principal Judicial organ of UN.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Its objective is to prevent outsiders from obtaining fake indigenous certificates for seeking jobs and benefits of government schemes.

2. The State government had formed a three-member panel headed by retired bureaucrat Banuo Z. Jamir for “examining and advising” on the implementation of RIIN.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the monsoon, consider the following statements:

1. The long period average (LPA) refers to the average all-India monsoon rainfall of 88 cm, which is a 50-year mean.

2. The monsoon in 2019 and 2020 was only the third time in a century of back-to-back years of above normal rainfall during the season in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It is an electronic marketplace providing a platform to connect aqua farmers and the buyers.

2. It is an initiative of Union Ministry of Agriculture.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It is a national digital repository on health and nutrition.

2. It is an initiative of Union Ministry of Science and Technology.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It is organized by NITI Aayog.

2. The objective is to understand the progress of Hydrogen ecosystem across continents.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It is a not-for-profit organization working since 2003.

2. NIXI has developed an IPv6 index portal for the Internet community.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to e-visa, consider the following statements:

1. An e-visa facility for foreigners is provided only in medical and medical attendant categories.

2. Entry through e-visas is allowed only at 28 designated international airports and five major seaports in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the setting up of a regulatory review authority, RRA 2.0, to review its regulations internally and in consultation with other stakeholders.

2. Deputy governor M Rajeshwar Rao has been appointed as the head of the RRA 2.0 which would be set up for a period of one year from May 1, 2021, unless its tenure is extended.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It was created by Engineers from Purdue University in the US.

2. It is made up of barium sulphate.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. INS Viraat was a Centaur-class aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy

2. The ship was completed and commissioned in 1959 as the Royal Navy's HMS Hermes, and decommissioned in 1984.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. This is the highest number of mines on offer in a particular tranche of auction after commencement of the auction regime since 2014.

2. The coal mines on offer are only from the States of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It is an initiative of Department of School Education and Literacy, Union Ministry of Education.

2. These comics can be accessed online on DIKSHA web portal (diksha.gov.in) or via the DIKSHA app on any android Smartphone.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. For appointment of any Judge of SC (other than CJI), the CJI must be consulted.

2. The keshavantha bharathi case has formalised the collegium system for the purpose of consultation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Article 124 of the Constitution of India provides for the manner of appointing judges to the Supreme Court (SC).

2. Seniority at the apex court is determined by age.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. According to Union Health Ministry a unique “double mutant” coronavirus variant with a combination of mutations not seen anywhere else in the world has been found in India.

2. Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) is a consortium of 10 laboratories across the country.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It was introduced in the Paravur Assembly constituency in Ernakulam, Kerala in the 1982 polling, a first in the country.
2. In 1992, Parliament inserted Section 61A in the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and rules validating the use of the EVM and paving way for their use in elections.

1. OCI citizens are of Indian origin but they are foreign passport holders and are not citizens of India.
2. India does not allow dual citizenship but provides certain benefits under Section 7B(I) of the Citizenship Act, 1955 to the OCIs.

1. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an independent school in 1975.

2. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It is a centrally sponsored scheme.

2. Implementing Agencies (IAs) are engaging Cluster-Based Business Organizations (CBBOs) to aggregate, register & provide professional handholding support to each FPO for a period of 5 years.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) is the head of the Integrated Defence Staff which acted as the point organisation for jointmanship in the Ministry of Defence.

2. The CISC is a five-star rank officer from the three Services in rotation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It is a statutory body.

2. It is under the Union Ministry of Finance.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It is one of the media units working under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.

2. It was established in 1919 as a small cell under Home Ministry under the British government.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It was introduced in the Paravur Assembly constituency in Ernakulam, Kerala in the 1982 polling, a first in the country.
2. In 1992, Parliament inserted Section 61A in the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and rules validating the use of the EVM and paving way for their use in elections.

1. OCI citizens are of Indian origin but they are foreign passport holders and are not citizens of India.
2. India does not allow dual citizenship but provides certain benefits under Section 7B(I) of the Citizenship Act, 1955 to the OCIs.

1. It was set up in 1959 by the Sangeet Natak Akademi and became an independent school in 1975.

2. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It is a central sector scheme

2. The scheme is administered by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Cases under the UAPA are investigated only by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

2. Under the UAPA, getting bail is rare and the investigating agency has up to 365 days to file a charge sheet.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Agri-voltaic system of 105 KW capacity was developed by ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur.

2. Under component -I of KUSUM (Kisan Urja Suraksha Utthan Mahabhiyan) scheme, there is a provision for installation of agri-voltaic system in farmers’ fields with a capacity ranging from 500 KW to 2 MW.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It is a non-lapsable reserve fund for Health in the Public Account.

2. Proceeds of share of health in the Health and Education Cess will be credited into PMSSN.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) is a Public Sector Enterprise (PSE) of Government of India and commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

2. It was established in 2010.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The Union Cabinet has approved the closure of Handicrafts and Handlooms Export Corporation of India Limited (HHEC).

2. It was under the administrative control of the Ministry of Finance.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The Union Cabinet has recently cleared a Bill to set up a government-owned development finance institution (DFI) with initial paid-up capital of Rs 20,000 crore.

2. The DFI will be fully government-owned initially and the promoter’s stake will be brought down to 26 per cent in the next few years.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. An electoral bond is like a promissory note that can be bought by any Indian citizen or company incorporated in India from select branches of State Bank of India. 

2. It has to be redeemed by Political parties within 365 days only in their specified account.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The new policy provides for fitness tests after the completion of 20 years in the case of privately owned vehicles and 15 years in the case of commercial vehicles.

2. Any vehicle that fails the fitness test or does not manage renewal of its registration certificate may be declared as an End of Life Vehicle.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It increases the maximum foreign investment allowed in an insurance company from 49% to 100%.

2. The Act requires insurers to hold a minimum investment in assets which would be sufficient to clear their insurance claim liabilities.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The Pritzker Architecture Prize is awarded annually to honor a living architect.

2. It was founded in 2000 and is often referred to as the Nobel Prize of architecture.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Nicobar megapode is the globally endangered bird unique to the Nicobars.

2. Galathea National Park is a part of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The Milan-2T is a Tandem Warhead ATGM with the range of 1,850 metres, produced by BDL under license from MBDA Missile Systems, France.

2. These missiles can be fired from ground as well as vehicle-based launchers and can be deployed in Anti-Tank Role for both offensive & defensive tasks.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The Labour Bureau is an attached office of the Ministry of Labour & Employment.

2. Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) is a Government of India enterprise under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is a government regulatory agency that controls the prices of pharmaceutical drugs in India.

2. It was constituted in 2010 as an attached office of the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The United Nations observes March 15 as the International Day of Forests, commemorating the green cover around the world and reiterating its importance.

2. The theme of the International Day of Forests for 2021 is “Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being”.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The scheme will fill the gap between the cities and villages in terms of having their own forest cover.

2. Under the Nagar Van Scheme, Urban forests will be developed in 200 cities in its first phase.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The bill seeks to establish the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development.

2. Its objective is to support the development of long-term non-recourse infrastructure financing in India including development of the bonds and derivatives markets.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. While foreign trade constitutes 45% of India’s GDP, most export promotion efforts are driven by the Centre.

2. District Export Promotion Committees have been notified in the districts of all the States except West Bengal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Covishield is Serum Institute of India’s version of AZD1222.

2. The AZD1222. vaccine developed by AstraZeneca in collaboration with the University of Oxford.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) entered into a partnership with the Government of Denmark to support the Union Government’s flagship programme, Jal Jeevan Mission in Uttar Pradesh.

2. UNOPS was established in 1973 as part of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Ganga Quest is an international bilingual (Hindi and English) online quiz on Ganga.

2. It is being organized by NITI Aayog.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Parosmia is a medical term used to describe a condition in which affected individuals experience “distortions of the sense of smell”.

2. Parosmia is a temporary condition and is not harmful.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Social Awareness and Actions to Neutralize Pneumonia Successfully (SAANS) initiative

2. Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan (SUMAN) initiative

3. School Health and Wellness Ambassadors Initiative

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. Article 124 of the Constitution of India provides for the manner of appointing judges to the Supreme Court (SC).

2. Seniority at the apex court is determined by age.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. According to Union Health Ministry a unique “double mutant” coronavirus variant with a combination of mutations not seen anywhere else in the world has been found in India.

2. Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) is a consortium of 10 laboratories across the country.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. This is the highest number of mines on offer in a particular tranche of auction after commencement of the auction regime since 2014.

2. The coal mines on offer are only from the States of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It is an initiative of Department of School Education and Literacy, Union Ministry of Education.

2. These comics can be accessed online on DIKSHA web portal (diksha.gov.in) or via the DIKSHA app on any android Smartphone.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. For appointment of any Judge of SC (other than CJI), the CJI must be consulted.

2. The keshavantha bharathi case has formalised the collegium system for the purpose of consultation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. It targets to achieve 20% to 30% reduction in Particulate Matter concentrations by 2024 (with 2017 as base year).

2. A National Knowledge Network comprising leading air quality specialists has also been constituted as a technical advisory group to support activities under NCAP.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The third phase of the Indian beamline project was initiated recently with special focus on industrial application research.

2. It is initiative under India-France Scientific and Technological Cooperation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The Centre has only rejected 4.3% of all Right to Information (RTI) requests in 2019-20, the lowest ever rate, according to the Central Information Commission’s annual report.

2. The RTI Act allows public authorities to reject RTI requests only on the ground of sovereignty, security and intelligence matters.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. any profit or loss on transactions involving cryptocurrency.

2. the amount of cryptocurrency held on the reporting date.

3. any deposits or advances received from anyone for the purpose of investing in cryptocurrencies or virtual currencies.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. India and Bangladesh recently signed 5 MoUs in the fields of Disaster Management, trade, NCC, ICT and setting up of sports facilities.

2. A direct passenger train named ‘Mitali Express’ will run between Dhaka and New Jalpaiguri.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. A polling agent is a person appointed as a representative of a political party as it is not possible for a candidate to be physically present at every polling booth on the day of the elections.

2. As per the Election Commission’s rules, a polling agent should be familiar with the rules and procedures to conduct elections using EVMs and VVPATs, and with the working of these machines.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Culex mosquitoes are known carriers of Japanese encephalitis

2. They can fly up to a distance of 1-1.5 km.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Delhi witnesses long-range transport of dust nearly every year from Rajasthan, and even from Afghanistan, during summer months.

2. Dust storms are among the best natural sources of micro-nutrients for several tropical ecosystems

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?