Geological Survey of India | Global Innovation Index - NTPC Exam Questions

 1. Which country topped the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020?

Switzerland

2. Which Institute topped the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2021?

University of Oxford

3. India has ranked ____________ position in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2020.

48th

4. When was the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA) established?

1954

5. Which State government has set up a council for the conservation of biological diversity?

Jammu & Kashmir

6. When was Geological Survey of India (GSI) established?

1851

7. Japan announced emergency loan of _________ for India to fight Covid-19 pandemic

Rs.3,500 crore

8. Where is the headquarters of the Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC) located?

Indonesia

9. How many member countries are there under the Asian and Pacific Coconut Community (APCC)?

18

10. Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the launch of _______, a National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB).

Mission Karmayogi

Nobel Peace Prize | Indira Gandhi Peace Prize - Current Affairs For NTPC Railway Exam

 1. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the National School of Drama?

Paresh Rawal

2. Which world leader has been nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2021?

Donald Trump

 3. Which Indian company has become the world’s 40th most valuable firm?

Reliance Industries

 4. Who was conferred with Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 2019? 

David Attenborough

5. India was ranked at which position on the Global Economic Freedom Index 2020?

105th 

6. Which security forces has deployed female doctors at forward locations in Ladakh for the first-ever time?

ITBP (The Indo-Tibet Border Police (ITBP) )

7. Which private tech investor bought a 1.75% stake in Reliance Retail?

Silver Lake

8. Northrop Grumman has named its next Cygnus spacecraft after which Indian descent astronaut?

Kalpana Chawla

9. Who has become the first Indian to enter the second round of Grand Slam Singles event in the last 7 years?

Sumit Nagal

10. Cabinet has approved which mission for Civil Services Capacity Building? 

Mission Karmayogi

11. India has been ranked at which position in the Global Innovation Index 2020?

48

12. Which nation currently has the world’s largest navy?

China

13. India has jointly won International Chess Olympiad with which nation?

Russia

Mausam | BRICS Meeting TNPSC Exam Questions

1. When the ICC Super League 2020 begin?

July 30th

2. Which Ministry has launched a mobile app called ‘Mausam’?

Ministry of Earth Sciences

3. India supported the construction of a 300-year-old Kali Temple in which nation?

Bangladesh

4. Prime Minister Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated the new Supreme Court building of which nation on July 30, 2020?

Mauritius

5. As per a new study, 1 in 3 children worldwide are threatened by high levels of which chemical element in their blood?

Lead

6. When is the World Hepatitis Day observed?

July 28th

7. Who represented India at the 6th BRICS Environment Ministers’ Meeting?

Prakash Javadekar

8. Which nation has released its first list of verified news portals?

Bangladesh

9. Which nation’s Congressional Committee has passed a bill to promote legacy of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.?

US

10. The Rafale fighter jets en route to India made a stopover in which nation?

UAE

India's Competitiveness Rank | 93rd Oscars | Government Exam Current Affairs

1. India has been ranked at which position on the annual World Competitiveness Index?

43

2. Which nation was ranked first on the World Competitiveness Index?

Singapore

3. When will the 93rd Oscars be held?

April 2021

4. hich nation joined the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence on June 15, 2020 as a founding member?

India

5. Who launched India’s first gas tradition platform- Indian Gas Exchange?

Dharmendra Pradhan

6. India was ranked at which position among the world’s top FDI recipients in 2019, as per the UN?

9th

7. The UNSC will elect how many non-permanent members on June 17?

Five

8. The AIIB approved how much loan to India on June 17, 2020?

USD 750 million (The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB))

9. A petition has been filed in which court seeking directions to the centre to follow 27 percent reservation procedure for OBC category students in medical colleges?

Delhi HC

10. Who will host and produce the 2020 Emmy Awards?

Jimmy Kimmel

World Competitiveness Index | TNPSC - Railway Exams Model Question Paper

1. Which among the awards has been cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19?

Ramon Magsaysay awards

2. According to the World Bank, the global economy will shrink by how much in 2020?

5.2 percent

3. Which planet’s moon is drifting away faster than expected?

Saturn

4. Indian runner Gomathi Marimuthu has been banned from the sport for how many years for doping?

4 Years

5. Which bank has decided to completely digitise its lending operations?

Bank of Baroda

6. India has been ranked at which position on the annual World Competitiveness Index?

43rd

7. Which nation was ranked first on the World Competitiveness Index?

Singapore

8. When will the 93rd Oscars be held?

April 2021

9. Which nation joined the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence on June 15, 2020 as a founding member?

India

10. Who launched India’s first gas tradition platform- Indian Gas Exchange?

Dharmendra Pradhan

11. India was ranked at which position among the world’s top FDI recipients in 2019, as per the UN?

9th

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna | Theme of World Environment Day - TNPSC Group II Questions

1. Who has been nominated by the BCCI for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020?

Rohit Sharma

2. Which nation’s candidature was approved unanimously for non-permanent membership of UNSC from the Asia Pacific category?

India

3. Which nation is the smallest ever nation to secure a UNSC seat?

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

4. What was the theme of World Environment Day 2020?

Biodiversity

5. Who launched a national awareness campaign on Prevention of Human, Animal Mortality on Highways on June 5?

Nitin Gadkari

6. Which nation has ended its relationship with the World Health Organisation?

USA

7. Which place has been declared as Uttarakhand’s new summer capital?

Bhararisen

8. Which state topped India’s State Food Safety Index among larger states?

Gujarat

9. Which Union Territory topped India's Food Safety Index?

Chandigarh

10. Which state has made Bande Utkala Janani its state song?

Odisha

11. India signed an agreement recently with which nation to boost cooperation in the power sector?

Denmark

Economic Affairs | Hubble | World Press Freedom Day

1. Who has been appointed as India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations?

TS Tirumurti

2. Which state has become the first in the northeastern region to develop a mobile COVID-19 sample collection kiosk?

Tripura

3. According to the GRID 2020 report, how many people were displaced in 2019?

5 Million (Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID 2020))

4. Which state has imposed a COVID-19 cess on diesel and petrol?

Nagaland 

5. Who has been named as the new Economic Affairs Secretary?

Tarun Bajaj

6. Who has been appointed as India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations?

TS Tirumurti

7. Which  space telescopes celebrated 30 years of its launch on April 24, 2020?

Hubble  

8. US President Donald Trump has nominated which Indian American as US envoy to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development?

Manisha Singh 

9. The BRICS nations have agreed to allocate how much amount to the New Development Bank (NDB)?

$ 15 billion

10. India ranks at which position in a scientific publication?

3rd

11. When was the World Press Freedom Day observed?

May 3rd