(Q1) Who among the following has been selected as the tourism ambassador of South Korea?
(A) Anand Kumar
(B) Aamir Khan
(C) Amitabh Bachchan
(D) Akshay Kumar
Correct Answer- (A) Anand Kumar
(Q2) Anand Kumar has been selected as the tourism ambassador of which country?
(A) USA
(B) China
(C) South Korea
(D) North Korea
Correct Answer- (C) South Korea
(Q3) At which position in the FIDE ranking has the young International Master Divya Deshmukh achieved her career-best ranking?
(A) 18
(B) 15
(C) 14
(D) 17
Correct Answer- (B) 15
(Q4) How many new districts has the central government announced to create in Ladakh?
(A) 4
(B) 3
(C) 2
(D) 5
Correct Answer- (D) 5
(Q5) Who among the following has been appointed as the ADG of the Indian Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)?
(A) Vishwas Patil
(B) Aarti Shukla
(C) Sanjeev Raina
(D) Suraj Chavan
Correct Answer- (C) Sanjeev Raina
(Q6) How many crores has the Union Cabinet allocated for the Vigyan Dhara scheme?
(A) 13,460
(B) 10,579
(C) 13,440
(D) 11,654
Correct Answer- (B) 10,579
(Q7) Which state has announced the launch of the Subhadra scheme?
(A) Odisha
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Kerala
(D) Tamil Nadu
Correct Answer- (A) Odisha
(Q8) How much money will the Odisha state government provide annually to women aged 21 to 60 years under the Subhadra scheme?
(A) 11,000
(B) 7,000
(C) 8,000
(D) 10,000
Correct Answer- (D) 10,000
(Q9) Which company has developed India’s first indigenous RT PCR kit?
(A) Serum Institute
(B) MedTech Zone
(C) IIT Powai
(D) IIT Kharagpur
Correct Answer- (B) MedTech Zone
(Q10) Pavel Valerievich Durov, currently in the news, is the CEO of which social media app?
(A) Telegram
(B) WhatsApp
(C) Instagram
(D) Facebook
Correct Answer- (A) Telegram
(Q11) Which Union Territory has the Ministry of Home Affairs announced the creation of 5 new districts?
(A) Jammu and Kashmir
(B) New Delhi
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Ladakh
Correct Answer- (D) Ladakh
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