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Time : 00:45 hr Total Marks: 50
Regt No : ________________ Rank : ________________________
Name : ________________ Date of Exam: __________________
Name of Unit : ________________
Signature of Cadet: ____________________
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (50 MARKS) :
PART I
MCQ (25 MARKS)
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which organisation is carrying out the ‘Puneet Sagar Abhiyan’ to keep
seashores/beaches plastic free?
(i) Indian Oil (ii) Indian Navy (iii) Indian Coast Guard (iv) NCC
2. Kazhuvel wetlands which was named a bird sanctuary recently is located in which
state
(i) Orissa (ii) Tamil Nadu (iii) Kerala (iv) Karnataka
3. The first state in India to have implemented the National Education Policy 2020 is
(i) Karnataka (ii) Uttar Pradesh (iii) Kerala (iv) Gujarat
4. The following sector makes up 50% of the GDP of India
(i) Services (ii) Industrial (iii) Agricultural (iv) Telecom
5. As per RBI, additional factor authentication by OTP is required for all recurring
transactions above
(i) Rs 2000 (ii) Rs 10000 (iii) Rs 5000 (iv) Rs 15000
6. The new digital payment application launched by India Post Payments Bank is called
(i) Dak Pay (ii) Post pay (iii) Dak digital (iv) IPPB Pay
7. India is the worlds largest manufacturer of
(i) electronics (ii) generic pharmaceutical drugs (iii) computer chips
(iv) Televisions
8. The latest variant of COVID-19 which has been flagged as a variant of concern is
(i) Alpha (ii) Delta (iii) Omicron (iv) SARS
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9. The former chairman and founder of Wipro who is also a philanthropist is
(i) Narayanamurthy (ii) Ratan Tata (iii) Sundar Pichai (iv) Azim Premji
10. The present Prime Minister of UK is ……..
11. Thimphu is the capital of the following country which is a neighbour of India.
(i) Myanmar (ii) Bhutan (iii) Nepal (iv) China
12. The Indian woman who got a silver medal in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics 2021
is
(i) P.V. Sindhu (ii) Lovlina Borgohain (iii) Mirabai Chanu (iv)
Sakshi Mallik
13. Lewis Hamilton is a
(i) cricketer (ii) tennis player (iii) footballer (iv)
Formula 1 driver
14. The first German tennis player to ever win the Olympics tennis gold at Tokyo in 2021
is
(i) Roger Federer (ii) Alexander Zverev (iii) Novak Djokovic (iv)
Daniil Medvedev
15. Monica Batra is a player who represent India in the sport of
(i) Tennis (ii) Cricket (iii) Football (iv) Table tennis
16. Which country offered official recognition to Yogasana as a competitive sport
(i) Sri Lanka (ii) Myanmar (iii) Singapore (iv) India
17. The fourth Covid vaccine to be granted permission for restricted emergency use in
India is
(i) Covaxin (ii) Covishield (iii) Sputnik (iv) Moderna
18. The latest Indian submarine to be commissioned is named
(i) INS Vela (ii) INS Shakti (iii) INS Himgire=e (iv) INS Kalki
19. Which organization has prepared a draft national migrant labour policy in India?
(i) RBI (ii) NITI Aayog (iii) FICCI (iv) ASSOCHAM
20. Amazon has been in a legal dispute against which company for selling its retail
assets to Reliance Retail?
(i) D-Mart (ii) Aditya Birla Group (iii) Future Retail (iv) K Raheja Corp
21. Which is the first Indian airline to use robotic technology to disinfect aircraft interiors?
(i) Air India express (ii) Spice jet (iii) Indigo (iv) Vistara
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22. ‘Jallikattu’ is an event organized in which Indian state?
(i) Andhra Pradesh (ii) Kerala (iii) Tamil Nadu (iv) Orissa
23. Which Indian state has constructed a ‘smog tower’ to reduce pollution?
(i) Gujarat (ii) New Delhi (iii) Karnataka (iv) Maharashtra
24. What will be the name of Indias first Indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) which will be
commissioned in 2022?
(i) INS Vikram (ii) INS Vikramaditya (iii) INS Vikrant (iv) INS Vijay
25. Who has been appointed as the chief of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
(CPEC )Authority?
(i) Imran Khan (ii) Asim Bajwa (iii) Asaid Umar (iv) Khalid
Mansoor
PART II
FILL IN THE BLANKS (25 MARKS)
1. The Union Minister for Defence is ________________.
2. The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways is ________________.
3. ________________ is the present Chief Justice of India.
4. The Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu is ________________.
5. The present chief of ISRO is ________________.
6. The Indian digital payments company which recently debuted with its IPO listing is
________________.
7. The present Prime Minister of Bangladesh is ________________.
8. The Chief of the Army Staff of Pakistan is ________________.
9. The Indian who won an Olympic track and field gold at the recent Tokyo Olympics is
________________.
10. Badminton player P.V.Sindhu and the Indian hockey team won a ________________
medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
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11. The South African cricketer who recently announced his retirement from all forms of
cricket and was part of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL is ________________.
12. The Indian hockey goalkeeper who was conferred with the Khel Ratna award in 2021
is ________________.
13. Ashraf Ghani, who recently stepped down as President was the President of
________________.
14. The National Voluntary Blood Donation Day is observed on ________________.
15. The Union Home Ministry has recently enhanced the jurisdictional powers of the
Central Armed Police Force, ________________.
16. The Union Ministry which has announced competitions for Deshbhakti Geet writing is
the ________________.
17. The Article of the Indian Constitution which gives powers to the Parliament to make
or repeal laws is Article ________________.
18. ________________Day is observed on 20 November across the world.
19. The top Indian state in terms of production of coal is ________________.
20. The first Indian state to vaccinate its entire adult population with the first dose for
Covid 19 prevention is ________________.
21. The recently announced AUKUS security alliance includes ________________
countries (number of countries).
22. Shri Amitabh Kant is the CEO of ________________.
23. The 2021 Copa America Football tournament was won by ________________.
24. The youngest mayor of the country was sworn in the state of ________________.
25. The author of the book titled ‘The Making of Aadhar : Worlds Largest Identity Platform
is ________________.
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Answer key
PART I
MCQ (25 MARKS)
1. The present Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports is
(i) Shri Kiren Rijiju (ii) Shri Anurag Thakur (iii) Shri Narendra SinghTomar (iv)
Shri Amit Shah.
2. The present Union Minister of Cooperation is
3. The first state in India to have implemented the National Education Policy 2020 is
(i) Karnataka (ii) Uttar Pradesh (iii) Kerala (iv) Gujarat
4. The following sector makes up 50% of the GDP of India
(i) Services (ii) Industrial (iii) Agricultural (iv) Telecom
5. As per RBI, additional factor authentication by OTP is required for all recurring
transactions above
(i) Rs 2000 (ii) Rs 10000 (iii) Rs 5000 (iv) Rs 15000
6. The new digital payment application launched by India Post Payments Bank is called
(i) Dak Pay (ii) Post pay (iii) Dak digital (iv) IPPB Pay
7. India is the worlds largest manufacturer of
(i) electronics (ii) generic pharmaceutical drugs (iii) computer chips
(iv) Televisions
8. The latest variant of COVID-19 which has been flagged as a variant of concern is
(i) Alpha (ii) Delta (iii) Omicron (iv) SARS
9. The former chairman and founder of Wipro who is also a philanthropist is
(i) Narayanamurthy (ii) Ratan Tata (iii) Sundar Pichai (iv) Azim Premji
10. The present Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is
11. Thimphu is the capital of the following country which is a neighbour of India.
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(i) Myanmar (ii) Bhutan (iii) Nepal (iv) China
12. The Indian woman who got a silver medal in weightlifting at the Tokyo Olympics 2021
is
(i) P.V. Sindhu (ii) Lovlina Borgohain (iii) Mirabai Chanu (iv)
Sakshi Mallik
13. Lewis Hamilton is a
(i) cricketer (ii) tennis player (iii) footballer (iv)
Formula 1 driver
14. The first German tennis player to ever win the Olympics tennis gold at Tokyo in 2021
is
(i) Roger Federer (ii) Alexander Zverev (iii) Novak Djokovic (iv)
Daniil Medvedev
15. Monica Batra is a player who represent India in the sport of
(i) Tennis (ii) Cricket (iii) Football (iv) Table tennis
16. Which country offered official recognition to Yogasana as a competitive sport
(i) Sri Lanka (ii) Myanmar (iii) Singapore (iv) India
17. The fourth Covid vaccine to be granted permission for restricted emergency use in
India is
(i) Covaxin (ii) Covishield (iii) Sputnik (iv) Moderna
18. The latest Indian submarine to be commissioned is named
(i) INS Vela (ii) INS Shakti (iii) INS Himgire=e (iv) INS
Kalki
19. Which organization has prepared a draft national migrant labour policy in India?
(i) RBI (ii) NITI Aayog (iii) FICCI (iv) ASSOCHAM
20. Amazon has been in a legal dispute against which company for selling its retail
assets to Reliance Retail?
(i) D-Mart (ii) Aditya Birla Group (iii) Future Retail (iv) K Raheja Corp
21. Which is the first Indian airline to use robotic technology to disinfect aircraft interiors?
(i) Air India express (ii) Spice jet (iii) Indigo (iv) Vistara
22. ‘Jallikattu’ is an event organized in which Indian state?
(i) Andhra Pradesh (ii) Kerala (iii) Tamil Nadu (iv) Orissa
23. Which Indian state has constructed a ‘smog tower’ to reduce pollution?
(i) Gujarat (ii) New Delhi (iii) Karnataka (iv) Maharashtra
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24. What will be the name of Indias first Indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC) which will be
commissioned in 2022?
(i) INS Vikram (ii) INS Vikramaditya (iii) INS Vikrant (iv) INS Vijay
25. Who has been appointed as the chief of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
(CPEC )Authority?
(i) Imran Khan (ii) Asim Bajwa (iii) Asaid Umar (iv) Khalid
Mansoor
PART II
FILL IN THE BLANKS (25 MARKS)
1. The Union Minister for Defence is Shri Rajnath Singh.
2. The Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways is Shri Nitin Gadkari.
3. ………………….is the present Chief Justice of India.
4. The Chief Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu is Shri M.K. Stalin.
5. The present chief of ISRO is …………………...
6. The Indian digital payments company which recently debuted with its IPO listing is
Paytm.
7. The present Prime Minister of Bangladesh is ……………………..
8. The Chief of the Army Staff of Pakistan is Gen ……………………….
9. The Indian who won an Olympic track and field gold at the recent Tokyo Olympics is
Neeraj Chopra.
10. Badminton player P.V.Sindhu and the Indian hockey team won a bronze medal at the
Tokyo Olympics.
11. The South African cricketer who recently announced his retirement from all forms of
cricket and was part of Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL is AB De Villiers.
12. The Indian hockey goalkeeper who was conferred with the Khel Ratna award in 2021
is P.R. Sreejesh.
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13. Ashraf Ghani, who recently stepped down as President was the President of
Afghanistan.
14. The National Voluntary Blood Donation Day is observed on October 1.
15. The Union Home Ministry has recently enhanced the jurisdictional powers of the
Central Armed Police Force, BSF.
16. The Union Ministry which has announced competitions for Deshbhakti Geet writing is
the Ministry of Culture.
17. The Article of the Indian Constitution which gives powers to the Parliament to make
or repeal laws is Article 245.
18. World Childrens Day is observed on ………. November across the world.
19. The top Indian state in terms of production of coal is Chhattisgarh.
20. The first Indian state to vaccinate its entire adult population with the first dose for
Covid 19 prevention is Himachal Pradesh.
21. The recently announced AUKUS security alliance includes 3 countries (number of
countries).
22. Shri Amitabh Kant is the CEO of Niti Aayog.
23. The 2021 Copa America Football tournament was won by Argentina.
24. The youngest mayor of the country was sworn in the state of Kerala.
25. The author of the book titled ‘The Making of Aadhar : Worlds Largest Identity
Platform’ is Ram Sewak Sharma.
