1) Which of the following ride share partners has partnered with UNESCO to provide free drive to vaccination?

A) Ola

B) Uber

C) Google

D) Facebook

Answer : B

Uber and UNESCO are coming together to offer a ‘Free rides for teachers’ vaccination’ campaign to provide teachers with the means to travel to the vaccination centres in a safe manner while offsetting the costs of traveling long distances.

2) Global education coalition was launched by which of the following organizations?

A) UNESCO

B) UNICEF

C) UNDA

D) UNGA

Answer : A

UNESCO launched the Global Education Coalition (GEC), a platform for collaboration to protect the right to education during the pandemic and beyond.

3) Which of the following states started scheme to provide a financial assistance of 2.5 lakhs to women who lost their husband?

A) Assam

B) Telangana

C) Andra Pradesh

D) Karnataka

Answer : A

The Assam government on Sunday launched a scheme entailing a one-time financial assistance of ₹2.5 lakh to women who lost their husbands to COVID-19 since March-April 2020. It is called as Chief Minister’s COVID-19 Widows Support Scheme and it is for women from low-income families with a total annual income of up to ₹5 lakh.

4) What is the name given to place where auspicious chariots of Puri Rath Yatra are prepared?

A) Ratha Stala

B) Ratha Griha

C) Ratha Khala

D) None of the above

Answer : C

The three chariots are constructed by traditional carpenters at a place called Ratha Khala

5) Where is KESARIA BUDDHA STUPA located?

A) Bihar

B) Nepal

C) Uttar Pradesh

D) Bhutan

Answer : A

Kesaria Buddha stupa is located at Champaran, Bihar

6)Which is the first state in India to recruit a cadre of forensic police?

A) Karnataka

B) Telangana

C) Andra Pradesh

D) Tamilnadu

Answer : A

Karnataka is set to have a separate cadre of ‘scene of crime officers’, a first in the country.The pool will create resources who specialise in identification, collection and preservation of evidence at the scene of crime, and identifying, recording and collecting evidence at the crime scene. The officers will have an equivalent rank of police sub-inspector and will be part of the Directorate of Forensic Science Laboratories.

7) On confluence of which rivers is Mekedaatu located?

A) Arkavathi

B) Cauvery

C) Both A & B

D) None of the Above

Answer :  C

Mekedaatu is located on the confluence of Arkavathi and Cauvery

8)Where is LEMRU elephant reserve found?

A) Jharkand

B) Madhya Pradesh

C) Chattisgarh

D) Orissa

Answer : C

Lemru is a elephant reserve in Chattisgarh

9) PK Warrier is a doctor who made Ayurveda world famous. To which state did he  belong?

A) Karnataka

B) Telangana

C) Kerala

D) Tamilnadu

Answer : C

Famous Kerala Ayurveda Doctor P K Warrier, who almost single-handedly transformed Kerala ayurveda from a localised, tradition-bound treatment to a globally renowned healing system passed away

10) Which of the following articles  speak about election to speaker of state legislature?

A) Article 176

B) Article 177

C) Article 178

D) Article 179

Answer : C

Article 178 speaks about election to speaker of state legislature

11) India hosts the relics of St  Ketevan. To Which country she belonged to?

A) Georgia

B) Slovenia

C) Australia

D) Romania

Answer : A

St Ketevan was queen of Georgia

12)What does 'Cairo Consensus' deal with?

A) Reproductive rights

B) Animal rights

C) Rights of freedom

D) None of the above

Answer : A

Cairo Consensus called for a promotion of reproductive rights, empowering women, universal education, maternal and infant health to untangle the knotty issue of poverty and high fertility

13) Which article deals with presidents power to make rules for transaction of the buisness of government of India?

A) Article 71

B) Article 77

C) Article 97

D) Article 107

Answer : B

Article 77(3)-“The President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the business of the Government of India, and for the allocation among Ministers of the said business.”

14)Which of the following is a example of CRYPTOGRAM plant?

A) Algae

B) Lichens

C) Ferns

D) All of the above

Answer : D

Cryptograms are plants that reproduce using spores. Common examples are Algae, Bryoohytes, Lichens, ferns, Fungi

15) Where is RAMGARH TIGER RESERVE located?

A) Rajasthan

B) Madhya Pradesh

C) Telangana

D) Maharashtra

Answer : A

The Rajasthan government will develop a tiger corridor connecting the newly proposed ‘Ramgarh Tiger Reserve’, Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve.