1. According to the World
Air Quality Report-2019, how many cities in India are included among the 30
most polluted cities in the world?
a. 21
b. 28
c. 25
d. 10
ANSWER: a. 21
of India’s 30 cities with the worst air quality
are in India. In this list, Ghaziabad of Delhi NCR has emerged as the most
polluted city in the world. Average air quality here was 110.2 in
2019. It is followed by Hotan in China, Gujranwala and Faisalabad in
Pakistan and then Delhi.
2. Which country’s former
President Hosni Mubarak died at the age of 91?
a. Iran
b. Egypt
c. France
d. Iraq
ANSWER: b. Egypt
Hosni Mubarak had been President of Egypt for
three decades. He was also convicted in the killing of protesters in
Egypt. However, the court’s decision was later changed and came out in
March 2017. Hosni Mubarak came to power in 1981 after the assassination of
Anwar Sadat. Hosni Mubarak was made the Vice-President from the President.
3. International Judicial Conference was organized in which city recently?
a. Patna
b. Kanpur
c. New Delhi
d. Hyderabad
ANSWER: c.
The theme of the conference for New Delhi year
2020 was ‘Gender Just World’. During the conference, changes were being
made by the Government of India to recruit women in the military services, to
bring equality in the selection process of fighter pilots. During this
conference, the concept of ‘fair world’ was presented in India’s judicial
system. The concept of ‘fair world’ is related to fair action towards
education, health, gender equality and other social issues.
4. Recently which state government has finished the major water conservation
project ‘Jalayukta Shivar’ started five years ago?
a. Bihar
b. Punjab
c. Karnataka
d. Maharashtra
ANSWER: d. Maharashtra
The project was launched in December 2014
keeping in view the continuous drought conditions in Maharashtra. The
objective of this project was to address the water scarcity in the most
drought-hit villages in an orderly manner. About 52 percent of the
geographical area of the state, including Marathwada and Vidarbha in
Maharashtra, is affected by the drought. The objective of this project was
to conserve the maximum water resources in existing water resources such as
canals, dams and ponds during monsoon.
5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched the Khelo India University
Games being organized for the first time in the country in which state?
a. Odisha
b. Bihar
c. Jharkhand
d. Rajasthan
ANSWER: a.
The main objective of Odisha Khelo India
University Games is to help the youth to strike a balance between sports and
education. Prime Minister Modi said that the Khele India campaign has
played an important role in promoting interest in sports and identifying young
talent from every corner of the country. It is the largest sports
competition at the university level in India. The center is also
supporting the Odisha government in organizing this game. In these games
talented players will be identified and financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh will
be provided to each selected player for 8 years.
