| 9. | What is the theme of the 2021 "Raisina Dialogue"? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Raisina Dialogue is a multilateral conference held annually in New Delhi, India. Since its inception in 2016, the conference has emerged as India's flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics. The theme for the 2021 conference is "#ViralWorld: Outbreaks, Outliers and Out of Control". |
| 10. | Which municipal corporation has launched India's first Green Municipal bond? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation (GMC) has issued India's first Green Municipal bond. |
| 11. | Who has won the AICTE Lilavati Awards, 2020 under the "Legal Awareness" sub theme? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The Radiant Seetha from Thiagarajar Polytechnic College won the contest in the 'Legal Awareness' sub-theme. |
| 12. | Poonam Gupta has become the first female to be named as the new Director-General of the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). She will take over from whom in May 2021? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The World bank economist Poonam Gupta has been appointed as the new Director General of the policy think tank "National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)".She would succeed Shekhar Shah. |
| 13. | How many institutions have been awarded the AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Six higher education institutions have been awarded the AICTE Lilavati Awards 2020. |
| 14. | The World Chagas Disease Day is marked annually on which date? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The World Chagas Disease Day is observed on 14 April to raise the public awareness and visibility among people about Chagas Disease. |
| 15. | Who has won the award for "Best Leading Actor" at the 74th edition of the BAFTA awards 2021? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Anthony Hopkins, The Father has won the award for "Best Leading Actor" at the 74th edition of the BAFTA awards 2021. |
| 16. | The Axis Bank and its subsidiaries have recently acquired what percent of stake in the Max Life Insurance Company to become its co-promoters? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Axis Bank along with its subsidiaries, Axis Capital and Axis Securities, have completed the acquisition of 12.99 percent stake in the Max Life Insurance Company. |
