SOLVED PAPER 2021 (CDS) (II) (General Studies)

Total Questions: 120

51. President Jovenel Moise, who was assassinated recently, was the President of which one of the following countries?

Correct Answer: (b) Haiti
Solution:

Jovenel Moise was a Haitian entrepreneur and politician who served as the President of Haiti from 2017 until his assassination in 2021. He was sworn in as President in February 2017 after winning the November 2016 election. In 2019, political unrest and calls for his resignation became a crisis.

52. Recently, which one among the following Ministries was formed under the Government of India?

Correct Answer: (c) Ministry of Cooperation
Solution:

The Ministry of Co-operation is a ministry under the Government of India which was formed in July 2021. The ministry provides a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the cooperative movement in the country.

53. Indian Naval Ship INS Tabar had recently participated in a two-day naval exercise with the Italian Navy. The exercise was conducted in

Correct Answer: (d) Mediterranean sea
Solution:

Indian Naval Ship Tabar participated in two day Naval exercises with a frontline frigate of the Italian Navy after it entered the Port of Naples as part of a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea.

54. Which one of the following countries has recently been awarded a malaria-free certification by the WHO

Correct Answer: (c) China
Solution:

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared China as ‘malaria-free’. The final decision on awarding a malaria-free certification rests with the WHO Director-General, based on a recommendation by the independent Malaria Elimination Certification Panel (MECP).

55. Who amongst the following was honoured with Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2020 ?

Correct Answer: (b) Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Solution:

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was honoured with Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 for his outstanding contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violent and other Gandhian methods break Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual award instituted by the Government of India since 1995, the 125th Birth Anniversary commemoration year of Mahatma Gandhi. The award is open to all persons regardless of nationality, race, language, caste, creed or sex.

56. Why was Dholavira in the news recently?

Correct Answer: (d) It received the UNESCO World Heritage Tag
Solution:

Dholavira is an archaeological site at Khadirbet in Bhachau Taluka of Kutch District, in the state of Gujarat. Dholavira, the archaeological site of a Harappan-era city, received the UNESCO world heritage site tag. Dholavira became the fourth site from Gujarat and 40th from India to make the list, it is the first site of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) in India to get the tag.

57. Which one of the following is the oldest football tournament of Asia?

Correct Answer: (c) Durand Cup
Solution:

Durand Cup is the oldest football tournament in Asia. It was first held in 1888 in Annadale, Shimla. It is hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society.

58. Who among the following is the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Olympics ?

Correct Answer: (a) Karnam Malleswari
Solution:

She is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000. She is a retired Indian weightlifter. She received the Arjuna Award and in 1999, she received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, India's highest sporting honour and the civilian Padma Shri award.

59. The Russian Federation participated in the Tokyo Olympics, 2020 under which of the following names?

Correct Answer: (a) Russian Olympic Committee
Solution:

Russian Federation participated in the Tokyo Olympics 2020 under Russian Olympic Committee. Athletes didn’t compete under the Russian flag because of a punishment handed down by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Originally, Russia had been suspended for four years of Olympic action, but in late 2020, that punishment was reduced to two years.

60. Which of the following States/Union Territory/Region are in special focus in the National Mission on Edible Oils - Oil Palm?

Correct Answer: (b) North-East Region and Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Solution:

National Mission on Edible Oil-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) is a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme. It is proposed to have an additional 6.5 lakh hectares for palm oil by 2025-26. It will involve raising the area under oil palm cultivation to 10 lakh hectares by 2025-26 and 16.7 lakh hectares by 2029-30.The special emphasis of the scheme will be in India’s North-Eastern (NE) states and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands due to the conducive weather conditions in the regions.