Part 1 – General Studies: Current events and sports

Question | Correct Answer |
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Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021? | Italy |
Who authored the book ‘How to Avoid a Climate Disaster’, released in 2021? | Bill Gates |
Which country announced its plans to build the world’s first ‘coral ark’ in 2021? | Australia |
Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Israel in 2021? | Naftali Bennett |
What was the theme of International Women’s Day 2021? | #ChooseToChallenge |
Which team won the 2021 UEFA Champions League? | Chelsea |
Who was awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction? | Louise Erdrich |
In 2021, which country became the first to legalize Bitcoin as a legal tender? | El Salvador |
Which city was announced as the host of the 2032 Summer Olympics? | Brisbane |
Who was the first woman of color to go to space in 2021? | Sirisha Bandla |
Who was sworn in as the 13th President of Egypt on June 8, 2014? | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi |
What is the name of the first black hole that was discovered? | Cygnus X-1 |
Who is the writer of the book ‘The Hindu view of life’? | Sri Aurobindo |
What is the name of the present Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh? | Bhupesh Baghel |
What is the name of the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom? | Margaret Thatcher |
Which of the following is not a correctly matched pair? | Jaipur – Capital of Rajasthan |
Who won the men’s singles tennis tournament at Wimbledon in 2019? | Novak Djokovic |
Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee located? | 2 |
Which of the following is a recent event in Chhattisgarh? | Lok Sabha Elections |
Who is the new president of USA? | Joe Biden |
Choose the correct answer
Question 1: Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021?
Option 1: Italy
Option 2: France
Option 3: Ukraine
Option 4: Switzerland
Correct Answer: Italy
Question 2: Who authored the book ‘How to Avoid a Climate Disaster’, released in 2021?
Option 1: Al Gore
Option 2: Bill Gates
Option 3: Barack Obama
Option 4: Jane Goodall
Correct Answer: Bill Gates
Question 3: Which country announced its plans to build the world’s first ‘coral ark’ in 2021?
Option 1: Australia
Option 2: Maldives
Option 3: Indonesia
Option 4: UAE
Correct Answer: Australia
Question 4: Who was appointed as the new Prime Minister of Israel in 2021?
Option 1: Benjamin Netanyahu
Option 2: Naftali Bennett
Option 3: Yair Lapid
Option 4: Reuven Rivlin
Correct Answer: Naftali Bennett
Question 5: What was the theme of International Women’s Day 2021?
Option 1: #BalanceforBetter
Option 2: #EachforEqual
Option 3: #ChooseToChallenge
Option 4: #PressforProgress
Correct Answer: #ChooseToChallenge
Question 6: Which team won the 2021 UEFA Champions League?
Option 1: Manchester City
Option 2: Chelsea
Option 3: Real Madrid
Option 4: Bayern Munich
Correct Answer: Chelsea
Question 7: Who was awarded the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction?
Option 1: Colson Whitehead
Option 2: Louise Erdrich
Option 3: Viet Thanh Nguyen
Option 4: Richard Powers
Correct Answer: Louise Erdrich
Question 8: In 2021, which country became the first to legalize Bitcoin as a legal tender?
Option 1: USA
Option 2: El Salvador
Option 3: Japan
Option 4: Switzerland
Correct Answer: El Salvador
Question 9: Which city was announced as the host of the 2032 Summer Olympics?
Option 1: Brisbane
Option 2: Paris
Option 3: Los Angeles
Option 4: Madrid
Correct Answer: Brisbane
Question 10: Who was the first woman of color to go to space in 2021?
Option 1: Sunita Williams
Option 2: Mae Jemison
Option 3: Jessica Watkins
Option 4: Sirisha Bandla
Correct Answer: Sirisha Bandla
Question 11: Who was sworn in as the 13th President of Egypt on June 8, 2014?
Option 1: Mohamed Morsi
Option 2: Adly Mansour
Option 3: Hosni Mubarak
Option 4: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Correct Answer: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Question 12: What is the name of the first black hole that was discovered?
Option 1: V4641 Sgr
Option 2: A0620-00
Option 3: Cygnus X-1
Option 4: GRO J1655-40
Correct Answer: Cygnus X-1
Question 13: Who is the writer of the book ‘The Hindu view of life’?
Option 1: Sri Aurobindo
Option 2: Swami Vivekananda
Option 3: Rabindranath Tagore
Option 4: None of the above
Correct Answer: Sri Aurobindo
Question 14: What is the name of the present Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh?
Option 1: Ajay Chandrakar
Option 2: Bhupesh Baghel
Option 3: T.S. Singh Deo
Option 4: Ramsewak Paikra
Correct Answer: Bhupesh Baghel
Question 15: What is the name of the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Option 1: Margaret Thatcher
Option 2: Theresa May
Option 3: Caroline Lucas
Option 4: Elena C status
Correct Answer: Margaret Thatcher
Question 16: Which of the following is not a correctly matched pair?
Option 1: New Delhi – Capital of India
Option 2: Chandigarh – Capital of Haryana
Option 3: Bhopal – Capital of Madhya Pradesh
Option 4: Jaipur – Capital of Rajasthan
Correct Answer: Jaipur – Capital of Rajasthan
Question 17: Who won the men’s singles tennis tournament at Wimbledon in 2019?
Option 1: Novak Djokovic
Option 2: Rafael Nadal
Option 3: Roger Federer
Option 4: Andy Murray
Correct Answer: Novak Djokovic
Question 18: Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee located?
Option 1: New York City, USA
Option 2: Lausanne, Switzerland
Option 3: Rome, Italy
Option 4: Paris, France
Correct Answer: 2
Question 19: Which of the following is a recent event in Chhattisgarh?
Option 1: Construction of New Railway Line
Option 2: Lok Sabha Elections
Option 3: Demonetization
Option 4: Introduction of GST
Correct Answer: Lok Sabha Elections
Question 20: Who is the new president of USA?
Option 1: Donald Trump
Option 2: Joe Biden
Option 3: Barack Obama
Option 4: Nancy Pelosi
Correct Answer: Joe Biden
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