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Current Affairs question asked in OPSC ASO 2021

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Here are the Questions asked in the OPSC ASO 2021 Examination (Advt. No. 26 of 2021-22), held on August 21, 2022. As solving the previous year’s question paper is an important part of the preparation, we have consolidated the current affairs questions for 2021.

 

BUDGET

  1. In the guidelines announced by the Union Finance Minister in the 2022- 2023 Budget, instead of using the term ‘Crypto Currency’, the term _____is used: Virtual Digital Assets (VDA)
  2. Which State in India presented ‘Child Budget’ as part of the Annual State Budget: Madhya Pradesh

NATIONAL AFFAIRS

  1. The Government of India announced it’s decision to convert 150 villages into ‘Villages of Excellence with technical assistance from: Israeli
  2. Which one of the following is not the objective of ‘Operation Sajag’ launched by Delhi Police: Special rewards to traffic-friendly drivers
  3. The GSI has approved the setting up of country’s first Geological Park at: Lamheta, Jabalpur, MP
  4. The Central Board of Secondary Education has introduced ‘Data Science Subject’ as a subject for it’s students of 8-12 class in collaboration with __ company: Microsoft
  5. Digital India ‘BHASHINI is (Which one of the above is not correct):
  6. Who is known as the ‘Missile Woman of India: Dr. Tessy Thomas
  7. 3 questions on finding of statements which is not correct related to (i) Deep Ocean Mission (ii) Chang’e5 Lunar Spacecraft Mission (iii) Ukraine and Russia
  8. In January 2022, the Border Roads Organisation carried out the final blast on Sela Tunnel. The tunnel is located in: Arunachal Pradesh
  9. Which recent online campaign led to declaration of Jaypore Rainforest as National Park in Assam: Save Dehing Patkai

AWARD

  1. With which American Scientist Professor Deepak Dhar shared the prestigious Boltzmann medal in Statistical Physics for the Year 2022: John Hopfield
  2. Who were awarded Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2019 for developing lithium-ion batteries: John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino

INDEX & REPORT

  1. According to the “Charitable Aid Foundation”, which country topped the “World Giving Index”, 2021: Indonesia

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

  1. Which country recently passed a law to make ‘ethnic unity’ mandatory: Tibet
  2. The 15th “World Forestry Congress” was held at: Seoul, Korea
  3. “South Asia Economic Focus” a biannual Economic Report, is published by: World Bank
  4. Which is the principle of ‘Common But Differentiated Responsibilities’ associate: Paris Agreement on Climate Change

INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL BODIES

  1. Which of the following countries is not a Member of SAARC: Singapore
  2. Where is the Head-quarter of the International Solar Alliance: Gurugram
  3. Which country hosted the virtual mode of the Summit meeting of the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in November 2021: Kazakhstan
  4. What are the total membership countries of NATO?
  5. Where is the headquarters of NATO: Brussels, Belgium
  6. Which country hosted the first Summit meeting of BIMSTEC in virtual mode in March 2022: Sri Lanka
  7. Which among the following countries was elected to the UN Security Council as a Non-permanent member in June 2022: Mozambique
  8. How many years does a non-permanent member serve in the UN Security Council: Two year
  9. Which organization vision is to enable ‘One World, One Sun, One Grid’: International Solar Alliance

DEFENCE

  1. Dharma Guardian Military Exercise is conducted between which of the following countries: India & Japan
  2. The Indian National Defence University (INDU) is located at: Binola Village, Haryana
  3. The present Chief of Air Staff of India?
  4. QUAD comprises the following countries: Australia, India, Japan, and the United States
  5. On 28 January, 2022, which helicopter was officially inducted into Indian Naval Ship (INS) Utkrosh at Port Blair: ALH Mk III
  6. The only Air Force Officer to have received the Param Vir Chakra is: Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
  7. The S-400 Missile Defence System is procured by India from: Russia
  8. In a boost to Atmanirbhar Bharat, which aircraft is was given Acceptance of Necessity by the Defence Acquisition Council in June 2022, to be manufactured by HAL: Dornier

Important Days

  1. The theme of “Earth Day-2022” is: Invest in our Planet

 

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