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1. As per the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021, released by the Forest Survey of India (FSI), the total forest and tree cover in India increased by what area in 2021, as compared to 2019?
A) 2,261 sq kms
B) 5,511 sq kms
C) 3,646 sq kms
D) 1,538 sq kms
2. According to United Nations’ WESP 2022 Report, what is the estimated growth rate of Indian economy in FY 2022?
A) 7.5%
B) 5.1%
C) 6.5%
D) 8.3%
3. Adani Group has inked an MoU with South Korea’s POSCO to set up a green, environment-friendly integrated steel mill in which state?
A) Bihar
B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra
D) Karnataka
4. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), to replace K. Sivan?
A) S. Somanath
B) G. Madhavan Nair
C) Udupi Ramachandra Rao
D) Ajit Kumar Mohanty
5. Name the first city of India to have a water metro project.
A) Mumbai
B) Ahmedabad
C) Amritsar
D) Kochi
6. Which state has topped in terms of increase in forest cover as per ‘India State of Forest Report (ISFR)’ 2021?
A) Tamil Nadu
B) Maharashtra
C) Andhra Pradesh
D) Haryana
7. Who is the author of the book “Indomitable: A Working Woman’s Notes on Work, Life and Leadership”?
A) Arundhati Bhattacharya
B) Anshula Kant
C) Naina Lal Kidwai
D) Shikha Sharma
8. Who has been appointed as the managing director & chief executive officer of (MD & CEO) of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank?
A) Samit Ghosh
B) Ittira Davis
C) Banavar Prabhakar
D) Rajesh Jogi
9. India’s first heli-hub has recently been inaugurated in which place, having all aviation facilities?
A) Chennai
B) Nagpur
C) Agra
D) Gurugram
10. PM Modi has inaugurated how many new government medical colleges in Tamil Nadu in January 2022?
A) 8
B) 5
C) 11
D) 16
Answers:
A) 2,261 sq kms
C) 6.5%
B) Gujarat
A) S. Somanath
D) Kochi
C) Andhra Pradesh
A) Arundhati Bhattacharya
B) Ittira Davis
D) Gurugram
C) 11
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