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1 www.gradeup.co 1.Which one among the following bank has C. National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. offered the interest free cash scheme? D. CME Group Inc.

A. HDFC Bank. B. ICICI Bank. 7.Which one among the following state has C. IDFC Bank. started doorstep delivery of ration, to ration D. DBS Bank. card holders?

A. Andhra Pradesh. 2.In which of the following place the India’s B. Telangana. first labour movement museum would be C. Manipur. setup? D. Uttar Pradesh.

A. Alappuzha. B. Kolkata. 8.What is the rank of India in the Global C. Ahmedabad. Firepower defence review? D. Kochi. A. 1st rank. B. 3rd rank. 3.Which country has the largest diaspora in C. 7th rank. the world, according to the UN? D. 4th rank.

A. Pakistan. B. Australia. 9.Which state police academy has been C. Brazil. awarded as the best instruction for training D. India. in India for the year 2019-2020?

A. Haryana Police Academy. 4.Which one among the following bank has B. Gujarat Police Academy. launched ‘InstaFX’ mobile app? C. Rajasthan Police Academy. D. Tamil Nadu Police Academy. A. State Bank of India (SBI). B. HDFC Bank. C. ICICI Bank. 10.Which one among the following state has D. Reserve Bank of India (RBI). started the jail tourism?

A. Gujarat. 5.Which one among the following bank has B. . the punchline ‘A Passion to Perform’? C. Pondicherry. D. Andaman and Nicobar. A. HDFC Bank. B. Deutsche Bank. C. ICICI Bank. 11.Which one among the following bank has D. FT Financial Times. launched themed credit card in partnership with Aditya Birla Pvt Ltd.?

6.Which one among the following has A. Citi bank. emerged as the world’s largest derivative B. State Bank of India. exchange in 2020? C. YES bank. D. Axis bank. A. Chicago Board Options Exchange. B. New York Board of Trade.

2 www.gradeup.co 12.Which city has emerged as the world’s 17.What is the name of the World’s 1st fastest growing tech hub? flexible bulletproof vest developed by Indian Army major? A. Bengaluru. B. Berlin. A. Shakti. C. . B. Brahmastra. D. Paris. C. Bull force. D. Rakshakavach.

13.Which one among the following bank has tied up with Niyo to issue prepaid cards to 18.In which state does the Kalahandi district workers of MSME’s.? -rice production hub is located?

A. HDFC bank. A. Assam. B. YES bank. B. Manipur. C. Bank of Maharashtra. C. Odisha. D. ICICI bank. D. Tamil Nadu.

14.Which one among the following 19.Under which development authority the organization has punchline ‘Karte Ja. Badhte driverless metro car was unveiled on 15 Ja.’? January 2021?

A. Reliance communication. A. Pune Metropolitan Region Development B. Phone Pe. Authority (PMRDA). C. Servo. B. Bengaluru Metropolitan Region Development D. Shapoorji Pallonji. Authority (BMRDA). C. Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). 15.Which country has ranked 4th among the D. Kochi Metropolitan Region Development ‘Break Out Economies’ of the Digital Authority (KMRDA). Evolution Scorecard?

A. China. 20.On which day the National Road Safety B. Azerbaijan. Month was inaugurated? C. Japan. D. India. A. 2nd January 2021. B. 12th January 2021. C. 10th January 2021. 16.Who has won the Nelson Mandela World’s D. 18th January 2021. Humanitarian award in 2021?

A. Sachin Awasthi. B. Ravi Gaikwad. C. Danny Kaye. D. Priyanka Chopra.

3 www.gradeup.co ###ANSWERS## statistics maintained by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) for calendar year 2020. 1. Ans. C. 7. Ans. A. IDFC First Bank Ltd has launched two unique offerings, which are interest free cash advances Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for 48 days and dynamic interest rates on launched door delivery to rice to ration card revolving credit. The interest free cash scheme holders along with a fleet of 2,500 mobile is a first for the industry. dispensing units from Vijayawada on 21 January 2021. Every bag of rice is sealed and tagged 2. Ans. A. with a unique code, leaving zero scope for adulteration. The government will bear an The country’s first Labour Movement Museum additional cost of Rs. 830 crores per annum to would be launched in Alappuzha. The museum the new system. will feature a huge repository of documents and exhibits that shaped the labour movement 8. Ans. D. across the continents and impacted Alappuzha. India has been ranked 4th in the Global 3. Ans. D. Firepower defence review. The US came first followed by Russia China and 2nd and 3rd The Indian diaspora is the largest in the world, positions, respectively. Each country is with 18 million people from the country living evaluated on a multitude of factors related to a outside their homeland in 2020, according to prolonged offensive or defensive military UN. The United Arab Emirates, the US and Saudi campaign. The finalized Global Firepower Arabia host the largest number of migrants from ranking utilizes over 50 individual factors to India. determine a given nation’s Power Index score.

4. Ans. C. 9. Ans. C.

ICICI Bank will launch a new mobile application The centre has ranked Jaipur-based Rajasthan ‘InstaFX’. The app enables the authorized money Police Academy as the best institution for changers who are partners of the Bank, to training gazetted officers in the country for the complete the KYC verification and validation of year 2019-2020. Similarly, the state’s Police customers digitally and on a real-time basis. Training Centre in Kishangarh has been rated as ICICI Bank is the first bank in the country to best in the country for training constables. The offer such a facility to money changers. awards have been conferred by the Police Research and Development Bureau of the Union 5. Ans. B. Ministry of Home Affairs.

Deutsche Bank has the punchline ‘A Passion to 10. Ans. B. Perform’. The Maharashtra government will start ‘jail 6. Ans. C. tourism’ in the state from Pune’s Yerawada prison on January 26, 2021. It will facilitate National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE) has people to visit and see from close quarters the emerged as the world’s largest derivatives historical prisons. This is the first of its kind exchange in 2020 in terms of number of initiative in the country. contracts traded based on the statistics maintained by the Futures Industry Association 11. Ans. C. (FIA). NSE is ranked 4th in the world in the cash equities by number of trades as per the YES Bank has announced its partnership with Aditya Birla Wellness Private Limited to launch

4 www.gradeup.co the YES BANK Wellness’ and ‘YES Bank 17. Ans. A. Wellness Plus credit cards. These are aimed at the holistic health, self-care and wellness of An Indian Army major has indigenously consumers. Consumers can enjoy the developed the world’s first bulletproof jacket, complimentary health benefits by simply meant to be used by both male and female registering on the Aditya Birla Multiply App. combatants. The ballistic vest, dubbed ‘Shakti’, made by Major Anoop Mishra is also the world’s 12. Ans. A. first flexible body armour. The flexible design means that the ballistic jacket will be able to Bengaluru has emerged as the world’s fastest absorb the impact and reduce or stop growing mature tech ecosystem since 2016. It is penetration to the torso. followed by the European cities of London, Munich, Berlin and Paris. 18. Ans. C.

13. Ans. D. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for various development ICICI Bank has tied up with Niyo to issue projects worth Rs 2,085 crore in Kalahandi prepaid cards to workers of Micro, Small district, on 14 January, 2021. Kalahandi is the Medium Enterprise (MSME’s). MSME’s will now second-largest rice producer in the state. It is be able to get ICICI Bank Niyo Bharat Card also supplying rice to the country’s public powered by Visa. The card allows an individual distribution system. to receive fuds up to Rs. 1 lakh into the card account. It offers convenience and safety of 19. Ans. C. digital banking to the blue-collar workforce. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 15 14. Ans. B. January 2021, unveiled driverless metro car for Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Phone Pe has a tagline ‘Karte Ja. Badhte Ja’. Authority (MMRDA). The cars will operate on 25 kV AC traction power. He also virtually 15. Ans. D. launched the Aerospace Assembly Hangar, situated within BEML’s Bangalore complex, and India was ranked 4th among ‘Break Out unveiled first indigenously manufactured Tatra Economies’ in the 3rd edition of the Digital Cabin by BEML. Evolution Scorecard developed by Tufts University’s Fletcher School in partnership with 20. Ans. D. Mastercard. China ranked first while Azerbaijan ranked second. Break Out Economies are those National Road Safety Month was inaugurated on that are digitalised very quickly and yet have a 18th January 2021 to disseminate awareness lot of room to grow before matching those in the regarding road safety and reduce road accidents developed economies. in India. It was launched by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Road Transport and 16. Ans. B. Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari.

Philanthropist Ravi Gaikwad has been awarded the ‘Nelson Mandela’ World Humanitarian Award. This award was given to him for his Sahi Prep Hai Toh Life Set Hai... dedication to the service of humanity. He has also won Lifetime Achievement Award in Social Thank You. Welfare category of Mid-day showbiz icon award 2020, and an award at the Legend All the Best!!! Dadasaheb Phalke Award in Mumbai.

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