Current Affairs January-2021
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CURRENT AFFAIRS JANUARY-2021 1. Where did Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced the setting up of multi-model logistics park? (a) Durgapur (b) Bhilai (c) Tezpur (d) Silchar (e) Rourkela Ans. (d); 2. Indian Railways completed successful speed trials of the new design Vistadome Tourist Coaches made by Integral Coach Factory (ICF) at what speed? (a) 150 kmph (b) 180 kmph (c) 130 kmph (d) 160 kmph (e) 190 kmph Ans. (b); 3. The Union Cabinet approved the export of which missile system in order to boost domestic defence manufacturing? (a) Akash (b) BrahMos- II (c) Dhanush (d) Nirbhay (e) BrahMos Ans. (a); 4. Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in December 2020? (a) Surat (b) Bareilly (c) Rajkot (d) Pushkar (e) Hisar Ans. (c); 5. Which bank has collaborated with Salesforce, a leader in customer relationship management, to build a next generation technology platform to power the retail lending business? (a) Yes Bank (b) Axis Bank (c) Kotak Mahindra Bank (d) IndusInd Bank (e) Federal Bank Ans. (a); 6. Which foreign bank in India has introduced ‘Travel Now’, a one-stop travel marketplace within its app? (a) Qatar National Bank (b) DBS Bank (c) The Bank of Nova Scotia (d) Deutsche Bank (e) SBM Bank Ans. (b); 7. Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) of Pune signed an MoU with which of the following to co-create India’s first Social Impact Bond (SIB)? (a) United Nations Environment Programme (b) United Nations Development Programme (c) United Nations Human Settlement Programme (d) United Nations Population Fund (e) United Nations Capital Development Fund Ans. (b); 1 www.teachersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.bankersadda.com | www.adda247.com 8. Which state government signed a contract execution (MoU) for the country’s first ethanol plant to be set up in the state under the public-private partnership (PPP) model? (a) Haryana (b) Bihar (c) Jharkhand (d) Chhattisgarh (e) Punjab Ans. (d); 9. The Common Services Centers (CSCs) has partnered with which institute to establish a Design and Innovation Lab for conducting research on design-led innovations related to leveraging livelihood? (a) IIT Madras (b) IIT Roorkee (c) IIT Kharagpur (d) IIT Delhi (e) IIT Kanpur Ans. (d); 10. The government extended the tenure of whom as the secretary of Department of Space and chairman of Space Commission by a year? (a) A. S. Kiran Kumar (b) Vikram Sarabhai (c) K Sivan (d) S. Somanath (e) B. N. Suresh Ans. (c); 11. Which state government has launched its own crop relief scheme ‘Kisan Fasal Rahat Yojana’ to replace the Prime Minister’s insurance scheme? (a) Jharkhand (b) Bihar (c) Punjab (d) Rajasthan (e) Madhya Pradesh Ans. (a); 12. What is the interest rate on the National Savings Certificate (NSC) for January-March 2021 quarter? (a) 3.4% (b) 6.8% (c) 7.8% (d) 6.9% (e) 7.5% Ans. (b); 13. With which state/UT government has Solar firm Oakridge Energy signed agreements to solarize 1,000 schools in state/UT by 2022? (a) Chhattisgarh (b) Chandigarh (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Karnataka (e) Delhi Ans. (e); 14. Who has been appointed as the new chairman and CEO of the Railway Board? (a) Shyamraj Mehta (b) Prabhakar Sardana (c) Suneet Sharma (d) Sumit Arora (e) Vivek Tripathi Ans. (c); 15. Who has been honoured with Tansen Samman- 2020 for Hindustani classical music? (a) Pt. Ulhaas Kashalkar (b) Pt. Satish Vyas (c) Pt. Vidyadhar Mehta (d) Pt. Dalchan Sharma (e) Pt. Vikas Kashalkar Ans. (b); 16. Which one of the following is one of the tea producing sites from Japan which has been recognized by the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) as the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS)? (a) Fuzhou Jasmine tea site (b) Traditional Hadong Tea Agrosystem (c) Traditional Tree Grass system (d) Pu’er Traditional Tea Agrosystem (e) Harney & Sons Fine Teas Ans. (c); 2 www.teachersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.bankersadda.com | www.adda247.com 17. Which educational institution has been sanctioned Rs.135 crore by the Department of Science and Technology to set up a Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation and Data Acquisition Systems? (a) IIT Kanpur (b) IIT Hyderabad (c) IIT Delhi (d) IIT Bombay (e) IIT Roorkee Ans. (b); 18. Indira Joseph Venniyoor who passed away was related to which profession? (a) News Broadcaster (b) Actor (c) Scientist (d) Economist (e) Model Ans. (a); 19. Buta Singh who passed away was related to which profession? (a) Singer (b) Actor (c) Politician (d) Sportsperson (e) Director Ans. (c); 20. John Fulton Reid who passed away was the finest batsman of which country? (a) New Zealand (b) America (c) Ireland (d) West Indies (e) Australia Ans. (a); 21. Which state government launched a mobile application ‘DigiNest’, to give people digital access to the state government’s directory, which can be synced with the smart phone with the click of a button? (a) Karnataka (b) Odisha (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Punjab (e) Chhattisgarh Ans. (d); 22. Which airport has recently become a CAT IIIB compliant runway that can be used by aircraft even during inclement weather and foggy conditions? (a) Coimbatore International Airport (b) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (c) Kempegowda International Airport (d) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (e) Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport Ans. (c); 23. Who is appointed as the new chairman of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)? (a) Soma Mondal (b) Surbhi Bhatacharya (c) Rekha Banerjee (d) Anil Kumar Chaudhary (e) Vaishika Mittal Ans. (a); 24. Which state/UT government has signed an MoU with the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) to promote the state’s horticulture produce in the global market? (a) Puducherry (b) Jammu and Kashmir (c) Mizoram (d) Assam (e) Arunachal Pradesh Ans. (b); 3 www.teachersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.bankersadda.com | www.adda247.com 25. In January 2021, National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) announced transactions through which medium to be completely free? (a) NEFT (b) RTGS (c) UPI (d) IMPS (e) All of the above Ans. (c); 26. To augment electricity generation capacity in which state, India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a USD 231 million loan agreement? (a) Assam (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Tripura (e) Karnataka Ans. (a); 27. To expand horticulture production and farm household income in which state, India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a USD 10 million project readiness financing (PRF)? (a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Himachal Pradesh (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Sikkim (e) West Bengal Ans. (b); 28. India along with 4 other countries has joined as a Non-Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council, UNSC. Which one of the following is not among those? (a) Kenya (b) Norway (c) Iceland (d) Uganda (e) Mexico Ans. (c); 29. International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) situated where has become an associate member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)? (a) Maharashtra (b) Gujarat (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Rajasthan (e) Delhi Ans. (b); 30. The World Health Organization has cleared the which coronavirus vaccine for emergency use? (a) Oxford Institute’s Covishield (b) COVAX (c) Pfizer-BioNTech (d) Biocon (e) Covaxin Ans. (c); 31. The government is implementing a Rs 320-crore project for five major ports in order to provide a digital port ecosystem. Which one of the following is not one of those ports? (a) Deendayal (b) Kolkata (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Mumbai (e) Chennai Ans. (c); 32. Which state government will host the fourth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF 2021) in march 2021? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Kerala (c) West Bengal (d) Punjab (e) Gujarat Ans. (b); 33. Where was the five days ‘National Folk Dance Festival’ organized in December 2020? (a) Jammu (b) Kanpur (c) Patiala (d) Hisar (e) Shimla Ans. (a); 4 www.teachersadda.com | www.sscadda.com | www.bankersadda.com | www.adda247.com 34. India’s April-November fiscal deficit stood at what percent of full-year target? (a) 125% (b) 105% (c) 135% (d) 140% (e) 156% Ans. (c); 35. Indian player Michael Kindo who passed away was related with which sport? (a) Squash (b) Badminton (c) Football (d) Cricket (e) Hockey## Ans. (e); 36. Justice Pankaj Mithal has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the court of which of the following? (a) Delhi (b) Punjab and Haryana (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) J&K and Ladakh (e)Madhya Pradesh Ans. (d); 37. Which Indian two-wheeler company has become the first globally to cross a market capitalization of INR one trillion? (a) Honda (b) TVS Motor (c) Bajaj Auto (d) Hero MotoCorp (e) Yamaha Ans. (c); 38. Which bank in January 2021 announced the launch of video KYC account opening (VAO) facility for its savings bank accounts? (a) IDBI Bank (b) RBL Bank (c) ICICI Bank (d) Karnataka Bank (e) Canara Bank Ans. (a); 39. Which of the following has signed a $100 million loan with the Government of India to modernise and upgrade the power distribution system to enhance the quality and reliability of electricity supply in Bengaluru city in the state of Karnataka? (a) World Bank (b) World Trade Organisation (c) Asian Development Bank (d) New Development Bank (e) International Monetary Fund Ans. (c); 40. Pablo Cesar of which country will head the 51st International Film Festival of India’s International Jury? (a) Netherlands (b) Argentina (c) Sri Lanka (d) Maldives (e) Austria Ans. (b); 41. Which state government has launched ‘Launch Pad Scheme’ for boys and girls coming out of child care institutions and having completed 18 years of age to be able to make them self-reliant? (a) Telangana (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh (e) Gujarat Ans.