GOOOOGGGGG “Opportunity Are Here” MOST IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS JANUARY 2021 BEST 300+MCQ USEFUL FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAMS ->SSC ->IBPS ->RAILWAY ->ARMY ->POLICE ->UPSC GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN Q.1 In a move to kindle interest in stamps among children, In which city, a philately park has been started? 1. Kolkata, West Bengal 2. Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh 3. Vellore, Tamil Nadu 4. Hyderabad, Telangana 5. Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh Ans.3 Q.2 Which State government will set up a memorial in honour of all the Covid Warriors who sacrificed their lives fighting the deadly virus? 1. Rajasthan 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Odisha 4. Karnataka 5. Nagaland Ans.3 Q.3 Who has been conferred upon the prestigious Tansen Samman? 1. Satish Vyas 2. Robert Lewandowski 3. Lucy Bronze 4. Paul Sein Twa 5. Ashraf Patel Ans.1 Q.4 Who has taken over the charge of new Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Railway Board (Ministry of Railways)? 1. Monika Kumari 2. Suneet Sharma 3. Sunil Shetty 4. Tarkishore Prasad 5. Renu Devi Ans.2 Q.5 Who assumed the charge of Director General, Armed Forces Medical Services? 1. K Natarajan 2. S S Deswal 3. Satyendra Garg 4. Rajat Datta 5. Rakesh Asthana Ans.4 Q.6 Gross revenue from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) hit a record high in December 2020, with collection of _____. 1. ₹1,15,174 Crore 2. ₹1,25,174 Crore 3. ₹1,35,174 Crore 4. ₹95,174 Crore 5. ₹1,10,174 Crore Ans.1 2 | P a g e GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN Q.7 With which Bank, India has signed a USD 231 million loan agreement to augment electricity generation capacity in the State of Assam through construction of a 120 MegaWatt hydroelectric power plant? 1. ADB 2. World Bank 3. IMF 4. AIIB 5. NDB Ans.1 Q.8 ADB and India have signed $10 million loan agreement to support project preparation to expand horticulture in which state? 1. Sikkim 2. Uttarakhand 3. Himachal Pradesh 4. Assam 5. Meghalaya Ans.3 Q.9 National Payments Corporation of India said there is no transaction charges being levied on payment through UPI from January 1. Which of the following is not a product of NPCI? 1. Kirishi OD 2. NACH 3. CTS 4. AEPS 5. BHIM Aadhaar Pay Ans.1 Q.10 Former Test batsmen John Fulton has passed away recently. He was from which country? 1. Australia 2. New Zealand 3. South Africa 4. Bangladesh 5. UAE Ans.2 Q.11 Which State Government has launched a mobile application "DigiNest" to give people access to the state government’s directory? 1. Goa 2. Punjab 3. Gujarat 4. Kerala 5. Chhattisgarh Ans.2 Q.12 Which State Government has inaugurated the Bhama Askhed Dam Water Supply Scheme? 1. Haryana 2. Maharashtra 3. Mizoram 4. Arunachal Prades 5. Tripura Ans.2 3 | P a g e GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN Q.13 Reserve Bank of India has constructed a composite Digital Payments Index (DPI) to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country. What is the base period? 1. March 2017 2. March 2019 3. March 2020 4. March 2018 5. March 2016 Ans.4 Q.14 Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of six Light House Projects in six cities as part of the Global Housing Technology Challenge-India (GHTC-India) initiative. From which country Modern construction practices would be adopted? 1. France 2. Germany 3. Canada 4. Japan 5. All 1, 2 and 3 Ans.5 Q.15 Solar Energy Corporation of India has given a 600 MW wind-solar hybrid power project to Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL). Where is the headquarters of SECI? 1. Chennai 2. Kolkata 3. Hyderabad 4. New Delhi 5. Mumbai Ans.4 Q.16 What is the Name of one of the greatest modern Urdu writers who has passed away? 1. Shamsur Rahman Faruqi 2. Seeni Viswanathan 3. Ashraf Patel 4. Paul Sein Twa 5. Ratan Tata Ans.1 Q.17 Which day was observed as the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness? 1. 11 December 2. 12 December 3. 20 December 4. 18 December 5. 27 December Ans.5 Q.18 Which Indian Bank has partnered with Defence Forces for providing banking services? 1. ICICI Bank 2. YES Bank 3. IPPB 4. Bank of Baroda 5. Punjab National Bank Ans.4 4 | P a g e GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN Q.19 Which country has announced referendum to add climate goals in constitution? 1. France 2. Bangladesh 3. Nepal 4. US 5.Bhutan Ans.1 Q.20 Which State' cabinet approved the Dharma Swatantrya (Religious Freedom) Bill 2020? 1. Gujarat 2. Tamil Nadu 3. Andhra Pradesh 4. Kerala 5. Madhya Pradesh Ans.5 Q.21 Which edition of the Tansen Music Samaroh organised in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh? 1. 48th 2. 96th 3. 131st 4. 94th 5. 116th Ans.2 Q.22 Which country will host the 41st Gulf summit in 2021? 1. Saudi Arabia 2. Bahrain 3. Oman 4. Qatar 5. UAE Ans.1 Q.23 Who has been named by International Cricket Council (ICC) as the captain of its Men's ODI Team of the Decade and T20 Team of the Decade? 1. Rishabh Pant 2. Ajinkya Rahane 3. Rohit Sharma 4. Mahendra Singh Dhoni 5. Virat Kohli Ans.4 Q.24 India's first hot air balloon wildlife safari was launched in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. It is in which state? 1. Madhya Pradesh 2. Gujarat 3. Assam 4. Odisha 5. Jharkhand Ans.1 5 | P a g e GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN Q.25 Former cricketer Robin Jackman has passed away recently. He was from which country? 1. Australia 2. Bangladesh 3. South Africa 4. England 5. New Zealand Ans.4 Q.26 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off the 100th Kisan Rail from which railway station? 1. Devlali, Maharashtra to Danapur, Bihar 2. Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh to Adarsh Nagar, Delhi 3. Bengaluru, Karnataka to Hazrat Nizamuddin, Delhi 4. Nagpur, Maharashtra to Adarsh Nagar, Delhi 5. Sangola, Solapur, Maharashtra to Shalimar, West Bengal Ans.5 Q.27 With which country, Indian Navy concluded the "Passage" exercise in the South China Sea as part of efforts to boost maritime cooperation between the two countries? 1. Vietnam 2. Kazakhstan 3. Kyrgyzstan 4. Seychelles 5. Singapore Ans.1 Q.28 According to UK Based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), India will overtake Britain to become the fifth-largest economy in 2025 and third by 2030. India would overtake “Germany in which year? 1. 2023 2. 2026 3. 2024 4. 2027 5. 2028 Ans.4 Q.29 Who has inaugurated India’s first-ever driverless train operations on Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line along with National Common Mobility Card (NCMC)? 1. Rajnath Singh 2. Amit Shah 3. M Venkaiah Naidu 4. Ram Nath Kovind 5. Narendra Modi Ans.5 Q.30 Which State government has launched "Pedalandariki Illu" (housing for the poor) scheme? 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Tamil Nadu 3. Gujarat 4. Uttar Pradesh 5. Himachal Pradesh Ans.1 6 | P a g e GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN Q.31 Who has been honoured with DRDO''s ''Scientist of the Year Award'' for his contribution in developing several herbal medicines, including the popular drug Lukoskin meant for treatment of leucoderma? 1. Hemant Kumar Pandey 2. Ruskin Bond 3. Sadat Rahman 4. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank 5. Naseeruddin Shah Ans.1 Q.32 Who has won the "Sir Garfield Sobers award" for the best male cricketer of the past 10 years and "ODI Cricketer of the Decade award"? 1. Virat Kohli 2. Harbhajan Singh 3. Yuvraj Singh 4. Suresh Raina 5. Sachin Tendulkar Ans.1 Q.33 Who has won the ICC Spirit of Cricket award? 1. Robin Uthappa 2. Sourav Ganguly 3. Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4. Dwayne Bravo 5. M S Dhoni Ans.5 Q.34 Who has won the Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for Female Cricketer-of-the-Decade, women's ODI cricketer and women's T20 cricketer? 1. Ellyse Perry 2. Steve Smith 3. Rashid Khan 4. Kyle Coetzer 5. Kathryn Bryce Ans.1 Q.35 What is the Name of a 21-year-old CPI(M) leader who sworn-in as the youngest mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Kerala? 1. Dia Mirza 2. Nethra 3. Khushi Chindaliya 4. Arya Rajendran 5. Kuldeep Handoo Ans.4 Q.36 In which Bank, LIC has sold 2% stake, Following the sale, LIC's holding in the bank has reduced to 6.74% from 8.74% earlier? 1. ICICI Bank 2. HDFC Bank 3. Axis Bank 4. IPPB 5. ESAF Ans.1 7 | P a g e GOVEXAMSTUDY.CO.IN Q.37 With which company, Muthoottu Mini Financiers Ltd has announced a strategic partnership to provide life insurance products through its branches? 1. Aviva LIC 2. Bharti AXA LIC 3. Exide LIC 4. Bajaj Allianz LIC 5. Birla Sun LIC Ans.3 Q.38 Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the timeline for constitution of Board of Management (BoM) by Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) by six months till _____. 1. 31 March 2021 2. 1 April 2021 3. 30 September 2021 4. 30 June 2021 5. 1 July 2021 Ans.4 Q.39 Bank of Baroda (BoB) unveiled a digital lending platform to enable prospective retail clients to get loans digitally through a paperless process. Which Bank is merged with BOB? 1. Vijaya Bank 2. Dena Bank 3. Andhra Bank 4. Corporation Bank 5. Both 1 and 2 Ans.5 Q.40 Who has authored his first novel "Antima"? 1. Avni Doshi 2. Neena Rai 3.