24- 25 January 2021 Live Download Android App Now Everyday – 8:00 AM Telegram Channel - @ambitiousbaba Home work 1. Fatima Ashraf 2. Mohit Kumawat 3. Aditya Roy Q.1 Which startup has become the 1st to enter in the 'Unicorn Club' in 2021? Ans: Digit Insurance Q.2. World's oldest known cave painting was found recently in which country? Ans: Indonesia Q.1. In which state India’s longest Road Arch Bridge “Wahrew Bridge” has been inaugurated? भारत के सबसे लंबे रोड आकक ब्रिज "वाह्रेव ब्रिज" का उद् घाटन ब्रकस राज्य मᴂ ब्रकया गया है? (a) Meghalaya / मेघालय A (b) Telangana / तेलंगाना (c) Arunachal Pradesh / अ셁णाचल प्रदेश (d) Tripura / त्रिपुरा (e) Rajasthan / राजथान ● Ans.1.(a) ● Exp. Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K. Sangma has inaugurated India’s longest road arch bridge “Wahrew Bridge” at Sohbar in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya on 22 January 2021. ● The project was sanctioned in 2013 and, the work started in 2014. The construction of the bridge was completed in December 2018. Q.2. Who has become the CM of Uttarakhand for one day on the occasion of National Girl Child Day? राष्ट्र ीय बाब्रलका ब्रदवस के अवसर पर एक ब्रदन के ब्रलए उत्तराखंड का सीएम कौन बना है? (a) Bhawana Kanth / भावना कंठ E (b) Khushi Chindaliya / ख़ुशी ब्र ंदब्रलया (c) Yerry Mina / यरी मीना (d) Vaneeza Rupani / वब्रनजा 셁पाणी (e) Srishti Goswami / सृब्रष्ट् गोस्वामी ● Ans.2.(e) ● Exp. On the occasion of the National Girl Child Day, Srishti Goswami became the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand for one day on 24th Jan. Srishti, who hails from Haridwar, attended an official meeting today to review various schemes run by the state government. ● India celebrates the National Girl Child Day, an initiative of the ministry of women and child development, every year on January 24. Q.3. What is the position of India in the scientific publications, according to the Department of Science and Technology (DST)? ब्रवज्ञान और प्रौद्योब्रगकी ब्रवभाग(डीएसटी) के अऩुसार, वैज्ञाब्रनक प्रकाशनों मᴂ भारत की स्थिब्रत क्या है? (a) 1 (b) 2 C (c) 3 (d) 4 (e) 5 ● Ans.3.(c) ● Exp. India has seen an exponential increase in the number of scientific publications over the last 10 years and is in the third position globally after China and the US, according the Department of Science and Technology (DST). ● Of the 13,045 patents in 2017-18, as many as 1,937 were by Indians. Out of 15,550 patents filed by Indians at Indian Patent Office during the period, 65 per cent were filed from Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Delhi, Q.4. Who has won the Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI) 10th National Ice Hockey Championship trophy? आइस हॉकी एसोब्रसएशन ऑफ इंब्रडया (IHAI) 10 वी ं राष्ट्र ीय आइस हॉकी ℂब्रपयनब्रशप टरॉफी ब्रकसने जीती है? (a) National Security Guard (NSG) / राष्ट्र ीय स़ुरक्षा गाडक (NSG) C (b) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) / कᴂद्रीय ररजवक प़ुब्रलस( बल CRPF) (c) Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) / भारत ब्रतब्बत सीमा प़ुब्रलस (ITBP) (d) Border Security Force (BSF) / सीमा स़ुरक्षा बल (BSF) (e) National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) / राष्ट्र ीय आपदा प्रब्रतब्रिया बल (NDRF) ● Ans.4.(c) ● Exp. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has won the Ice Hockey Association of India (IHAI) 10th National Ice Hockey Championship trophy after a win over Ladakh in the finals in Gulmarg. ● The championship was held at an altitude of 8,694-feet and temperatures below freezing point. Top eight teams of ice hockey in India participated in the event. Q.5. Name the Indian mathematician who has been named joint winner of Michael and Sheila Held Prize 2021. उस भारतीय गब्रणतज्ञ का नाम बताइए, ब्रजसे माइकल और शीला हेल्ड प़ुरस्कार2021 का संय़ुक्त ब्रवजेता बनाया गया है। (a) Gopalaswamy Kasturirangan (b) Nikhil Srivastava B (c) C.S. Seshadri (d) P C Mahalanobis (e) Akshay Venkatesh ● Ans.5.(b) ● Exp. Nikhil Srivastava, a young Indian mathematician, has been named winner of the prestigious 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize along with two others for solving long-standing questions on the Kadison- Singer problem and on Ramanujan graphs. ● Srivastava from the University of California, Berkeley, Adam Marcus, the Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne (EPFL) and Daniel Alan Spielman from Yale University will receive the 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize according to the National Academy of Sciences. The prize consists of a medal and USD 100,000. Q.6. Who has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to ASEAN Secretariat? आब्रसयान सब्र वालय मᴂ भारत के अगले राजदू त के 셂प मᴂ ब्रकसे ब्रनय़ुक्त ब्रकया गया है? (a) Sandeep Aggarwal / संदीप अग्रवाल C (b) Vishwavir Ahuja / ब्रवश्ववीर आहूजा (c) Jayant Khobragade / जयंत खोबरागडे (d) Siddhartha Mohanty / ब्रसद्धािक मोहंती (e) T S Tirumurti / टी एस ब्रत셁मूब्रतक ● Ans.6.(c) ● Exp. Jayant N Khobragade, an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of the 1995 batch, has been appointed as India's next Ambassador to ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on 22nd Jan. ● Khobragade is currently serving as joint secretary at headquarters of the ministry in Delhi. The 10 member countries of ASEAN are Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia. Q.7. By which Armed Force, Operation Sard Hawa has been launched in the western border of Rajasthan? ब्रकस सशस्त्र बल द्वारा राजथिान के पब्रिमी सीमा पर ऑपरेशन सरद हवा को लॉन्च ब्रकया गया है? (a) Border Security Force (BSF) / सीमा स़ुरक्षा (बल BSF) (b) Indian Coast Guard (ICG) / भारतीय तटरक्षक बल (ICG) A (c) Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) / कᴂद्रीय औद्योब्रगक स़ुरक्षा बल (CISF) (d) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) / कᴂद्रीय ररजवक प़ुब्रलस( बल CRPF) (e) Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) / सशस्त्र सीमा( बल SSB) ● Ans.7.(a) ● Exp. The Operation Sard Hawa was launched by the Border Security Force in the western border of Rajasthan. The main purpose of the operation is to check the instances of infiltration due to dense fog in the region. The Operation has also been launched to enhance the security ahead of Republic Day. The operation is to run till January 27, 2021. ● Under the operation, the jawans will patrol with advanced weapons in the police station areas near to the border. Q.8. Parakram Diwas has been celebrated on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 125th birth anniversary on ___________________. नेताजी स़ुभाष ंद्र बोस 125की वीं जयंती पर ___________________ को परािम ब्रदवस मनाया गया है। (a) 21 January / 21 जनवरी (b) 22 January / 22 जनवरी C (c) 23 January / 23 जनवरी (d) 24 January / 24 जनवरी (e) 25 January / 25 जनवरी ● Ans.8.(c) ● Exp. This year, the central government has decided to rename Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti as 'Parakram Diwas' that will be celebrated on January 23. ● Popularly known as 'Netaji', he was born on January 23, 1897. Like Mahatma Gandhi and many others, his aim was simple: to get India the much-needed independence. Despite his differences with him, it was the ultimate goal of freedom that did not deter him from that path. Q.9. On which date National Girl Child Day is observed every year in India? भारत मᴂ हर साल ब्रकस ब्रदन राष्ट्र ीय बाब्रलका ब्रदवस मनाया जाता है? (a) 21 January / 21 जनवरी (b) 22 January / 22 जनवरी D (c) 23 January / 23 जनवरी (d) 24 January / 24 जनवरी (e) 25 January / 25 जनवरी ● Ans.9.(d) ● Exp. India celebrates National Girl Child day each year on January 24. The day is an initiative of the ministry of women and child development and focuses on the need to address the challenges that girls face in Indian society due to gender biases. ● The purpose of the day is also to change the attitude of society towards girls. Q.10. Narendra Chanchal passed away recently. He was a/an ________________. नरᴂद्र ं ल का हाल ही मᴂ ब्रनधन हो गया। वह एक________ िा। (a) Politician (b) Journalist E (c) Actor (d) Environmentalist (e) Singer ● Ans.10.(e) ● Exp. Popular bhajan singer Narendra Chanchal has died. The 80-year- old singer breathed his last in Delhi on 22nd Jan. ● Narendra Chachal is best known for his performances at jaagrans. He has sung popular songs such as Pyaara Saja Hai and Chalo Bulawa Aaya Hai. He has also sung songs such as Main Ni Bolna from Bobby. Last year, he went viral for his song Kitthon Aaya Corona. Q.11. Who is the present Director General of Border Security Force (BSF)? सीमा स़ुरक्षा बल (BSF) के वतकमान महाब्रनदेशक कौन हℂ? (a) Udayan Banerjee (b) K F Rustamji D (c (Surjeet Singh Deswal (d) Rakesh Asthana (e) Rajesh Ranjan ● Ans.11.(d) ● Exp. Rakesh Asthana is the chief of the Border Security Force (BSF). Q.12. Siju Bird Sanctuary is located in which of the following state? ब्रसजू पक्षी अभयारण्य ब्रनम्नब्रलस्खत मᴂ सेब्रकसराज्यमᴂ स्थित है?? (a) Meghalaya / मेघालय (b) Telangana / तेलंगाना A (c) Arunachal Pradesh / अ셁णाचल प्रदेश (d) Tripura / त्रिपुरा (e) Rajasthan / राजथान ● Ans.12.(a) ● Exp. Siju Bird Sanctuary is a Bird Sanctuary in Meghalaya, India. Q.13. Where is the headquarters of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)? दक्षिण पूर्व एशशयाई देशⴂ के संगठन (ASEAN) का म奍ु यालय कहााँ है? (a) Geneva, Switzerland (b) Jakarta, Indonesia B (c) Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (d) Mandaluyong, Philippines (e) Shanghai, China ● Ans.13.(b) ● Exp.