MONTHLY CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ BOOKLET January 2021 Current Affairs MCQ (BEST 500+ Question) Provided by Current Affairs Funda Youtube Channel NOTE – ALL QUESTIONS ARE ORIGINAL WORK OF CAF ©COPY RIGHTS RESERVED Contact Admin - [email protected] Current Affairs Funda Youtube Channel - Who has been given an one-year extension, till January 14, 2022, as the secretary, Department of Space? अंतरिक्ष विभाग के सविि के 셂प में 14 जनििी, 2022 तक वकसे एक साल का विस्ताि विया गया है? a. K. Sivan b. P.K. Mishra c. Rajiv Gauba d. Sanjay Kothar Ans. K. Sivan Explantion Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was established in August 1969. • The Government of India constituted the Space Commission and established the Department of Space (DOS) in June 1972 and brought ISRO under DOS in September 1972. • The Secretariat of DOS and ISRO Headquarters are located at Antariksh Bhavan in Bangalore. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Railway Board? िेलिे बोर्ड के नए अध्यक्ष औि मुख्य कायडकािी अविकािी (सीईओ) के 셂प में वकसे वनयुक्त वकया गया है? a. Rajiv Bansal b. Suneet Sharma c. Rakesh Asthana d. Surjeet Singh Deswal Ans. Suneet Sharma Explantion • Former Eastern Railway general manager Suneet Sharma was appointed the new Railway Board Chairman and CEO upon the completion of the term of incumbent V K Yadav. • Yadav was given an extension in January 2020. 1 Current Affairs Funda Youtube Channel - Arya Rajendran, touted to be the youngest-ever mayor in India, sworn in as the mayor of which municipal corporation? भाित में सबसे कम उम्र की मेयि कही जाने िाली आयड िाजेंद्रन ने वकस वनगम के मेयि के 셂प में शपथ ली? a. Guntur b. Bengaluru c. Coimbatore d. Thiruvananthapuram Ans. Thiruvananthapuram Explantion • Arya Rajendran, a 21-year-old CPI(M) leader, was sworn-in as the mayor of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, the largest urban body in Kerala. • She is now the youngest-ever mayor in India. Who has been nominated to the Board of GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance? GAVI, ि िैक्सीन एलायंस, के बोर्ड में वकसे नावमत वकया गया है? a. Piyush Goyal b. Virat Kohli c. Narendra Modi d. Dr. Harsh Vardhan Ans. Dr. Harsh Vardhan Explantion • Dr. Harsh Vardhan will be representing the South East Area Regional Office(SEARO)/ Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) constituency on the GAVI Board. • The GAVI Board is responsible for strategic direction and policy-making, oversees the operations of the Vaccine Alliance and monitors programme implementation. • Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-lweala presently serves as Chair of the GAVIAlliance Board. • Location : Geneva, Switzerland 2 Current Affairs Funda Youtube Channel - Who became the first female president of Softball Federation of India? सॉफ्टबॉल फेर्िेशन ऑफ इंवर्या की पहली मवहला अध्यक्ष कौन बनी? ं a. Runa Basu b. Diana Edulji c. Rekha Arya d. Neetal Narang Ans. Neetal Narang Explantion • Narang will succeed Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi, who was elected as the life-time president. • HQs : Indore, Madhya Pradesh Who has been appointed as the deputy election commissioner in the Election Commission of India? भाित वनिाडिन आयोग में उप िुनाि आयुक्त के 셂प में वकसे वनयुक्त वकया गया है? a. Samant Goel b. Umesh Sinha c. Vishnu Sahay d. Anil Kumar Gupta Ans . Umesh Sinha Explantion • The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved extension in the term of re- employment of Sinha as deputy election commissioner on contract basis for a period of six months beyond December 31, 2020, that is up to June 30, 2021. • Election Commission of India (Article 324): Administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies in India, and the offices of the President and Vice President in the country. 3 Current Affairs Funda Youtube Channel - • Election Commission of India is a permanent Constitutional Body. The Election Commission was established in accordance with the Constitution on 25th January 1950. • For the first time two additional Commissioners were appointed on 16th October 1989 but they had a very short tenure till 1st January 1990. Later, on 1st October 1993 two additional Election Commissioners were appointed. Who has become the first-ever woman chairperson of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)? स्टील अथॉरिटी ऑफ इंवर्या वलवमटेर् (सेल) की पहली मवहला प्रमुख कौन बनी हैं? a. Zia Mody b. Vinita Gupta c. Soma Mondal d. Suneeta Reddy Ans . Soma Mondal Explantion • Soma Mondal has taken over as first-ever woman head of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). • She succeeds Anil Kumar Chaudhary. • Before joining SAIL as a Director, she was the Director (Commercial) at NALCO. Which bank has appointed Niranjan Banodkar as its Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) ? 4 Current Affairs Funda Youtube Channel - वनिंजन बनोर्कि को वकस बैंक ने अपना ग्रुप मुख्य वित्तीय अविकािी (सीएफओ) वनयुक्त वकया है? a. Yes Bank b. Axis Bank c. HDFC Bank d. IndusInd Bank Ans . Yes Bank Explantion • Banodkar will replace Anurag Adlakha who has been appointed Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). • Yes Bank HQs : Mumbai (MH) MD & CEO: Prashant Kumar • Tag Line : Experience Our Expertise Which of the following pairs is matched correctly? वनम्नवलखखत में से कौन सा यु सही ढंग से मेल खाता है? a. Justice RS Chauhan : CJ of Uttarakhand HC b. Justice Ravi R. Malimath : CJ of Himachal HC c. Justice Pankaj Mithal : CJ of Jammu & Kashmir HC d. All of the above Ans . All of the above Senior IAS officer P Ravi Kumar has been appointed as the chief secretary of which state? िरिष्ठ आईएएस अविकािी पी िवि कुमाि को वकस िाज्य के मुख्य सविि के 셂प में वनयुक्त वकया गया है? a. Assam b. Karnataka c. Maharashtra d. Uttar Pradesh 5 Current Affairs Funda Youtube Channel - Ans . Karnataka Explantion • Senior IAS officer P Ravi Kumar has been appointed as Karnataka’s 38th chief secretary. He will replace TM Vijay Bhaskar who superannuated on December 31 2020. • Karnataka CM : BS Yediyurappa Governor : Vajubhai Vala Capital : Bengaluru • Karnataka (One State, Many World) is the largest state in South India. • Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973. • It is the only southern state to have land borders with all of the other 4 southern Indian sister states. • National Parks : Anshi, Bandipur, Bannerghatta, Kudremukh and Nagarhole. • Karnataka has the second highest number of nationally protected monuments in India, second only to Uttar Pradesh. • The ruins of the Vijayanagara Empire at Hampi and the monuments of Pattadakal are on the list of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. • Kudremukh (horse-face) mountain range, Jog falls, Gokak Falls, Shivanasamudra Falls, cave temples at Badami Reshma Mariam Roy of Aruvapulam panchayat (Kerala), became youngest Indian grama panchayat president India at the age of : अ셁िापुलम पंिायत (केिल) की िेशमा मरियम िॉय, भाित की सबसे कम उम्र की ग्राम पंिायत अध्यक्ष बनी ंI यें वकतने िर्ड की हैं? a. 18 b. 21 c. 23 d. 25 Ans . 21 Explantion 6 Current Affairs Funda Youtube Channel - • Reshma Mariam Roy (21) of CPM became the youngest head of a local body in India when she took charge as president of Aruvappulam grama panchayat in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta district. • Born on November 18, 1999, Reshma was 21 years and 42 days when she achieved this feat. Which of the following pairs is matched correctly? वनम्नवलखखत में से कौन सा यु सही ढं ग से मेल खाता है? a. Justice Hima Kohli : CJ of Telangana HC b. Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari : CJ of Sikkim HC c. Arup Kumar Goswami : CJ of Andhra Pradesh HC d. All of the above Ans . All of the above Who among the following took oath as the Chief Justice of Odisha High Court? वनम्नवलखखत में से वकसने ओवर्शा उच्च न्यायालय के मुख्य न्यायािीश के 셂प में शपथ ली? a. Justice Pankaj Mithal b. Justice RS Chauhan c. Justice S Muralidhar d. Justice Mohammad Rafiq Ans. Justice S Muralidhar Who has been appointed as the Vice-Chairman of newly set up Tamil Academy by the Delhi Government? विल्ली सिकाि द्वािा नि थावपत तवमल अकािमी के उपाध्यक्ष के 셂प में वकसे वनयुक्त वकया गया है? a. N. Raja 7 Current Affairs Funda Youtube Channel - b. B. Jeyamohan c. Indira Parthasarathy d. A.R. Venkatachalapathy Ans . N. Raja Explantion • The Department of Art, Culture & Language of the Delhi government, under the leadership of Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, set up and notified Tamil Academy to promote Tamil language and culture. • The Delhi government has appointed Ex-MCD councillor and current member of Delhi Tamil Sangam N Raja as the Vice-Chairman of the academy. • The Tamil Academy under the Department of Art, Culture and Language of the city government, will be headed by Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. Sanjay Kapoor has been elected as the president of which sports Federation? संजय कपूि को वकस खेल महासंघ के अध्यक्ष के 셂प में िुना गया है? a. All India Chess Federation b. Softball Federation of India c. Athletics Federation of India d. All India Football Federation Ans . All India Chess Federation Explantion • Sanjay Kapoor was elected president of the All India Chess Federation (AICF) while Bharat Singh Chauhan retained the secretary's post. • Headquarters : Chennai Who has been named as the chairman of the International Jury for 51st edition of International Film Festival of India (Goa)? 8 Current Affairs Funda Youtube Channel - इंटिनेशनल वफ फेखस्टिल ऑफ इंवर्या (गोिा) के 51िें संस्किण के वलए अंतिाडष्ट्र ीय जूिी के अध्यक्ष के 셂प में वकसे नावमत वकया गया है? a.