Current Affairs, 01 January 2021

 Current Affairs, 01 January 2021

1. Which country is building the first wooden satellite in the world?

(a) China

(b) Japan

(c) Russia

(d)India

Answer: (b) Japan

 

2. When was Gita Jayanti 2020 observed in India?

(a) 23 December

(b) 24 December

(c) 25 December

(d) 27 December

Answer: (c) 25 December

3. Which cricketer was the first player to receive the Mullagh Medal?

(a) Virat Kohli

(b) Ajinkya Rahane

(c)m. S. Dhoni

(d) Sachin Tendulkar

Answer: (b) Ajinkya Rahane

 

4. First Indigenous Vaccine of India against Pneumonia has been developed by which Pharmacy company?

(a) Bharat Biotech

(b) Serum Institute of India

(c) Zydus Cadila

(d) Panacia Biotech

Answer: (b) Serum Institute of India

 

5. Which state Government has signed a MoU with SAP India to digitize and empower MSMEs?

(a) Odisha

(b) Karnataka

(c) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Telengana

Answer: (d) Telengana

 

6. Oil India Limited (OIL) has launched a society-based sanitary napkin production and marketing unit ‘OIL Shakti in which state?

(a) Assam

(b) Chattisgarh

(c) West Bengal

(d) Bihar

Answer: (a) Assam

 

7. Which Indian Naval Ship has arrived at Nha Rong Port in Viyetnam to deliver 15 tonnes of relief material for flood-affected people?

(a) INS Sindhughosh

(b) INS Vikramaditya

(c) INS Magar

(d) INS Kiltan

Answer: (d) INS Kiltan

 

8. The Birth Anniversary of Madan Mohan Malaviya was observed on 25 December. He was one of the founders of which University?

(a) Banaras Hindu University

(b)Allahabad University

(c) University of Calcutta

(d) Patna University

Answer: (a) Banaras Hindu University

 

9. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled licensed of which Bank recently?

(a) Akola Urban Co-operative Bank

(b) Subhadra Local Area Bank

(c) Vasai Vikas Sahakari Bank

(d) Kalyan Janata Sahakari Bank

Answer: (b) Subhadra Local Area Bank

 

10. Oppo has established a 5G innovation lab in which of the following cities?

(a) Bengaluru

(b) New Delhi

(c) Hyderabad

(d) Kolkata

Answer: (c) Hyderabad

 

11. Tennis player Temur Ismailov, who has been banned for seven years, hails from which country?

(a) Kazakhstan

(b) Kyrgysthan

(c) Uzbekisthan

(d) Turkmenisthan

Answer: (c) Uzbekisthan

 

12. Which state has become the sixth state to complete Ease of Doing Business Reforms?

(a) Assam

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Goa

(d) Jharkhand        

Answer: (b) Rajasthan

13. Who is at the top of BCCI's 'Highest-Paid Player in 2020' list?

(a) Virat Kohli

(b) Jaspreet Bumra

(c) Rohit Sharma

(d)  None of these

Answer: (b) Jaspreet Bumra

 

14. The Chief Minister of which state was recently invited to give a lecture at Harvard University?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Jharkhand

(c) Bihar

(d) Maharashtra

Answer: (b) Jharkhand

 

15. According to Center for Economics and Business Reseach (CEBR) Report, India will become the World’s 3^rd Largest Economy by which year?

(a) 2025

(b) 2030

(c) 2035

(d) 2040

Answer: (b) 2030

 

16. India signed an agreement with which country to cooperate in health and medicine and to support Green Health care?

(a) Japan

(b) France

(c) Norway

(d) Israel

Answer: (d) Israel

 

17. The Directorate General of Training (DGT) joined hands with NASSCOM and which company to provide a digital content for ITI students?

(a) Wipro

(b) IBM

(c) Microsoft

(d) Intel

Answer: (c) Microsoft

 

18. Which state has approved the Dharma Swatantrya (Religious Freedom) Bill 2020?

(a) Bihar

(b) Mdhya Pradesh

(c) Uttarakhand

(d) Rajasthan

Answer: (b) Mdhya Pradesh

 

19. Who is being appointed as the next Chairman of HDFC Bank?

(a) Shyamla Gopinath

(b) Atanu Chakraborty

(c) Aditya Kumar

(d) Michael Pot

Answer: (b) Atanu Chakraborty

 

20. Which institute will set up Dr FC Kohli Centre of Excellence for Research in Mathematical and Computing Science?

(a) Andhra University College and Engineering  

(b) Chennai Mathematical Institute

(c) The Institute of Mathematical Science

(d) Indian Statistical Institute

Answer: (b) Chennai Mathematical Institute

 

21. Which state is hosting a five-day music festival called the Tansen- Samaroh 2020 from December 26 to December 30?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (d) Madhya Pradesh

 

22. Which state has approved a farm loan waiver scheme with a total budget of Rs 2000 Crore?

(a) Chattisgarh

(b) Jharkhand

(c) Rajasthan

(d) West Bengal

Answer: (b) Jharkhand

 

23. Naegleria fowleri, which was seen in news recently is a type of ______ ?

(a) Amoeba

(b) Bacteria

(c) Virus

(d) Influenza

Answer: (a) Amoeba

 

24. Who launched the app called ‘Digital Ocean’?

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Dr. Harsh Vardhan

(c) Ashoka Pradhan

(d) Mani Shankar Kumar

Answer: (b) Dr. Harsh Vardhan

 

25. Which state made it mandatory for elected representatives and government employees to submit annual 'property statements'?

(a) Assam

(b) Orissa

(c) West Bengal

(d) Tripura

Answer: (b) Orissa

 

26. Global Alliance for Vaccines & Immunization- Who was nominated as a member this time?

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Piyush Goel

(c) Dr. Harsh Vardhan

(d) Smriti Irani

Answer: (c) Dr. Harsh Vardhan

 

27. Dr. Which eminent social worker received the Narendra Dabholkar Memorial Award?

(a) Deepa Gupta

(b) Krishnaswamy Birmani

(c) Kailash Satyarthi

(d) Abhay Sharma

Answer: (b) Krishnaswamy Birmani

 

28. Which state is providing special quota for admission in medical and engineering colleges for government school students?

(a) Bihar

(b) Orissa

(c) Haryana

(d) Assam

Answer: (b) Orissa

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