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Current Affairs JAN-2021

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221. Which organisation has released the report “International Migration 2020”?

A
International Labour Organisation

B
World Health Organisation

C
UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs

D
International Monetary Fund

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Correct Answer : C [UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs]

Explaination : [The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs has released the report titled “International Migration 2020”. The report stated that India had the largest diaspora population in the world with 18 million people from the country living outside India in 2020. It also mentions that UAE, USA and Saudi Arabia host the largest number of migrants from India.]

222. What is the name of the awareness campaign organised by Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA)?

A
Utkarsh

B
Utsaah

C
Saksham

D
Sanskrith

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Correct Answer : C [Saksham]

Explaination : [The Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) of Union Petroleum Ministry has launched a month-long awareness campaign named SAKSHAM. It is intended to create awareness among common public about fossil fuels, the health & environmental impacts of increasing carbon footprints. The campaign would strive consumers to adopt cleaner fuel and bring about efficient use of fossil fuels.]

223. Indian Farm Forestry Development Co-operative (IFFDC) has partnered with which Union Ministry to conduct training programs for artisans?

A
Ministry of Agriculture

B
Ministry of Tribal Affairs

C
Ministry of Commerce and Industry

D
Ministry of MSME

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Correct Answer : B [Ministry of Tribal Affairs]

Explaination : [Indian Farm Forestry Development Co-operative Ltd (IFFDC) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TRIFED of Tribal Affairs Ministry. The organisations aim to work together for promoting tribal livelihood. They will jointly conduct training programmes for tribal artisans, to enhance their entrepreneurship skill and business development. IFFDC, promoted by Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), has been working in Farm Forestry, Climate Change, eco-restoration and livelihood generation.]

224. What record length of National highways has been constructed in a single week recently in India, in January 2021?

A
250 km

B
534 km

C
752 km

D
876 km

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Correct Answer : B [534 km]

Explaination : [The Union Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has stated that, a record length of 534 km of national highways has been constructed in the country, in a period of one week beginning January 8th 2021. The Ministry also released a data which states that 8,169 km of National Highways has been constructed in the current financial year from April 2020 to 15 January 2021, at a rate of 28.16 km per day.]

225. What is the name of the military exercise that would involve assets of Indian Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard?

A
Exercise Himvijay

B
Exercise Kavach

C
Exercise Kapil

D
Exercise Darshan

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Correct Answer : B [Exercise Kavach]

Explaination : [Exercise Kavach’ is a large and joint military exercise that would involve technical, electronic and human intelligence and assets of the Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard. This exercise is conducted under the aegis of the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), which is the only Joint Forces Command of the country.]

226. ‘Chintan Baithak’ is the Brainstorming Conference cum Review Meeting of which Union Ministry?

A
Ministry of Communication

B
Ministry of Culture

C
Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

D
Ministry of Tourism

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Correct Answer : C [Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways]

Explaination : [Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has organised a three-day Ports Review Meeting named ‘Chintan Baithak’ at Kutch, Gujarat. Chairpersons of Major Ports and Officials of the Ministry will participate in the brainstorming conference. The resulting ideas from the meeting will be used to finalise the Maritime Vision-2030. Improving Port performance, infrastructure and Ease of Doing Business are focus areas.]

227. ‘Lambayeque’, which was making news recently, is an archaeological city of which country?

A
Brazil

B
Peru

C
Russia

D
Philippines

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Correct Answer : B [Peru]

Explaination : [A team of archaeological experts have discovered tombs with the remains of two children claimed to have belonged to the Incan empire. The tombs were discovered as part of excavations at the ‘Huaca de las Abejas’ complex in the Lambayeque city. The Incan Empire was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The Inca civilization is said to have arisen from Peru in the early 13th century.]

228. The government of which state has decided to establish India’s biggest multi-model logistics park?

A
Maharashtra

B
Tamil Nadu

C
West Bengal

D
Gujarat

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Correct Answer : D [Gujarat]

Explaination : [The state Government of Gujarat has entered into an MoU with Adani Ports and SEZ Limited. The MoU aims to establish India’s biggest multi-model logistics park at Virochan Nagar, near Sanand in Ahmedabad. The park would be constructed at 1,450 acres and would have an investment of Rs.50,000 crore. It is expected to provide direct and indirect employment to 25,000.]

229. The ‘Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons’ was approved by the United Nations General Assembly in which year?

A
2000

B
2003

C
2012

D
2017

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Correct Answer : D [2017]

Explaination : [The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was approved by the United Nations General Assembly in 2017. Recently, this first treaty came into force and in response, India announced that it does not support the treaty. None of the nine countries said to possess nuclear weapons and the NATO alliance supported the treaty.]

230. Which Indian state/UT has launched the new M-Sand Policy-2020?

A
Gujarat

B
Rajasthan

C
Madhya Pradesh

D
Maharashtra

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Correct Answer : B [Rajasthan]

Explaination : [Rajasthan state has launched the new M-Sand Policy-2020 recently. The state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the state government aims to meet the quantity of sand needed for construction work in the state. This would encourage the production of manufactured sand or M-sand and reduce the dependence on traditional sand.]

231. Giuseppe Conte, who recently resigned, was the Prime Minister of which country?

A
France

B
Brazil

C
Italy

D
Peru

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Correct Answer : C [Italy]

Explaination : [Giuseppe Conte resigned as Italian prime minister, as he lost the majority in the Senate due to a recent coalition rupture. The Italian President Sergio Mattarella is set to hold formal consultations with all the parties before deciding the course of action.]

232. Dhannipur project, which was making news recently, is to come up in which Indian state/UT?

A
Assam

B
Uttar Pradesh

C
Gujarat

D
Bihar

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Correct Answer : B [Uttar Pradesh]

Explaination : [The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board (UPSCWB) officially launched the Dhannipur project on the allocated five-acre land at Dhannipur village of Ayodhya. The Dhannipur project comprises of a mosque, hospital, museum, library, community kitchen, Indo-Islamic Cultural Research Centre and Publication House. The land was allotted in compliance with the Supreme Court directives in the Ayodhya title dispute case.]

233. What is India’s rank in “’Asia-Pacific Personalised Health Index” released by the EIU?

D
10th

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Correct Answer : D [10th]

Explaination : [The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has recently released an index named “’Asia-Pacific Personalised Health Index”. India has ranked 10th out of 11 Asia Pacific countries in the index. This index measures the readiness of 11 countries – Australia, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and New Zealand in adopting personalised healthcare.]

234. Which sportsperson has been awarded knighthood in the UK Honours list?

A
Wayne Rooney

B
Lewis Hamilton

C
Rory McIlroy

D
Andy Murray

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Correct Answer : B [Lewis Hamilton]

Explaination : [British Racing Driver Lewis Hamilton has been knighted in the traditional New Year Honours list of the United Kingdom. The list recognises outstanding achievements in various fields including business, sport and politics among others. Lewis Hamilton, this year, equalled the record of seven Formula One world titles held by legendary racer Michael Schumacher.]

235. Which Indian public sector bank has launched banking services through WhatsApp?

A
Union Bank of India

B
Bank of Baroda

C
Bank of Maharashtra

D
Indian Bank

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Correct Answer : B [Bank of Baroda]

Explaination : [Leading public sector of India, the Bank of Baroda announced the launch of banking services on WhatsApp. The services offered by the bank include balance inquiry, mini statement, cheque status enquiry, cheque book request, blocking of debit card among others. It also enables the customers to apply for new digital service.]

236. Which county has announced its plan to enrich uranium to 20 per cent?

B
China

C
Japan

D
Iran

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Correct Answer : D [Iran]

Explaination : [Iran has announced to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it plans to enrich its uranium to 20% purity, which was a level achieved before 2015 accord. This is supposed to be done at its Fordow site which is buried into a mountain. Iran has been continuously breaching the 2015 deals with IAEA since 2019, in response to USA’s withdrawal from the agreement and imposition of sanctions against Iran.]

237. The Kochi – Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline that is seen in news recently is constructed by which PSU?

A
GAIL

B
Petronet LNG

C
ONGC

D
IOCL

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Correct Answer : A [GAIL]

Explaination : [The 450 km long Natural Gas Pipeline between Kochi in Kerala and Mangaluru in Karnataja is constructed by GAIL (India) Ltd. The 3000-crore project has been inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India, for commercial operations. The pipeline has the transportation capacity of 12 million metric standard cubic metres per day.]

238. As per the recent statement of UNICEF, which country recorded the highest number of births on the New Year’s Day?

A
China

B
India

C
United States

D
Indonesia

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Correct Answer : B [India]

Explaination : [According to the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), over 371,500 babies were born on New Year’s Day across the world. It also revealed that India has recorded the highest number of births at around 60,000. India is followed by China, Nigeria and Pakistan. It also estimated that 140 million children are estimated to be born in 2021 with average life expectancy of 84 years.]

239. The IRDAI is to introduce a standard insurance policy to cover the risk of fire and allied threats in which sector?

A
Automobile

B
Housing

C
Health

D
Agriculture

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Correct Answer : B [Housing]

Explaination : [The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) is set to introduce a standard home insurance policy. Named the ‘Bharat Griha Raksha’, the policy aims to cover the risk of fire and some allied dangers. Natural Catastrophes, Riot, Strike, theft among others. Along with the home building, the policy also covers ‘General Home Contents’ automatically.]

240. Claire Polosak, the first woman to officiate in men’s test match, is from which country?

A
United Kingdom

B
Australia

C
New Zealand

D
South Africa

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Correct Answer : B [Australia]

Explaination : [Australia’s Claire Polosak became the first woman to officiate at a men’s Test match, when she served as the fourth umpire during the test match between India and Australia in Sydney. Australia’s new edition of the National anthem was also sung during the match. She was also the first woman to officiate on-field in a men’s one-day international and the first woman umpire to stand in an Australian men’s domestic fixture.]