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Current Affairs JAN-2021

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81. ‘Basaveshwara’ is a famous statesman-saint of which Indian state/UT?

A
Kerala

B
Tamil Nadu

C
Andhra Pradesh

D
Karnataka

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Correct Answer : D [Karnataka]

Explaination : [Basavanna also called as ‘Basaveshwara’ was a 12th-century statesman, Lingayat saint during the reign of the Kalyani Chalukya dynasty. He is considered a famous icon of the Lingayat community in Karnataka. Recently, the Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa laid the foundation stone for the Rs 500-crore project ‘New Anubhava Mantapa’ in Basavakalyan. It is considered as the place where the philosopher lived.]

82. Who is the head of the panel constituted by the Health Ministry, to look into the adverse findings of the NFHS-5?

A
Harsh Vardan

B
Preeti Pant

C
Radha Krishnan

D
Abhinav Gupta

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Correct Answer : B [Preeti Pant]

Explaination : [The Health and Family Welfare Ministry has set up a technical expert group to study the adverse findings from the National Family Health Survey-5. The committee, chaired by Joint Secretary Preeti Pant, will also recommend policy interventions to improve the factors associated with malnutrition, stunting, anaemia, and C-section. The panel includes experts from medicine and nutrition and State programme officers.]

83. Which state has announced to launch the country’s first Solar Electric RO-RO service?

A
West Bengal

B
Gujarat

C
Kerala

D
Maharashtra

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Correct Answer : C [Kerala]

Explaination : [The country’s first Solar Electric RORO service will be introduced during the year 2021-2022, the Kerala Governor announced in the Assembly. He also announced that the state’s first amphibious water bus will also be launched. The state has planned to launch barge Service for cargo movement and high-speed tourist services.]

84. Which Indian bank has collaborated with IIT Kanpur to set up a Fintech Innovation Centre (FIC)?

A
State Bank of India

B
Punjab National Bank

C
Bank of Baroda

D
Canara Bank

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Correct Answer : B [Punjab National Bank]

Explaination : [The country’s second largest public sector bank, Punjab National Bank has partnered with IIT Kanpur and FIRST (Foundation for Innovation & Research in Science & Technology), to establish Fintech Innovation Centre (FIC). The Innovation centre will be set up at the IIT campus, which will facilitate research and development in technological solutions used in the Banking and Finance Sector.]

85. Which Indian state announced free data card to college students for attending online classes?

A
Kerala

B
Tamil Nadu

C
Andhra Pradesh

D
Telangana

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Correct Answer : B [Tamil Nadu]

Explaination : [The Tamil Nadu government is to provide free data cards of 2 GB per day to college students to enable them attend online classes till April 2021.The data cards will be provided to over 9 lakh students studying in government and aided Arts and Sciences colleges, engineering colleges and polytechnic institutions. The Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT) will implement the scheme for self-finance college students.]

86. The fighter jets of India and which other country is to organise an exercise named ‘SKYROS’?

A
France

B
Germany

C
United Kingdom

D
Russia

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Correct Answer : A [France]

Explaination : [The Rafale fighter jets of India and France are set to carry out wargames named SKYROS in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The exercise is to be organised in the third week of January next year. This would be the first major wargame of the Indian Air Force involving the Rafale fighters which were inducted into the service in August 2020.]

87. Kuttanad, where over 20000 ducks died recently, is located in which state?

A
Tamil Nadu

B
Andhra Pradesh

C
Kerala

D
Karnataka

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Correct Answer : C [Kerala]

Explaination : [Last week, around 22,000 ducks died in Kuttanad and upper Kuttanad, in the state of Kerala. The preliminary tests could not find the certain reason for the deaths. Recently, the samples of affected birds are to be sent to the National Institute of High-Security Animal Diseases (NIHSAD), Bhopal, to analyse and ascertain the reason.]

88. ‘Malayali Tribes’, seen in the news recently, are the tribal people belonging to which state?

A
Kerala

B
Tamil Nadu

C
Andhra Pradesh

D
Karnataka

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Correct Answer : B [ Tamil Nadu]

Explaination : [Malayali is a tribal group from the Eastern Ghats residing in North Tamil Nadu. They also form the largest Scheduled tribes in that region, with over 3.5 lakh population. Giant Rock Bee Honey sourced from the Tribes was recently added to Tribes India Collection, as per the press release by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Over 35 new organic tribal products have been listed in the Tribes India outlets and website under ‘From Our Home to your Home’ campaign.]

89. Which application has been launched by the External Affairs Ministry to connect with Indian diaspora?

A
Bharat Connect

B
Global Pravasi Rishta

C
Hindustan Hamara

D
Bharat Communicate

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Correct Answer : B [ Global Pravasi Rishta]

Explaination : [The External Affairs Ministry has recently launched the Global Pravasi Rishta portal and application to connect with the Indian diaspora across the world. The application and portal aim to create a three-way communication between the External Affairs Ministry, Indian missions and the diaspora, who are around 3.12-crore. While the app will be used by the diaspora, the portal will be used by the missions.]

90. Which Union Ministry releases the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)?

A
Ministry of Labour and Employment

B
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

C
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

D
Ministry of Home Affairs

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Correct Answer : B [Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation]

Explaination : [The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) releases the quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). As per the recent quarterly PLFS, the unemployment rate in urban areas increased to 9.1 per cent in January-March 2020 from 7.9 per cent in October-December 2019. Labour force participation rate increased to over a five-quarter high of 37.5 per cent.]

91. ‘NAVARITIH’, which was released by the Prime Minister, is a certification course associated with which sector?

A
Culture

B
Construction Technology

C
Artificial Intelligence

D
Microbiology

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Correct Answer : B [ Construction Technology]

Explaination : [Prime Minister released a certification course on innovative construction technologies named NAVARITIH (New, Affordable, Validated, Research Innovation Technologies for Indian Housing). He also laid the foundation stone of Light House projects (LHPs) under Global Housing Technology Challenge (GHTC)- at six sites across six states.]

92. Deepor Beel, which was seen in the news recently, is the only Ramsar site of which state?

A
Sikkim

B
Assam

C
Arunachal Pradesh

D
Manipur

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Correct Answer : B [ Assam]

Explaination : [Deepor Beel is the only Ramsar site of the state of Assam. It is located in the south-western edge of Guwahati. The site, which houses of a variety of aquatic life forms along with 219 species of birds, was designated a Ramsar site in the year 2002. The District officials has banned Community fishing at the site.]

93. Omkareshwar dam, which was making news recently, is located in which state?

A
Madhya Pradesh

B
Maharashtra

C
Gujarat

D
Jharkhand

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Correct Answer : A [ Madhya Pradesh]

Explaination : [The world’s largest floating solar energy project is set to be constructed at Omkareshwar dam on Narmada river, Madhya Pradesh. The 3,000-crore project, which will construct a 600 MW plant, will begin power generation by 2022-23. World Banks’s IFC and Power Grid will provide the financial assistance to this project, which includes installing solar panels in the dam.]

94. As per the recent statement of the NITI Aayog, which country is the biggest gainer after the pandemic economic situation?

A
India

B
China

C
United States

D
Russia

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Correct Answer : B [China]

Explaination : [As per the Experts of the NITI Aayog, China is the biggest gainer in the post-pandemic economic situation globally. The experts also opined that the economic recovery for India is likely to be slow. They told the standing committee of finance that several manufacturing units should move out of China and shift to India in the upcoming years.]

95. Which country test-fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile named ‘Shaheen-III’?

A
Iran

B
Pakistan

D
Afghanistan

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Correct Answer : B [Pakistan]

Explaination : [Pakistan has recently successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile named ‘Shaheen-III’. The missile is capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads to a range of 2,750 kms. Pakistan is one of the eight countries worldwide with the stated nuclear weapons capability.]

96. What is the name of the OTT Channel managed by the Union Science and Technology Ministry?

A
Bharat Prakash

B
India Science

C
Vigyan Vidya

D
Vigyan Prasar

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Correct Answer : B [India Science]

Explaination : [The OTT (Over-the-top) channel managed by the Vigyan Prasar, an autonomous organization of the Department of Science & Technology, was launched in 2019. The OTT Channel ‘India Science’, has completed two years since its launch. It aims to create scientific awareness amongst the citizens of the country. The channel was also started on the DTH (Direct to Home) mode.]

97. The ‘1776 Commission report’, which was making news recently, is associated with which country?

A
Japan

B
China

C
United States

D
Germany

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Correct Answer : C [United States]

Explaination : [The White House has recently released the 1776 Commission report, which was initiated by former US President Donald Trump in September last year. Trump signed an order to set up a National commission to promote patriotic education in the country, also called as the ‘1776 Commission’. This was seen as a counter to 1619 Project, The New York Times initiative, to mark the completion of 400 years since the enslaved Africans arrived.]

98. Which personality announced to give away USD 100 million for the best carbon capture technology?

A
Bill Gates

B
Elon Musk

C
Mark Zuckerberg

D
Jack Ma

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Correct Answer : B [Elon Musk]

Explaination : [Tesla Chief Executive Officer the world’s richest person at present, Elon Musk announced that he has decided to give away USD 100 million as prize for the best carbon capture technology. Carbon dioxide, released in electricity generation and industrial processes can be captured using various methods including post-combustion, pre-combustion and oxyfuel. The International Energy Agency also stated about the role of carbon capture technology in net-zero emissions recently.]

99. Which is India’s first gas exchange to be authorised by Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board?

A
India Gas Exchange

B
India Oil Exchange

C
India Shale and Natural Gas Exchange

D
India Petroleum Exchange

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Correct Answer : A [India Gas Exchange]

Explaination : [India Gas Exchange (IGX) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX). It is the first gas exchange in the country to be authorised from Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) under Gas Exchange Regulations 2020 Adani Total Gas and Torrent Gas have recently acquired five percent equity stake each in Indian Gas Exchange (IGX).]

100. The train named ‘Vasuki’, that is seen in news recently, is associated with railway zone?

A
Southern Railway

B
Konkan Railway

C
South East Central Railway

D
Northern Railway

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Correct Answer : C [South East Central Railway]

Explaination : [The freight train named ‘Vasuki’ operated by South East Central Railway has created a new record for longest ever freight train. This train has been formed by amalgamation five rakes of goods trains as a single unit of around 3.5 km. The train has covered a total distance of 224 km between Bhilai and Korba.]