Current Affairs, 20 January 2021

Current Affairs, 20 January 2021

1. Which state government has started ‘One School One IAS’ scheme for poor students?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Kerala

(c) Gujarat

(d) Maharashtra

Answer: (b) Kerala

* Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammad Khan has started ‘One School One IAS’ scheme for poor students.

 

2. Where is the headquarters of United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) located?

(a) Paris

(b) The Hague

(c) Geneva

(d) Kathmandu

Answer: (c) Geneva

 

3. Carolina Marin, who recently won the Yonex Thailand Open 2021, is a female badminton player from which country?

(a) France

(b) Spain

(c) Japan

(d) Austria

Answer: (b) Spain

* Capital - Madrid

* Currency name - Euro

* Prime Minister - Pedro Sánchez

 

4. Who declared the birth anniversary of Subhash Chandra Bose to be celebrated as 'Day of Might'?

(a) Central Government

(b) State Government

(c) Rajnath Singh

(d) Karambir Singh

Answer: (a) Central Government

* The West Bengal government has recently declared this day as 'Deshnayak Divas'

 

5. For the next 3 years, Bishwabir Ahuja has been re-appointed as Managing Director and CEO of which bank?

(a) State Bank of India

(b) RBL Bank

(c) HDFC Bank

(d) Finance Small Finance Bank

Answer: (b) RBL Bank

* Headquarters- Mumbai

* Year of establishment - 1943

* Tag Line- Apno Ka Bank

 

6. Who was appointed as the Chairman of Somnath Temple Trust, Gujarat?

(a) Amit Shah

(b) Narendra Modi

(c) Nirmala Sitharaman

(d) Victory Rupani

Answer: (b) Narendra Modi

 

7. An Air Force exercise called 'Desert Knight' between the Air Force of India and which country will be held in Jodhpur, Rajasthan?

(a) Japan

(b) France

(c) Indonesia

(d) Israel

Answer: (b) France

* Capital - Paris

* Currency name – Euro

* President - Emmanuel Macron

* Prime Minister - Jean Castex

 

8. Who will be the first female fighter pilot to participate in this year's Republic Day Parade?

(a) Shivangi Singh

(b) Thought Kant

(c) Roshni Nadar

(d) Manisha Samaddar

Answer: (b) Bhabna Kant

 

9. Which actor will host the reality show '100 Days in Heaven' to promote the tourism industry in Uttarakhand?

(a) Gold interest

(b) Amitabh Bachchan

(c) Amir Khan

(d) Anupam Kher

Answer: (b) Amitabh Bachchan

* Capital of Uttarakhand- Dehradun, Gairsain

* Chief Minister - Tribendra Singh Rawat

* Governor- Bebirani Maurya

 

10. Who wrote the book titled ‘Unscripted: Conversations on Life and Cinema’?

(a) Amendra Singh

(b) Bidhu Binod Chopra

(c) Amaresh Kumar Chowdhury

(d) Nandita Chakraborty

Answer: (b) Bidhu Binod Chopra

 

11. When will the "Day of Power" be celebrated in India?

(a) January 21

(b) 22 January

(c) 23 January

(d) 24 January

Answer: (c) 23 January

* The Government of India has decided to observe ‘Mighty Day’ on 23rd January every year on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

 

12. How many birthdays of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be celebrated on 23rd January recently?

(a) 120th

(b) 125th

(c) 130th

(d) 135th

Answer: (b) 125th

* Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was born on 23rd January 1897 in Cuttack, Orissa.

His 125th birthday will be celebrated on January 23, 2021.

 

13. The Government of India has decided to gift 20 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses to which country?

(a) Nepal

(b) Bangladesh

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Myanmar

Answer: (b) Bangladesh

*Government of India has decided to gift 20 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses of ‘Covishield’ company to Bangladesh.

 

14. Who was the late Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan?

(a) Magazine

(b) Movie director

(c) Musician

(d) Author

Answer: (c) Musician

 

15. When did the NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) recently celebrate its 16th Establishment Day?

(a) 16 January

(b) 17 January

(c) 18 January

(d) 19 January

Answer: (c) 18 January

*NDRF was established in 2006 and is headquartered in New Delhi.

 

16. Where was the first ‘Snowshoe Run’ organized to promote winter sports?

(a) Munshiari

(b) Manali

(c) Srinagar

(d) Leh

Answer: (c) Srinagar

 

17. Yoweri Museveni recently won the election for the sixth time as President of which country?

(a) Kyrgyzstan

(b) Uganda

(c) Egypt

(d) Jordan

Answer: (b) Uganda

* Capital - Kampala

* Name of the currency – Shilling

 

18. Where did the 13-day Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sport & Youth festival 2021 start?

(a) Jammu and Kashmir

(b) Ladakh

(c) Assam

(d) Mizoram

Answer: (b) Ladakh

* Capital- Kargil, Lt.

* Lieutenant Governor- Radhakanta Mathur

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