Current Affairs, 21 January 2021

Current Affairs, 21 January 2021

1. When was the 345th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh celebrated recently?

(a)  18 January

(b)  19 January

(c)  January 20

(d)  January 21

Answer: (c) January 20

 

2. Who has been given additional responsibilities in the Ministry of AYUSH?

(a)  Dr. Harsh Vardhan

(b)  Piyush Goel

(c)  Prakash Javadekar

(d)  Kiren Rijiju

Answer: (d)  Kiren Rijiju

*After the road accident of AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik, the additional responsibility of AYUSH Ministry has been given to Union Minister Kiren Rijiju.

 

3. The Indian Air Force is currently conducting ‘Ex-Desert Night-21’ exercises with the Air Force of which country?

(a)  Japan

(b)  Germany

(c)  France

(d)  South Korea

Answer: (c) France

 

4. Which state has recently observed ‘Kokborok Day’?

(a)  Assam

(b)  Orissa

(c)  Tripura

(d)  Guwahati

Answer: (c) Tripura

*Recently on 19 January 2021, Tripura celebrated the 43rd ‘Kokborok Day’ to promote the Kokborok language.

 

5. Who will be the first female fighter pilot to participate in the Republic Day Parade?

(a)  Abani Chaturvedi

(b)  Salija Dhami

(c)  Thoughts

(d)  Gunjan Saxena

Answer: (c) Thoughts

 

6. Which state government has recently increased working days from 100 days to 150 days under MGNREGA?

(a)  Uttar Pradesh

(b)  Uttarakhand

(c)  Gujarat

(d)  Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (b) Uttarakhand

 

7. How many recent Joe Biden has been sworn in as President of the United States of America?

(a)  45th

(b)  46th

(c)  47th

(d)  48th

Answer: (b) 46th

 

8. Which bank will offer 'Interest Free Cash' service on the first credit card in India?

(a) HDFC Bank

(b) IDFC First Bank

(c) Axis Bank

(d) IDBI Bank

Answer: (b) IDFC First Bank

*Headquarters- Mumbai

* Year of establishment - October, 2015

*Current CEO-V. Vaidyanathan

 

9. Which states recently celebrated their foundation day on 21st January 2021?

(a)  Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura

(b)  Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur

(c)  Mizoram, Meghalaya and Manipur

(d)  Meghlaya, Manipur and Tripura

Answer: (d) Meghlaya, Manipur and Tripura

 

10. Narendra Modi will give land lease for the first time to the landless tribals of which state?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Assam

(d) Orissa

Answer: (c) Assam

*Capital - Dispur

*Chief Minister- Sarbananda Sonwal

*Governor- Jagadish Mukhi

 

11. In which sport has Nihal Sarin recently won the Gazprom Brilliancy Prize?

(a)  Snooker

(b)  Badminton

(c)  Table tennis

(d)  Chess

Answer: (d) Chess

 

12. Where has the first ‘Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sports Festival’ started recently?

(a)  Manali

(b)  Ladakh

(c)  Gulmarg

(d)  Tawang

Answer: (b) Ladakh

 

13. Where has ‘National Mini-Aadi Mahotsav’ started recently?

(a)  Kolkata

(b)  Mumbai

(c)  New Delhi

(d)  Chandigarh

Answer: (c) New Delhi