Question 1: Recently, the United Nations General Assembly elected Permanent Representative of which country as President of 71st session?
a. Bhutan
b. Fiji
c. Uganda
d. Malaysia
e. Kenya
b. Fiji
Explanation: The United Nations General Assembly elected Peter Thomson, Permanent Representative of Fiji, as President of its upcoming 71st session. Mr. Thomson, who will replace current General Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft, will begin his tenure in September at the commencement of the 71st General Assembly session.
Question 2: Recently, CARE has lowered the Centre’s fiscal deficit projection to 7.8% of GDP. What does R stands for in CARE?
a. Ratings
b. Ranging
c. Role
d. Research
e. Reserve
d. Research
Explanation: CARE Ratings has revised downwards its projection of the centre’s fiscal deficit to 7.8% of GDP during FY21 against its earlier estimate of 9-9.5%.
CARE stands for Credit Analysis and Research Ltd.
Question 3: Who among the following Indian-American has been named digital director in Office of the First Lady?
a. Michael LaRosa
b. Garima Pandey
c. Garima Verma
d. Sunita Singh
e. None of the above
c. Garima Verma
Explanation: Incoming First Lady Jill Biden has named Indian-American Garima Verma as her digital director and Michael LaRosa as Press Secretary.
Biden also announced additional members to the Office of the First Lady, picking Rory Brosius to be the new executive director of the Joining Forces initiative.
Question 4: Which among the following banks has tied up with Niyo to issue prepaid cards to MSMEs?
a. ICICI Bank
b. State Bank of India
c. Axis Bank
d. HDFC Bank
e. Bank of Baroda
a. ICICI Bank
Explanation: ICICI Bank and fintech company Niyo on 14th January 2021 announced a tie-up to issue prepaid cards to workers of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises(MSMEs).
MSMEs will now be able to get ‘ICICI Bank Niyo Bharat Payroll Card’ powered by Niya, for their blue-collar workers, who are mostly under-banked.
Question 5: Who among the followed received SKOCH Challenger Award on 16th January 2021?
a. Raghuwar Das
b. Arjun Munda
c. Amit Shah
d. R. L. Kataria
e. D. V. Sadananda Gowda
b. Arjun Munda
Explanation: Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda virtually received SKOCH Challenger Award conferred to the Ministry of Tribal Affairs for e-Governance on 16th January 2021. The Award has been given to the Ministry for its IT-led initiatives and other transformational initiatives leading to outcome-based performance improvement
Question 6: On 15th January 2021, India and ___ signed MoU to enhance cooperation in the field of Information and Communications Technologies.
a. Russia
b. France
c. Australia
d. Japan
e. UK
d. Japan
Explanation: The MoU was signed by Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad and the Japanese Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Takedo Ryota.
Question 7: Sandeep Aggarwal is newly appointed Chairman of _____.
a. TEPC
b. BHEL
c. ONGC
d. Bharat Petroleum
e. HPCL
a. TEPC
Explanation: Sandeep Aggarwal is appointed as the new Chairman of the Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC). He is presently the Managing Director and Promoter of Delhi-based Paramount Communications Ltd.
The TEPC was set up by the Government of India to promote and develop the export of Telecom Equipment and Services.
Question 8: Who among the following unveiled India’s first indigenously developed driverless metro car on 15th January 2021?
a. Narendra Modi
b. Nitin Gadkari
c. Smriti Irani
d. Amit Shah
e. Rajnath Singh
e. Rajnath Singh
Explanation: On 15th January 2021, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled the country’s first indeginously designed and developed Driverless Metro Car at the BEML manufacturing facility in Bangaluru.
Question 9: Third phase of government’s flagship skilling scheme PMKVY 3.0 launched on 15th January 2021. What does PMKVY stands for?
a. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Vikas Yojana
b. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vigyan Yojana
c. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Vikas Yojana
d. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
e. None of the above
d. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Explanation: PMKVY 3.0 envisages training of eight lakh candidates over the scheme period of 2020-2021, with an outlay of Rs. 948.90 crore.
The third phase of the government’s flagship skilling scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 3.0) is launched on 15th January 2021 in 600 districts across all states of the country.
Question 10: RS Gnanadesikan passes away recently. He was a _____.
a. Former MP and Tamil Maanila Congress Leader
b. Prominent Jounalist
c. Sportsperson
d. Dancer
e. None of the above
a. Former MP and Tamil Maanila Congress Leader
Question 11: Recently, which bank has launched wellness themed credit card?
a. AXIS Bank
b. Bank of India
c. ICICI Bank
d. YES Bank
e. State Bank of India
d. YES Bank
Explanation: YES Bank has teamed up with Aditya Birla Wellness Private Limited to launch ‘YES BANK Wellness’ and ‘YES BANK Wellness Plus’ credit cards, which aimed at the holistic health, self-care and wellness of consumers.
With YES Bank wellness credit card, consumers can enjoy complementary benefits such as annual health check-ups, round the clock doctor or counselor helpline, in-studio or home based workout sessions as well as personalized diet plans.
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