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20th January 2021 Current Affairs Quiz

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Question 1: Recently, DRDO handed over Motor Bike Ambulance Rakshita to _____.

a. Indian Army
b. CRPF
c. CISF
d. BSF
e. Indian Navy


b. CRPF
Explanation: Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Delhi-based DRDO laboratory, handed over Rakshita, a bike-based casualty transport emergency vehicle to Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in a ceremony held at CRPF Head Office in New Delhi.
Dr. A P Maheshwari is the Director General of CRPF.
Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy is the chairman of DRDO.

Question 2: On 14th January 2021, SPMCIL paid Rs. 215.48 crore dividend to the Government of India. What does P stands for in SPMCIL?

a. Planning
b. Permanent
c. Printing
d. Prominent
e. People


c. Printing
Explanation: SPMCIL stands for Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India. State-owned SPMCIL paid a final dividend of Rs. 215.48 crore to the Government of India for 2019-20. The dividend is 5% of the net worth of the company as on 31st March 2020 and 41% of profit for 2019-20, in compliance with guidelines of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM).

Question 3: On 18th January 2021, Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan digitally chaired ____ session of Executive Board of WHO.

a. 148th
b. 141st
c. 151st
d. 137th
e. 173rd


a. 148th

Question 4: Who is the winner of Women’s Badminton Singles titles at Yonex Thailand Open?

a. Tai Tzu Ying
b. Carolina Marin
c. Nozomi Okuhara
d. Li Xuerui
e. Michelle Li


b. Carolina Marin
Explanation: Spain’s Carolina Marin has won the women’s singles titles at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Yonex Thailand Open in Bangkok. She defeated Chinese Taipei’s top seed, Tai Tzu Ying by a comfortable score of 21-9, 21-16.

Question 5: Who is the winner of Men’s Badminton Single tiles at Yonex Thailand Open?

a. Viktor Axelsen
b. Lin Dan
c. Angus Ng Ka Long
d. Kento Momota
e. Srikanth Kidambi


a. Viktor Axelsen
Explanation: Danish Viktor Axelsen defeated Hong Kong’s Angus Ng Ka Long by 21-14, 21-14 in the finals.

Question 6: Vishwavir Ahuja is re-appointed MD and CEO of which bank?

a. UCO Bank
b. RBL Bank
c. Airtel Payments Bank
d. Citibank
e. Bank of India


b. RBL Bank
Explanation: RBL Bank (formerly known as Ratnakar Bank) is an Indian Private Sector Bank headquartered in Mumbai.

Question 7: On 14th January 2021, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, the Foreign Minister of _____, embarked on a three day visit to India.

a. Srilanka
b. Bhutan
c. Malaysia
d. Nepal
e. Thailand


d. Nepal
Explanation: Nepal’s Foreign Minister, Pradeep Kumar Gyawali will attend the 6th meeting of Nepal-India Joint Commission.
Prime Minister of Nepal: K. P. Sharma Oli

Question 8: Yoweri Museveni becomes 6th time President of which country?

a. Finland
b. Indonesia
c. Italy
d. Uganda
e. Kenya


d. Uganda
Explanation: Capital of Uganda is Kampala.
Currency of Uganda is Ugandan Shilling.

Question 9: Where has the 1st Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sports Festival began?

a. Shimla
b. Amritsar
c. Ladakh
d. Srinagar
e. Jaipur


c. Ladakh
Explanation: In Ladakh, the Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju launched the first ever Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sports Festival at Padum in Zanskar of Kargil district. The festival is being organised by the Ladakh UT Administration to promote Zanskar as winter tourists’ destination.

Question 10: Recently, who has been appointed as the President of Somnath Temple trust?

a. Vijay Rupani
b. Narendra Modi
c. Amit Shah
d. Yogi Adityanath
e. Rajnath Singh


b. Narendra Modi
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi becomes 2nd PM to become the President of Somnath Temple trust.

Question 11: Recently, Government has announced _______ to be celebrated as “PARAKRAM DIWAS” every year.

a. 22nd January
b. 18th January
c. 20th January
d. 23rd January
e. 25th January


d. 23rd January
Explanation: In order to honor and remember Netaji’s indomitable spirit and selfless service to the Nation, Government of India has decided to celebrate his birthday on 23rd January every year as “PARAKRAM DIWAS” to inspire people of the country.

Question 12: Recently, India and ___ have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on movement of ‘skilled workers’.

a. France
b. Japan
c. USA
d. Russia
e. England


b. Japan
Explanation: India and Japan have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on a basic partnership framework for operation of the ‘specified skilled worker’ (SSW) system under which the Japanese government accepts foreign nationals who have a certain level of expertise and skill.

Question 13: Where is India’s First Air Taxi Service launched?

a. Lucknow
b. Mumbai
c. New Delhi
d. Bangalore
e. Chandigarh


e. Chandigarh
Explanation: Chief Minister of Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar has inaugurated air taxi services from Chandigarh to Hisar under the UDAN scheme of the Central Government.
According to Haryana Government, the air services would also start from Hisar to Dehradun in the second phase.

Question 14: Recently, Kamal Morarka died in Mumbai at 74. He was a _____.

a. Sportperson
b. Jounalist
c. Dancer
d. Singer
e. Businessman


e. Businessman
Explanation: Kamal Morarka was the chairman of Morarka Organic. He was former Union Minister in the Chandra Shekhar government. He was a Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan, Morarka was president of Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) since 2012.

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