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Jan 2021 Flashcards

1
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‘Legion of Merit’ award by the US

administration. Name him.

A

Narendra Modi

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2
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name of the state and the
project because of which it has been awarded the
Digital India award for 2020?

A

Haryana / Antyodaya Saral Project

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3
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winner of the prestigious Tansen

Samman for the year 2020. Name him.

A

Pt. Satish Vyas

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4
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Can you identify the name of this Swedish lady who
has become the first woman to head the International
Monetary & Finance Committee?

A

Magdalena Andersson

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5
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He has become then first chairperson of the Indian
Army’s Human Right’s Cell. Identify the person in
question.

A

Gautam Chauhan

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6
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She has been appointed as the first woman Deputy

Defense Secretary of the USA. Can you name her ?

A

Kathleen Hicks

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7
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This sportsperson has been Knighted in the United

Kingdom. Can you name him?

A

Lewis Hamilton

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8
Q

India’s first Artificial
Intelligence Community Center and the place where it
is launched?

A

HexArt, Hyderabad

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9
Q

India’s highest Meteorological Center has been

launched recently at_______

A

Leh

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10
Q

India’s first indigenously designed and developed air
drop container that was in the news recently has been
named as __________

A

SAHAYAK –NG

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11
Q

India’s first Social Impact Bond will be created by
Pimpari Chinchwad Municipal Corporationin
collaboration with ___________

A

United Nations Development Program

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12
Q

World’s first Physical branch of Crypto currency

Bank opened at the Indian city of _____________.

A

Jaipur

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13
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He will be the chairperson of the HDFC Bank. Can

you identify the name of the person in question?

A

Atanu Chakraborty

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14
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year of foundation of National
Payment Corporation of India (NPCI)- an umbrella
organization for the retail payments in India?

A

2008

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15
Q

According to RBI report on Trend and Progress of
Banking in India in FY 2020, the Gross NPA in FY 2020
stood at _____

A

10.8%

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16
Q

The present Director General of Food & Agriculture

Organization (FAO) is __________.

A

Qu Dongyu

17
Q

The worlds largest Supercharger station of the

Electric vehicles is launched by Tesla in ______.

A

Shanghai

18
Q

This bank has topped the 100 BFSI firms in India.

Can you name the bank in question?

A

HDFC Bank

19
Q

As per the BFSI Movers and Shakers 2020 report by
Wizikey , this player has topped the list of UPI
payment systems in India. Can you name the player
in question?

A

Google Pay

20
Q

Can you identify the name of the World’s largest

space telescope and the place where its located?

A

Five Hundred Meter Aperture Spherical Telescope

(FAST)/ located in Pingtang in Guizhou Province in China

21
Q

Can you identify the name of the country and the
word that they have changed in the national anthem
so as to reflect the spirit of unity in the country
recently?

A

Australia/ ‘Young’, word is replaced by ‘One’

22
Q

‘BEAMS’ ,is the name of the program that is linked

with the safeguarding of the ________.

A

Coastal region of the country

23
Q

The first dedicated Kisan Rail was launched from

_________to _______in the month of August 2020.

A

Devlali / Danapur

24
Q

Can you identify the name of the place where Indi’s

first pollinator park is located?

A

Haldwani, UK

25
Q

Can you identify the name of the President of
Surinam who was awarded in the recently concluded
Pravasi Bhartiya Diwas Samman?

A

Chandrikaprasad Santokhi

26
Q

This Indian Child is the ‘World’s Youngest Author’.

We are talking about__________

A

Abhijit Gupta

27
Q

She has become the first female match official in a

Men’s Test match. Can you name her?

A

Claire Polosak

28
Q

This place is hosting India’s first indoor ski park. We

are talking about…..

A

Kufri

29
Q

As per the FSSAI, the new permissible limit of trans

fat in the food items has been pegged at ________.

A

3%

30
Q

This Indian state has declared ‘Bird Flu’, as a state
disaster. Can you identify the name of the state and
the virus strain that has been named in this disease?

A

Kerala / H5N8

31
Q

Digital Payment Index has been launched by
_________ recently and the Base period for that is
______.

A

: RBI / March 2018

32
Q

The newly appointed Chairperson and the CEO of the

Railway Board of India is _______.

A

Suneet Sharma

33
Q

Indian Oil has recently tied up with this bank to
launch contactless RuPay debit card. Name the bank
in question.

A

State Bank of India

34
Q

Can you identify the five countries that have recently
joined the UN Security Council as its non permanent
members for the next two years ?

A

India , Mexico , Norway , Ireland , Kenya

35
Q 
Who is the chairman of the National Disaster
Management Authority( NDMA)?
A

Prime Minister

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