January 2021

Question 1

Kisan Fasal Rahat Yojna scheme came into effect in which state?
When?Why? By whom?

Answer 1

Jharkhand

After 3 months (from January)

Compensation scheme aimed to provide security to Jharkhand farmers during natural calamities leading to crop damage.

The Department of Agriculture ,Animal Husbandry and Cooperative (implementing agency)

Question 2

Who launched the DigiNest app?

Function?

Answer 2

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh

It is a Punjab Advertisement Release Order System to bring transparency while releasing state advertisements and payments to media houses

Question 3

Name the country that has a New Constitution signed by its President recently.
Name the President and former President

Answer 3

Algeria
Currently- Abdelmadjid Tebboune
Former -Abdelaziz Bouteflika (Hirak opposed)

Question 4

Name the umbrella organisation for operating retail payments

News: No charges on transaction through UPI
Full form of UPI

Answer 4

NPCI (NATIONAL PAYMENTS CORPORATION INDIA)

UPI (UNIFIED PAYMENT INTERFACE)

Question 5

Name the authority that became the member of International Organisation of Securities Commissions.

Answer 5

IFSCA (INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES CENTRES AUTHORITY)
Established on April 27th
Headquarters - Gandhinagar

Question 6

The first IFSC(INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SEVICES CENTRE) was set up at?

Answer 6

Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT)

Question 7

Name the company aiming to be the world’s largest company in renewable Energy by 2030

Answer 7

Adani

Adani Green Energy got a contract of building 600 megawatts wind-solar hybrid power prject

Question 8

Name the Scientist at ISRO to get One Year extension till January 14 2022

Answer 8

K Sivan as the Secretary, Department of Space

Question 9

Name the first General to lead Indian Army Human Rights Cell

Answer 9

Major General Gautam Chauhan

Will work under Army Vice Chief Lieutenant SK Saini

Question 10

Name the 5 states and judges that have received elevation to High Courts(as Chief Justice) by President Ram Nath Kovind

Answer 10

Odisha - Dr. Justice S Murlidhar
Telangana - Kumari Justice Hima Kohli
J & K and Ladakh - Justice Pankaj Mithal
Madras - Justice Sanjib Banerjee

Question 11

Name the app launched to connect Indian Diaspora all over the World

Answer 11

Global Pravasi Rishta Portal (launched by Minister of State for External affairs V Muraleedharan)
Follows 4Cs : Care, Connect, Celebrate , Contribute

Question 12

Contract for 1st Ethanol power plant under the PPP model (Public -private - patnership) is signed by which state?

Answer 12

Chhattisgarh

Signed by- Bhoramdev Cooperative Sugar Factory Kawardha and Chhattisgarh Distillery Limited’s subsidiary

Question 13

Name the country that is second largest prodoucer of beverage and one of the biggest exporters of tea

Answer 13

India

Question 14

Name the 4 sites chosen by FAO as GIAHS

Answer 14

2 in China
Korea
Japan

Question 15

Asia Development Bank (ADB) provide loan of USD 231 million to _____ state for power generation

Answer 15

Assam

120 mw hydroelectric project on Kopili river

Question 16

India’s first mysterious monolith spotted in which state?

When?

Answer 16

Gujarat (a park in Ahemdabad)

November

Question 17

Name the Colonel known for helping India pass the Siachen glacier in late 1970s and early 1980s, and passed away on 2nd January’21 due to age- related illness

Answer 17

Colonel Narendra Bull Kumar
Awarded - Kirti Chakra , Padma Shri, McGregor Medal
Died at - Army Research and Referral Hospital , New Delhi

Question 18

Name 6 the places that will be devloped under the six lighthouse project as a part of GHTC-India

Answer 18

Indore, Ranchi, Chennai, Agartala, Lucknow

Question 19

Name the Pipeline that was dedicated to the nation by PM Modi to promote One Nation One Gas Grid

Answer 19

Kochi - Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline built by GAIL (India) will carry LNG

Question 20

First person to reach 250 million followers on Instagram

Answer 20

Cristiano Ronaldo