IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs

JANUARY
2021
Target: IIFT, XAT, CMAT, TISSNET, TISSMAT,
SSC CGL, Banks, OMETs
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Name India’s first railway station with a green building certification?

A. Bilaspur station

B. Hazrat Nizamuddin station

C. Kevadiya station

D. None of these

Points to Know (PTN):

Kevadia is home to the Statue of Unity dedicated to Vallabhbhai Patel, in Gujarat.
There are LED lights, star-rated & branded electrical appliances, water
management system, etc. There’s an art gallery also.

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US President Joe Biden was sworn in as the ______ President of the United
States?

A. 45th

B. 46th

C. 47th

D. 48th

PTN:
Indian origin Kamala Harris is the 49th VP.

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Which of these banks has tied up with ‘Niyo’ – a fintech company?

A. ICICI Bank

B. Axis Bank

C. State Bank of India

D. HDFC Bank

PTN:
The partnership is made to The ‘ICICI Bank Niyo Bharat Payroll Card’ allows a
worker in MSME sector to receive funds up to ₹1 lakh into the card account.

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Name the awareness campaign launched by Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry
to spread awareness about green and clean energy?

A. SMART

B. SARTHAK

C. SAKSHAM

D. SAMPOORNA

PTN:
The campaign will spread awareness about moving towards a gas-based economy,
cleaner use of fossil fuels, greater reliance on domestic sources to drive bio-fuels
and increased use of electric vehicles.

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Which of the following countries will host the next G7 summit in June 2021?

A. France

B. UK

C. USA

D. Japan

PTN:
The United Kingdom has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the G7
summit. Australia and South Korea are also invited as “guest countries”.
G7 nations: the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Canada, and Japan.

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Who among the following personalities was unanimously appointed as the new
chairman of the Somnath temple trust of Gujarat?

A. Swami Ramdev

B. Yogi Adityanath

C. Narendra Modi

D. Vijay Rupani

PTN:
Somnath temple is also believed to be the first among the 12 Jyotirlinga shrines of
Lord Shiva. Prime Minister Modi has become the second PM to hold the post after
the former Prime Minister Morarji Desai.

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India and which of the following countries has recently signed a pact to promote
the movement of skilled workers from India to that country?

A. UK

B. Japan

C. China

D. Singapore

PTN:
The Memorandum of Cooperation covers 14 categories of specified skills. The
skilled workers from India who meet these skills requirement and Japanese
language tests would be eligible for employment in Japan on a contractual basis.

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In which of the following countries has the Google Play Store begun to remove
money-lending apps that do not comply with the country's banking regulations?

A. USA

B. Japan

C. Spain

D. India

PTN:
Naspers-backed PayU’s credit platform LazyPay, as well Cashguru, 10MinuteLoan,
Rupeeclick and Finance Buddha, are among the 30 online lending apps that have
been removed from Google Play store after RBI red flagged them.

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Which of these teams retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy?

A. England

B. Australia

C. India

D. Pakistan

PTN:
India defeated Australia by 3 wickets at The Gabba to win the Border-Gavaskar
Trophy 2-1.

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In the recently released India Innovation Index-2020 ranking, which state has
topped the list in Major states category?

A. Gujarat

B. Odisha

C. Maharashtra

D. Karnataka

PTN:
In the 2020 ranking, Karnataka retained its first position in the Major States
category. Maharashtra moved one position higher and stood at 2nd spot while
Tamil Nadu slid to 3rd position.
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Who authored the book “The Making of Aadhaar: World’s Largest Identity
Platform”?

A. Nandan Nilkeni

B. Azim Premji

C. Narayan Murthy

D. Ram Sewak Sharma Source: jagran.com

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Assignment!!

1. India's first Rajdhani express train to run on Push-Pull technology will run on
which route?

2. Indian Railways has renamed one of the oldest train Howrah-Kalka Mail
Express as ___________

3. Which of the following banks recently announced the launch of a new mobile
application called ‘InstaFX’?

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