BEST MCQ OF THE DAY

1. Rafale fighter jets of India and France will carry out wargames codenamed Exercise SKYROS
At Which Place ?
A. Amabala
B. Jaipur
C. Jodhpur
D. Vishakapatnam

Rafale fighter jets of India and France will carry out wargames codenamed Exercise SKYROS in
Jodhpur in the third week of Jan 2021.
This would be the first major wargame of the Indian Air Force (IAF) involving the Rafale fighters.

2. The World Health Organization has cleared Which coronavirus vaccine foremergency use ?
A. Oxford Asterzenca
B. Pfizer-BioNTech
C. Sputnik
D. Modrena

The World Health Organization has cleared the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency
use WHO's review found that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine met the must-have criteria for safety and
efficacy set out by WHO.

3. The Government has further extended the deadline to file the income tax return (ITR) for
Companies till ?
A. 5 January 2021
B. 10 January 2021
C. 12 January 2021
D. 15 February 2021
 The Government has further extended the deadline to file the income tax return (ITR) for individual
taxpayers till 10th January 2021 in view of the Covid-19 pandemic This is the third time that the
Income Tax department has extended the return filing deadline

4. Who Has Been appointed new Railway Board Chairman and CEO ?
A. Sunnet Sharma
B. Umesh Sinha
C. Rahul Yadav
D. Vinod Yadav

He succeeds V K Yadav, who was the first CEO of Railway Board.Sharma, a former Eastern Railway
General Manager, is a Special Class Railway Apprentice Officer of the 1978-batch. Sharma is known
for introducing various administrative reforms.

5. RuPay, RBL Bank roll out 'RuPay PoS', a cost effective payment solution, in collaboration
with Which Comapny ?
A. Paytm
B. Phone Pay
C. PayNearby
D. Fampay

RuPay, RBL Bank roll out 'RuPay PoS', a cost effective payment solution, in collaboration with
PayNearby Shopkeepers can accept contactless payments upto Rs.5000 with their NFC-enabled
phones that work as Point of Sale terminals by simply updating their PayNearby app. CEO:
PayNearby - Anand Kumar Bajaj; Rupay - Dilip Asbe

6. Who Has Been Recently named deputy election commissioner ?

A. Umesh Sinha
B. Sunil Arora
C. Sunnet Sharma
D. Rahul Yadav

Senior IAS Umesh Sinha named deputy election commissioner after cabinet extends his tenure The
Appointments Committee cleared extension in the term of reemployment of Sinha as deputy election
commissioner on contract basis for a period of 6 months. He is secretary-general in the commission
currently. Sunil Arora - current & 23rd Chief Election Commissioner.

7. Defence Ministry signs How Much Amount contract with BEL for procurement of 10 Lynx
U2 Gun Fire Control systems for Indian Navy.?
A. 1850 Cr
B. 1250 Cr
C. 1355 Cr
D. 1255 Cr

Defence Ministry signs Rs.1355 crore contract with BEL for procurement of 10 Lynx U2 Gun Fire
Control systems for Indian Navy. LYNX U2 GFCS is designed to acquire, track & engage targets
amidst sea clutter. It will be installed on NOPV, Talwar & Teg class of ships. The 4th generation
system has been completely designed and developed by BEL.

8. BEL signs contract with Indian Navy for Initial supply of How Many indigenously
developed Laser Dazzlers ?
A. Ten
B. Tweenty
C. Thirty
D. Tweleve

BEL signs contract with Indian Navy for Initial supply of 20 indigenously developed Laser Dazzlers
Indigenously designed and developed for the first time,it is a non-lethal weapon for warning and
stopping suspicious vehicles, boats and aircraft/UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles).These weapons
would be manufactured in the BEL's plant in Pune.
 9. Tata Sons to acquire additional 32.67% stake in AirAsia India for How Much Amount ?
A. $ 16.33 Mn
B. $ 37.66 Mn
C. $ 35. 72 Mn
D. $ 83 .82 Mn

Tata Sons to acquire additional 32.67% stake in AirAsia India for $37.66 mnPost stake sale,
Malaysia's flagship budget carrier AirAsia Berhad's shareholding in AirAsia India will reduce to 16.33
per cent, while Tata Group's stake will rise to 83.67 per cent.

10.BHEL bags orders worth How Much Amount for hydro projects in Andhra Pradesh,
Telangana ?
A. Rs 3,800 crore
B. Rs 3,200 crore
C. Rs 3,500 crore
D. Rs 2,200 crore

BHEL bags orders worth Rs 3,200 crore for hydro projects in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
It is to supply India's highest unit-rating Kaplan hydro turbines for Polavaram Hydro Electric
Project(East Godavari,AP) & 15 Pump-Motor sets for Kaleshwaram & 13 sets for Palamuru
Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Schemes(Telangana).

11.Who launched the IAF e-Governance (e-Office) portal in New Delhi on 31 Dec 2020.?
A. Rajnath Singh
B. Ahit Doval
C. Manoj Mukunf Narwane
D. RKS Bhadauria

Indian Air Force Chief, Air Marshal R K S Bhadauria formally launched the IAF e-Governance (e-
Office) portal in New Delhi on 31 Dec 2020. The launch of the portal is part of Digital India and e-
governance initiative that will transform theentire IAF into a paperless office workflow
12.Which IIM Is The first IIM to implement the idea of flipped classrooms where the basic
concepts are learnt in digital mode and experiential learning takes place in the class,
through live projects from the industry.
A. IIM Ahmedabad
B. IIM Kolkata
C. IIM Indore
D. IIM Sambalpur

PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of the permanent campus of IIM Sambalpur on 2 Jan 2021.
IIM Sambalpur is the first IIM to implement the idea of flipped classrooms where the basic concepts
are learnt in digital mode and experiential learning takes place in the class, through live projects from
the industry.
It has also outscored all other IIMs in terms of highest gender diversity

13. Who received a Guard of Honour at Republic of Korea (ROK) Army Headquarters at
Gyeryong in ?
A. Manoj Mukund Narwane
B. RKS Bhadauria
C. Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank
D. Dr HArshvardhan

Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Mukund Naravane received a Guard of Honour at Republic of
Korea (ROK) Army Headquarters at Gyeryong
The Chief of Army Staff also Held A Meet With General Nam Yeong shin, Chief of Staff of the
Republic of Korea Army and discussed issues of bilateral defence cooperation

14. Which Comapny acquired podcast network Wondery ?

A. Twitter
B. Amazon
C. Google
D. Facebook

Amazon has announced its acquisition of podcast publisher Wondery. Wondery was founded in 2016
by former Fox executive Hernan Lopez,
Amazon CEO – Jeff Bezos
15. Government has approved the construction of a multi-modal logistics and transport hub
in UP's Greater Noida Worth How Much Amount ?
A. Rs 2283.83 Cr
B. Rs 2,139.44 Cr
C. Rs1,701.81 cr.
D. Rs3,883.80 Cr

Government has approved the construction of a multi-modal logistics and transport hub in UP's
Greater Noida at an estimated cost of Rs3,883.80 crore. The hub will be located near a railway
station in
Boraki.
It also cleared the construction of trunk infrastructure components for Krishnapatnam and Tumakuru
industrial areas in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka worth Rs2,139.44 cr and Rs1,701.81 cr.

16. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended the deadline for FASTags
for all vehicles in India till ?
A. 15 January 2021
B. 15 February 2021
C. 10 January 2021
D. 10 Fesbruary 2021

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has extended the deadline for FASTags for all
vehicles in India till February 15, 2021
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had announced to completely do away with cash
transactions for paying toll charges from January 1, 2021

17. Which State Government Launched a mobile application 'DigiNest' ?

A. Odisha
B. Haryana
C. Punjab
D. Chattisgarh

Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has virtually launched a mobile application 'DigiNest'.
It will give people digital access to the state government's directory, which can be synced with the
smartphone with the click of a button.
The Chief Minister also rolled out an online Punjab Advertisement Release Order System which
would help streamline the process of issuance of advertisements.
18. Which Ed Tech Firm has acquired test preparation startup NeoStencil to grow its
footprint in Tier II and III cities.
A. Byjus
B. Unacademy
C. Carpsuals
D. Vedanta

Unacademy has acquired test preparation startup NeoStencil to grow its footprint in Tier II and III
cities.
In 2020, Unacademy has acquired Kreatryx, and PrepLadder, besides funding in Mastree, and is
taking over the custodianship of CodeChef.
Founded by Kush Beejal and Love Beejal in 2014, NeoStencil

19. Who has become India’s 67th chess Grandmaster by winning the third and final norm at
the Vergani Cup in Italy ?
A. D Gukesh
B. P Hariskrishnan
C. Tanya Sachdeva
D. Leon Mendonca

Leon Mendonca has become India’s 67th chess Grandmaster by winning the third and final norm at
the Vergani Cup in Italy.
Mendonca, who achieved the feat at 14 years, is the second GM from Goa.
At the Vergani Cup in Bassano del Grappa, he finished second with 6.5 points behind Ukraine’s
Vitaliy Bernadskiy (7 points).

20. KSTAR referred As “artificial sun” , has set a new world record, reaching an temperature
of over 100 million degrees Celsius for a record 20 seconds. It Is A Research Centre Of Which
Country?
A. Singapore
B. China
C. Japan
D. South Korea
South Korea's magnetic fusion device, the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research, or
KSTAR, has set a new world record, reaching an ion temperature of over 100 million degrees
Celsius for a record 20 seconds.
The KSTAR was able to achieve a temperature of over 6.6 times more than that of Sun’s. The
KSTAR has often been referred to as South
Korea’s “artificial sun”.

21. Which IIT Has Becams India’s first IIT Testbed for Autonomous Navigation Systems
(Terrestrial and Aerial). ?
A. IIT Hyderabad
B. IIT Ropar
C. IIT Kanpur
D. IIT Mandi

The Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ laid the foundation stone of ‘TiHAN-IIT
Hyderabad’, through virtual mode on 29 December 2020 at IIT Hyderabad..
‘TiHAN-IIT Hyderabad’ is India’s first Testbed for Autonomous Navigation Systems (Terrestrial and
Aerial).
13.
The Department of Science and Technology has sanctioned Rs.135 crore to IIT Hyderabad under
the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS) to set up a Technology
Innovation Hub.

22. ADB And India sign How Much loan Amount to enhance power generation
capacity in Assam ?
A. $ 200 Mn
B. $ 210 Mn
C. $ 231 Mn
D. $ 250 Mn

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India on 30th December 2020 signed a
$ 231 million loan to augment electricity generation capacity in the state of Assam through
construction of a 120 megawatts (MW) hydroelectric power plant that will enhance availability of
electricity for households.
This is the third tranche loan for the ongoing Assam Power Sector Investment Programme that was
approved by the ADB Board in July 2014
The proposed hydroelectric project is run-of-the-river project over Kopili river which will help increase
electricity supplied from clean energy by 469 gigawatthour (GWh) by 2025 and reduce greenhouse
gas emissions by 360,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually. Part of the loan will be used for project
capacity building of Assam Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGCL) on construction,
23. Recently Who become an Associate Member of the International Organization of
Securities Commissions (IOSCO).
A. RBI
B. SIDBI
C. IFSCA
D. Niti Aayog

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has become an Associate Member of
the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).
IOSCO works closely with the G20 and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) in setting up the
standards for strengthening the securities markets. The IOSCO Objectives and Principles of
Securities Regulation have been endorsed by FSB as one of the key standards for sound financial
systems.
The IOSCO’s membership is a significant milestone in connecting IFSCA with the regulators of
securities markets globally

24. What Was GST Revenue collection for December 2020 ?

A. ₹ 1,15,174 Cr
B. ₹ 21,365 Cr
C. ₹ 27,804 Cr
D. ₹ 57,426 Cr

GST Revenue collection for December 2020 recorded all time high since implementation of GST
₹ 1,15,174 crore gross GST revenue collected in December
Revenues for December 2020 are 12% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year

The gross GST revenue collected in the month of December 2020 is ₹ 1,15,174 crore of which
CGST is ₹ 21,365 crore, SGST is ₹ 27,804 crore, IGST is ₹ 57,426 crore (including ₹ 27,050 crore
collected on import of goods) and Cess is ₹ 8,579 crore (including ₹ 971 crore collected on import of
goods). The total number of GSTR-3B Returns filed for the month of November up to 31st December
2020 is 87 lakhs.

25. ADB Granted How Much Loan Amount To o support project preparation to expand
horticulture in Himachal Pradesh
A. $ 231 Mn
B. $ 20 mn
C. $ 10 Mn
D. $ 30 Mn

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India on 30th December 2020 signed a
$10 million project readiness financing (PRF) to help finance piloting activities, and design and
capacity building for an ensuing project that aims to expand horticulture production and farm
household income in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh.
These pilot activities will then be scaled up under the ensuing project to be implemented in 7 districts
of Himachal Pradesh. The PRF also supports establishment of water user association (WUAs) on
completed irrigation schemes and enhancing women’s participation..

26. DRDO Day Is Celebrated On ?

A. 1st January
B. 2Nd January
C. 3rd January
D. 31st December

DRDO today observed the 63rd Foundation Day of its establishment. Dr G Satheesh Reddy,
Secretary DDR&D & Chairman DRDO met Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh and presented him a
model of Akash Missile System, which is recently cleared for export. On the occasion, Chairman
DRDO along with DGs and Directors of DRDO HQ paid floral tributes to Dr APJ Abdul Kalam at
DRDO Bhawan. DRDO was established in 1958

27. Which State tableau Has Been selected for Republic Day parade 2021 ?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Chattisgarh
D. Odisha

Chhattisgarh's tableau has been chosen for the Republic Day parade for the second time in a row,
leaving behind tableaus from major states including Odisham Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand,
Telangana, Rajasthan and Bihar.
The state tableau was selected for the parade on January 26, 2020 after going through five rounds of
a tough selection process.
The tableau will display folk instruments used in tribal areas of Chhattisgarh with its cultural
surroundings. The tableau was selected by a special committee of the Defence Ministry after going
through a 3D model design.
28. Who has overtaken Mukesh Ambani to become Asia's richest person. ?
A. Zhong Shanshan
B. Jack Ma
C. Elon Musk
D. Warren Buffet

Chinese tycoon Zhong Shanshan has overtaken Mukesh Ambani to become Asia's richest person.
Zhong’s net worth had increased by USD 70.9 billion this year to USD77.8 billion. This makes him
the 11th-richest person on the earth.

29. Which Airport has become the first airport in South India to have a CAT IIIB compliant
runway. ?
A. Hyderbad Airport
B. Tuticorin Airport
C. Kempegowda International Airport
D. Mumbai Airport

Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) of Banglore has become the first airport in South India to
have a CAT IIIB compliant runway. It is only the sixth airport in India to have this facility. It is the first
fully solar-powered airport in Karnataka.

30. Which Country Recently changed word in national anthem to honour indigenous people
?
A. Australia
B. Singapore
C. Malasiya
D. Maldives

On new year eve, Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect “the spirit of
unity” and the country’s Indigenous population. Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison announced
that the second line of the anthem, Advance Australia Fair, has been changed from For we are
young and free to For we are one and free.
 31. Aden airport Which Is Recently In News Is Situated In Which Country ?
A. Oman
B. Bangkok
C. UAE
D. Yemen

India has strongly condemned the attack at Aden airport upon the arrival of Cabinet members of the
recently formed government. In a statement, the External Affairs Ministry said, India expresses
sincere condolences to the people and Government of Yemen and the families of those who were
killed in the attack.

32. Skyroot Aerospace becomes 1st Indian Company to Successfully Test Fire Solid-Fueled
Rocket Engine What Was The Name Of That Engine ?
A. Akash 5
B. Kalam 5
C. Shaurya 5
D. Rudram 5

Skyroot Aerospace, an Indian Space Startup successfully test fired a solid propulsion rocket engine
named Kalam-5 from an Private Test Facility at Nagpur, Maharashtra It will now be used for
propulsion of their maiden rocket ‘Vikram-1which is expected to be launched in December, 2021

SOME EXTRA SHOTS

1. Jammu and Kashmir signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National
Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED), an apex organization of
marketing cooperatives for agricultural produce.

2. India started export of Moringa powder. Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority (APEDA) is facilitating the infrastructure for this export.
3. A total of 1.83 crore accounts have been opened under the Sukanya Samriddhi scheme. The
total amount deposited in these accounts is ₹ 58,222 Crore.It was launched in 2015.The
Sukanya Samriddhi Account can be opened with a minimum deposit of Rs 250. It can be opened
at any time from the birth of a girl child till she attains the age of 10 years.The account remains
operative for 21 years from the date of opening of the account or till the marriage of the girl
child after attaining 18 years of age.

4. India began its two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council on
January 1, 2021. This is the eight-time that the nation will have a seat in the powerful organ of
the United Nations.

5. Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) unveils Khadi India’s official e-Commerce site
eKhadiIndia.com KVIC Chairman Shri Vinai Kumar Saxena

6. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launches Missed Call Facility for LPG consumers- a major step
towards Government’s efforts to boost ease of living

7. TRIFED, Ministry of Tribal Affairs with active collaboration and support from Lal Bahadur Shastri
National Institute of Academy, Ministry of Culture, Department of Promotion of Industry and
Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce; India Posts;Ministry of Tourism and Office of the
Prime Minister or GI Tagging of tribal Products

8. Which Bank Has Launched A Compaign “ Forver Rishta On The Occasion Of New Year For His
Retail Customer For Loans ? – Bank Of Baroda

9. Which State Govt Has set up a memorial in honour of all the Covid warriors who sacrificed their
lives fighting the deadly virus. – Odisha
10. Who inaugurated the Virtual Agri-hackathon 2020 in New Delhi on 31 Dec 2020. - Narendra
Singh Tomar