Exercise :: January 30, 2021 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
- January 30, 2021 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
| 1. | Who has been appointment as the MD & CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The Board of Directors of Kerala-based Dhanlaxmi Bank has given the approval to appoint J K Shivan as managing director and CEO of the Bank.
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| 2. | The HSBC has inaugurated its international banking unit in which state? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Global financial services major HSBC(The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited) has inaugurated its International Banking Unit (IBU) branch at GIFT City near Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
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| 3. | Who is the author of the French Novel 'Le mariage de plaisir'? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Tahar Ben Jelloun is the author of the French Novel 'Le mariage de plaisir'.
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| 4. | Which state has won the National Award for Best Electoral Practices 2020? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Meghalaya has selected for a Special Award for Information Technology applications in Elections by the Election Commission of India, in the National Best Electoral Practices Awards-2020.
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| 5. | India has got hosting rights to host AFC Women's Football Asia Cup in which year? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Asian Football Confederation has granted All India Football Federation the rights to host the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 finals.
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| 6. | Textiles Committee has signed MoU with which country to increase export of T&A? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Textiles Committee under the Indian ministry of textiles and Japan's Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre to support the textile trade and industry.
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| 7. | Which organization is all set to launch the Sri Shakti Sat? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is planning to launch 'Sri Shakti Sat' a satellite that was developed by 12 college students with inputs from ISRO.
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| 8. | Which state or union territory's tableau was adjudged the best at the Republic Day Parade 2020? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Assam's tableau was adjudged the best among all the 16 participating states and union territories at the Republic Day Parade 2020.
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| 9. | Election Commission of India has rolled out which type of digital voter ID cards? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Election Commission has rolled out the electronic version of the voters' photo identity card e-EPIC.
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| 10. | The Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal in which place? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has inaugurated the Chennai Bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).
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| 11. | Who has been appointed as the MD of the SBI? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The government has appointed Swaminathan Janakiraman and Ashwini Kumar Tewari as managing directors (DMDs) of State Bank of India (SBI) for the next three years.
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| 12. | Who is the author of the book titled 'The Law of Emergency Powers: Comparative Common Law Perspectives'? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Khagesh Gautam is the author of book titled The Law of Emergency Powers: Comparative Common Law Perspectives.
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| 13. | Who has collaborated with the UNWFP and CRB launched nutrition program in Jaipur? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Cargill in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) have launched a programme to improve nutrition status in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
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| 14. | Which country has hosted the 17th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue 2021? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Turkey has hosted the 17th Ministerial Meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) 2021.
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| 15. | The Prison Department of Maharashtra has launched its jail tourism initiative starting with which prison? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Prison Department of Maharashtra has launched its jail tourism initiative starting with more than 150-year-old Yerawada Central Prison in Pune.
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| 16. | Which Novel has won the Romain Rolland Book Prize 2021 at Kolkata? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The Tamil translation of French novel 'Le mariage de plaisir' has won the Romain Rolland Book Prize at Kolkata.
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| 17. | Which organization has ranked third most valued IT services brand globally? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been ranked third most-valued IT services brand globally, after Accenture and IBM.
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| 18. | India has procured 21 Mig-29 and 12 Sukhoi-30 MKI Aircrafts from which country? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: India has procured 21 Mig-29 fighter jets and 12 Sukhoi-30 MKI Aircrafts from Russia.
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| 19. | The Union Budget Mobile application has been developed by which institution? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The budget app has been developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the guidance of the Department of Economic Affairs.
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| 20. | Who has become Estonia's first female prime minister? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Kaja Kallas the leader of the Reform Party has become Estonia's first female prime minister.
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