The document contains 20 current affairs questions with multiple choice answers. It tests knowledge on topics like books, places, organizations, schemes, projects and people in the news. Some key details covered include the inauguration of the first pollinator park in Uttarakhand, a new vistadome coach manufactured by Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala, and trials of an indigenously built air-droppable container by DRDO and Indian Navy.

1. CURRENT AFFAIRS

2. Who is the author of the book “ Right Under Your Nose ”?
A. Urjit Patel
B. R Giridharan
C. R Gandhi
D. Shekhar Chaudhary

3. India's first pollinator park has been opened in which district of
Uttarakhand?
A. Chamoli
B. Nainital
C. Almora
D. Uttarkashi

4. DRDO along with Indian Navy has conducted the maiden
trial of which indigenously built air-droppable container ?
A. ARYAN - KG
B . SAHAYAK-NG
C. AGNI-KT
D. PRITHVI-CH

5. The new vistadome tourist coach of Indian Railways has been
manufactured by which factory?
A. Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
B. Rail Wheel Factory, Bangalore
C. Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
D. Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai

6. Indian & French Rafale Fighter Jets will carry out Wargames
codenamed Exercise SKYROS in which city in Jan 2021?
A. Jodhpur
B. Pune
C. Bhubaneswar
D. Bengaluru

7. External Affairs Ministry has launched which portal to connect
with nearly 3.12-crore strong Indian diaspora across the world?
A. Global Pravasi Rishta
B. Pravasi Bhartiya
C. Vaishwik Bhartiya Vistar
D. Pravasi Rishtey

8. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has approved construction of
industrial corridor nodes in which two states?
A. Maharashtra and Rajasthan
B. Odisha and Jharkhand
C. Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
D. West Bengal and Jharkhand

9. The Union Cabinet has approved an MoU between India
and which country on cooperation in the peaceful uses of
outer space ?
A. Nepal
B. Myanmar
C. Sri Lanka
D. Bhutan

10. The Union Cabinet has approved the export of which
indigenously developed and manufactured missile ?
A. Amogha
B. Akash
C. NAG
D. Prithvi

11. Which Municipal Corporation has signed an MoU with
UNDP India to co-create India’s ‘first Social Impact Bond
(SIB)?
A . Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
B. Lucknow Municipal Corporation
C. Delhi Municipal Corporation
D. Bombay Municipal Corporation

12. Businesses with monthly turnover of over how much
amount will have to mandatorily pay at least 1 per cent of
their GST liability in cash?
A. Rs 60 lakh
B. Rs 20 lakh
C. Rs 75 lakh
D. Rs 50 lakh

13. Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in which city
of Gujarat?
A. Ahmedabad
B. Surat
C. Rajkot
D. Vadodara

14. Indian Oil Corp (IOC) has launched the country's first remote
monitoring system for oil refineries turbines in which city?
A. Hyderabad
B. Pune
C. Imphal
D. Visakhapatnam

15. TiHAN which is the country's first test bed for Autonomous
Navigation Systems (Terrestrial and Aerial) was established
at which IIT institution?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Bombay
C. IIT Hyderabad
D. IIT Madras

16. Which state has introduced a Campaign called “Ek Zila- Ek
Shilp”?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Jharkhand

17. Thoubal Multipurpose Project (Thoubal Dam) was recently
inaugurated in which city?
A. Agartala
B. Imphal
C. Kohima
D. Itanagar

18. Raghvendra Singh Chauhan has been appointed as the Chief
Justice of which High Court?
A. Uttarakhand
B. Sikkim
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Odisha

19. Who has been appointed as the new chairman and CEO of the
R ailway Board?
A. Vishal Yadav
B. Suneet Sharma
C. Abhishek Singh
D. Rakesh Nigam

20. India and ADB have signed a U SD 231 million loan
agreement to augment electricity generation c apacity in w
hich s tate?
A. Himachal Pradesh
B. Jharkhand
C. Assam
D. Arunachal Pradesh

21. ADB and India have signed a $10 m illion loan agreement to
expand horticulture production in which state?
A. Sikkim
B. Himachal Pradesh
C. Uttarakhand
D. Andhra Pradesh

22. Soma Mondal has taken over as Chairman of which
organization with effect from January 01, 2021?
A. GAIL
B. ONGC
C. SAIL
D. OIL

23. Which state has launched the Kisan Fasal Rahat Yojana?
A. Bihar
B. Jharkhand
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Rajasthan

24. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a contract with
which company for procurement of 10 Lynx U2 Fire Control
systems?
A. Bharat Electronics Limited
B. Bharat Dynamics Ltd
C. Tata Advanced Systems
D. Mahindra Defence System

25. The first-ever specialised "Ginger" Processing Plant of North
East is located in which state?
A. Sikkim
B. Tripura
C. Meghalaya
D. Arunachal Pradesh

26. Which state has launched a mobile application ‘ DigiNest’, to
give people digital access to the state government’s
directory?
A. Haryana
B. Goa
C. Assam
D. Punjab

27. Adopt a Heritage: Apni Dharohar, Apni Pehchaan scheme is an
initiative of the Ministry of Tourism, in collaboration
with which Ministry?
A. Ministry of Home Affairs
B. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
C. M inistry of Culture
D. Ministry of Urban Development

28. Which s tate has signed a contract to set up Country’s first e
thanol plantunder the PPP model?
A. Chhattisgarh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Jharkhand

29. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the '
National Environmental Standards Laboratory‘ in which city?
A. Hyderabad
B. Bengaluru
C. New Delhi
D. Pune

30. Which t wo Covid-19 vaccines w ere approved by the Drug
Controller General of India (DCGI) approved the emergency
use?
A. Covishield and Covaxin
B. ZyCoV and Pfizer-BioNTech
C. Sputnik V and Covaxin
D. Covishield and and Pfizer-BioNTech

31. IDBI Bank h as sold what percent of stake of IDBI F ederal
Life Insurance Company Ltd (IFLI) to Ageas Insurance
International NV?
A. 19%
B. 12%
C. 30%
D. 2 3%

32. Which state Government has decided to give a cash award of Rs
2.5 lakh t o a normal person for marrying a Person with
Disability (PwD)?
A. Karnataka
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Odisha
D. Tamil Nadu

33. Flybig is the newest airline of which of the following countries?
A. Israel
B. Russia
C. United States
D. India

34. Which S pace Agency has approved t wo heliophysics
missions t o explore the Sun and Earth’s Aurora?
A. ISRO
B. Roscosmos
C. NASA
D. CNES

35. To promote the language and culture of the southern state of
Tamil Nadu, which state/UT has setup a Tamil Academy?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Puducherry
C. Delhi
D. Goa

36. Which Defence company has delivered to the Indian Navy the
last of the eight landing craft utility (LCU) ships?
A. Bharat Electronics Limited
B. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
C. Bharat Dynamics Limited
D. Garden Reach Shipbuilders And Engineers

37. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated a natural gas
pipeline which will connect Kerala’s Kochi to which city o f
Karnataka?
A. Mangaluru
B. Hubli
C. Belgaum
D. Bengaluru

38. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has
capped the amount of t rans fatty acids (TFA) in oils and fats to
what percent for 2021?
A.4%
B.3 %
C.5%
D.2%

39. India and which bank have signed a $ 100 Million loan
agreement to upgrade the power distribution system in which
city?
A. Delhi
B. Hyderabad
C. Pune
D. Bengaluru

40. Who was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of the common
court of the Union Territories of J &K and Ladakh?
A. Raghvendra Chauhan
B. Jitendra Maheshwari
C. Pankaj Mithal
D. Arup Goswami

41. Who has been elected as the President of the All India Chess
Federation ( AICF)?
A. Bharat Singh Chauhan
B. Sanjay Kapoor
C. Naresh Sharma
D. Kishore Bandekar

42. The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has launched which initiative
to address the needs of the local communities near its fuel
stations?
A. Kartavya
B. Nisha
C. Prayaas
D. Saathi

43. Which state will organize the fourth Global Ayurveda Festival (
GAF2021)?
A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Odisha
D. Andhra Pradesh

44. The second edition of the Khelo India Winter Games will be
held from February 11, 2021 in which city?
A. Srinagar
B. Leh
C. Manali
D. Gulmarg

45. TRIFED has signed an agreement with Akhil Bhartiya Vanvasi
Kalyan Kendra to set up T RIFOOD Parks in 5 districts o f
which state?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Chhattisgarh

46. Which state has launched the ' Kisan Kalyan Mission’ to
double farmers' Income?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Jharkhand

47. Which state has launched the ' Launch Pad Scheme' to make
youth self-reliant?
A. Bihar
B. Jharkhand
C. Rajasthan
D. Madhya Pradesh

48. Who has become the first head of the newly created Human
Rights Cell o f Indian Army?
A. Major General Gautam Chauhan
B. Major General Anurag Khatri
C. Major General Vinod Tiwari
D. Major General Kailash Hirani

49. The world's largest floating 600 MW solar energy project will be
constructed at which Dam in Madhya Pradesh?
A. Gandhi Sagar Dam
B. Omkareshwar Dam
C. Bansagar Dam
D. Bhadbhada dam

50. Who is the head of t he recently constituted high-level group,
named the South Asia Group for Energy ( SAGE)?
A. Ram Vinay Shahi
B. Preeti Saran
C. Amar Sinha
D. Rakesh Nath

51. Which o f the following states has launched a mPension App?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Manipur
C. Mizoram
D. Maharashtra

52. Which bank has signed an agreement of USD 105 million to
improve the inland water transport infrastructure in Kolkata,West
Bengal?
A. Asian Development Bank
B. European Central Bank
C. World Bank
D. New Development Bank

53. India has signed two loan agreements of USD 646 million
with New Development Bank for upgrading State Highway
Network and District Road Network in which state?
A. Odisha
B. Karnataka
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. West Bengal

54. Which Ministry has launched the Freight Business
Development Portal?
A. Ministry of Commerce
B. Ministry of Coal
C. Ministry of Agriculture
D. Ministry of Railways

55. Who has been named as the Chairman of the jury of the 51st
edition of International Film Festival of India to be held in
Goa?
A. Luc Besson
B. Steven Spielberg
C. Pablo Cesar
D. Danny Boyle

56. Maharishi Ayurveda h as appointed whom as its brand
ambassador for its product Maharishi Amrit Kalash?
A. Akshay Kumar
B. Milind Soman
C. Varun Dhawan
D. Salman Khan

57. Which h as become India's first urban co-operative bank
(UCB) to operate as a Small Finance Bank (SFB)?
A. Shivalik Mercantile Co-operative Bank
B. Ahmedabad Mercantile Co-Op Bank
C. Goa Urban Co-operative Bank
D. Akola Urban Co-operative Bank

58. The Khelo India Ice Hockey Tournament began at which place?
A. Leh
B. Srinagar
C. Kargil
D. Jammu

59. Which state has launched the Krishi Sanjeevanivans ?
A. Maharashtra
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Odisha
D. Karnataka

60. The Union Government has decided to form a committee under
whose chairmanship for protecting the language, culture and
land of Ladakh ?
A. Amit Shah
B. G Kishan Reddy
C. Rajeev Kumar
D. Prahlad Singh Patel

61. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up a College of
Supervisors (CoS). The Cos' Academic Advisory Council will
be headed by whom?
A. Arijit Basu
B. Paresh Sukhankar
C . N S Viswanathan
D. Tadhagatha Bandyophyay

62. Who became the first female match official in a men's Test
match? She was the fourth umpire in the third Test between
India and Australia?
A. GS Lakshmi
B. Lauren Agenbag
C. Kim Cotton
D. Claire Polosak

63. Virander Kumar Paul has been appointed as the Ambassador of
India to which country?
A. Ghana
B. Nigeria
C. Somalia
D. Canada

64. Which company has launched a ‘Virtual Breakout Rooms’
feature?
A. Google
B. Facebook
C. Microsoft
D. Twitter

65. Who is the author of the book “ Right Under Your Nose ”?
A. Urjit Patel
B. R Giridharan
C. R Gandhi
D. Shekhar Chaudhary

66. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Gauhati
High Court?
A. Kotiswar Singh
B. Sudhanshu Dhulia
C. Raghuvendra Chauhan
D. Arup Kumar

67. Which among the following is organizing Udyog Manthan
from Jan 4 to March 2?
A. FICCI
B. D PIIT
C. NITI Aayog
D. CCI

68. Bureau of Indian Standards celebrated its _____th
foundation day on 6th January 2021?
A.67
B.45
C.7 4
D.86

69. Which Municipal Corporation has recently launched the '
Thaila Bank' in the city?
A. Bhopal
B. Mumbai
C. Raipur
D. Lucknow

70. Which state has recently announced to provide green tag to
government offices and public sector undertakings?
A. Kerala
B. Odisha
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu

71. Cherry Blossom Mao Festival was held in which state?
A. Nagaland
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Manipur
D. Sikkim

72. India’s first Fire Park h as been established in which of the
following states?
A. Karnataka
B. Odisha
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Haryana

73. Which state/UT has launched a Mobile Application called
‘ Satark Nagrik’?
A. Ladakh
B. Goa
C. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Himachal Pradesh

74. India’s first indoor Sky Park will come at which place?
A. Leh
B. Kullu
C. Kurfi
D. Mussoorie

75. A high-level committee under whose chairmanship has been
formed to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose?
A. Amit Shah
B. Narendra Modi
C. Suresh Prabhu
D. Nitin Gadkari

76. Which bank has launched a Shaurya Salary Account to provide
banking services to Army personnel?
A. Axis Bank
B. Kotak Mahindra Bank
C. Bandhan Bank
D. Yes Bank

77. Which i s the focus country o f the 51st International Film
Festival of India (IFFI)?
A. France
B. Japan
C. Bangladesh
D. Sri Lanka

78. Reliance Infra has sold its entire 74% stake in PKTCL to
IndiGrid for how much amount?
A. Rs 500 Cr
B. Rs 1090 Cr
C. Rs 1500 Cr
D. Rs 900 Cr

79. Which state has launched a Bhraman Sarathi scheme to provide
free bus service to women and senior citizens?
A. Nagaland
B. Assam
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Uttar Pradesh

80. Which s tate has recently launched a portal called e -Daakhil?
A. Haryana
B. Goa
C. Punjab
D. Bihar

81. The Health and Family Welfare Ministry h as set up a technical
expert under whose chairmanship to examine t he adverse
findings of NFHS-5?
A. Preeti Pant
B. Suman Sharma
C. Akansha Misha
D. Nidhi Saxena

82. Which state has announced to launch India’s first Solar
Electric RORO service?
A. Karnataka
B. Kerala
C. Andhra Pradesh
D. Tamil Nadu

83. RBI has constituted an advisory council under whose
chairmanship to manage Payments Infrastructure Development
Fund ( PIDF) scheme?
A. N. S. Vishwanathan
B. M. Rajeshwar Rao
C. B .P. Kanungo
D. Usha Thorat

84. Which Municipal Corporation of India has launched a " Period
Room” initiative to promote menstrual hygiene in women?
A. Vishakhapatnam
B. Thane
C. Hyderabad
D. Bhopal

85. Gujarat has recently launched the 91st K9 VAJRA-T Gun. The gun
has been manufactured by which company?
A. Larsen & Toubro
B. Bharat Dynamics
C. Tata Advanced Systems
D. Mahindra Defence Systems

86. Vanadium which is a high-value metal used in strengthening steel
and titanium was found in which state recently?
A. Nagaland
B. Bihar
C. Jharkhand
D. Arunachal Pradesh

87. J.Venkatramu has been appointed as the managing director and chief
executive Officer of which Payments Bank?
A. Airtel Payments Bank
B. India Post Payments Bank
C. Fino Payments Bank
D. Jio Payments Bank

88. Who has taken over as the new chief of the Central Industrial
Security Force ( CISF)?
A. Joginder Singh Kukreja
B. Bhanu Pratap Singh
C. Subodh Kumar Jaiswal
D. Praveen Dixit

89. Name the Indian origin who has been appointed as the President of
the United Nations COP26 climate conference by Britain?
A. Alok Sharma
B. Nitin Jha
C. Animesh Vatsa
D. Kailash Shah

90. ISRO has decided to adopt how many Atal Tinkering Labs
(ATL) a cross the country to promote space education?
A. 50
B. 100
C. 200
D. 150

91. Faustin-Archange Touadera , has been re-elected as the
President of which country?
A. Central African Republic
B. Cameroon
C. Congo
D. South Sudan

92. What is the name of the KVIC manufactured eco-friendly,
non-toxic paint which was launched by Union Minister Nitin
Gadkari?
A. Khadi Jaivik Paint
B. Khadi Prakritik Paint
C. Khadi Green Paint
D. Khadi Saumya Paint

93. Ministry of Transport and Highways, has decided to
observe Road Safety Month from ___to ________ 2021?
A. 12 January to 11 February
B. 15 January to 14 February
C. 18 January to 17 February
D. 14 January to 13 February

94. As Informed by Om Birla, the Union Government will start
which campaign in schools, colleges and universities across
the country?
A. Know Your Rights
B. Know your Assembly
C. Know your Government
D. K now Your Constitution

95. Union Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan dedicated which new
coastal research vehicle to the nation at the Chennai Port?
A.Sagar Anveshika
B.B.Sagar Nisha
C.Sagar Aryan
D.Sagar Ambika

96. Which among the following will host “ Prarambh”, the
Startup India International Summit?
A. NITI Aayog
B. ASSOCHAM
C. DPIIT
D. NASSCOM

97. The Union government has constituted an empowered
committee f or administration of Covid-19 vaccine under
whose chairmanship?
A. R S Sharma
B. Abhay Karandikar
C. Rajiv Sinha
D. Rajiv Ranjan Tiwari

98. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence
of which Sahakari Bank recently?
A. Dombivli Nagari Sahakari Bank
B. Vasantdada Nagari Sahakari Bank
C. Nagpur Nagrik Sahakari Bank
D. Pravara Sahakari Bank

99. What is the rank of India in the Henley Passport Index 2021?
A. 78th
B. 85th
C. 59th
D. 95th

100. Who is the author of book “The Population Myth: Islam,
Family Planning and Politics in
India”?
A. S. Y. Quraishi
B. Navin Chawla
C. H.S. Brahma
D. O. P. R awat

101. Which S pace agency has announced to launch its new
flagship rocket H3 in 2021?
A. CNES
B. ISRO
C. NASA
D. JAXA

102. Which state has launched the Clean Bindu Sagar initiative?
A. Karnataka
B. Assam
C. Odisha
D. Andhra Pradesh

103. Q) What is the official brand mascot of Tata Power Delhi
Distribution Limited (TPDDL)?
A. Jigyasa
B. Netra
C. Rani
D. Roshini

104. RBI has set up a working group under whose chairmanship to
study digital lending activities of the regulated and
unregulated players?
A. P Vasudevan
B. Ajay Kumar Choudhary
C. Manoranjan Mishra
D. Jayant Kumar Dash

105. What is the name of the country's first indigenous machine
pistol developed by Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO)?
A. ASMI
B. NIGAR
C. NAKSH
D. SITARA

106. Sadyr Japarov h as been elected as the President of which
country?
A. Lebanon
B. Libya
C. Cuba
D. Kyrgyzstan

107. Who is the author of the book “Unscripted: Conversations on
Life and Cinema”?
A. Vidhu Vinod Chopra
B. Anupam Kher
C. Karan Johar
D. Shekhar Kapur

108. IRDAI h as set up a panel to examine availability of health insurance
products. Who will be the
chairperson of this panel?
A. Nachiket Mor
B. A K Chand
C. K Hari Prasad
D. Subhash Chandra Khuntia

109. The Indian Army has signed a contract worth USD 20 million with
ideaForge to procure a high-altitude variant o f which
drone?
A. SWITCH
B. ASMI
C. SWIFT
D. LIGHT

110. National Informatics Centre and Central Board of Secondary
Education( CBSE) have jointly launched which software for 3D
digital designs?
A. Stay3D
B. Invo3CAD
C. CollabCAD
D. SwiftCAD

111. Who is the author of the book “Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World ”?
A. Ruchir Sharma
B. Sanjay Jha
C. Fareed Zakaria
D. Gautam Baid

112. Which o f the following states celebrated the Thiruvalluvar Day to
honour the Saint Poet Thiruvalluvar?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Kerala
D. Karnataka

113. Pat Gelsinger has been appointed as the new Chief Executive
Officer of which company?
A. IBM
B. Oracle
C. HP
D. Intel

114. India's first air taxi was launched in which of the following cities?
A. Bengaluru
B. Chandigarh
C. Gurugram
D. Dehradun

115. Name the Indian who has been awarded the Ordre National Du Merite,
or National Order of Merit of France?
A. Arindam Banerjee
B. Dipyaman Sanyal
C. Gaurav Vohra
D. Rohini Godbole

116. Rin Samadhan Yojna is a scheme of which Bank?
A. Punjab National Bank
B. Bank of Baroda
C. State Bank of India
D. Canara Bank

117. India has planned to achieve what percent ethanol-blending
with gasoline by 2025?
A. 10%
B. 30%
C. 20%
D. 15%

118. The world’s oldest known cave painting dating back to more than 45,000
years was recently discovered in which country?
A. Australia
B. New Zealand
C. Indonesia
D. South Korea

119. Which of the following Ministries has received the SKOCH Challenger
Award for e-Governance?
A. Ministry of Homes Affairs
B. Ministry of Finance
C. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
D. Ministry of Agriculture

120. Q) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced to launch a
'Startup India Seed Fund' of worth how much amount?
A.Rs 2,000-crore B.Rs 1,500-crore
C. Rs 1,000-crore D.Rs 5,00-crore

121. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has launched which month-
long mass awareness campaign to spread awareness
about green and clean energy?
A. SAKSHAM
B. SANDESH
C. SURBHI
D. SURYODAYA

122. The UN Human Rights Council has elected whom as its President
for 2021?
A. Joachim Rücker
B. Nazahat Shameen Khan
C. Coly Seck
D. Alex Van

123. Which of the following states has launched the One school, One
IAS programmer?
A. Odisha
B. Karnataka
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Kerala

124. India’s first Labour Movement Museum will be launched in which
state?
A. Kerala
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Goa
D. Uttar Pradesh