Daily Current Affairs Quiz 21 January 2021
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- Which state has topped the India Innovation Index 2021 released by NITI Aayog recently in Major States category?
A) Karnataka
B) Tamil Nadu
C) Gujarat
D) Rajasthan
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Option A
Explanation:In the ‘Major States’ category, Karnataka occupied the top position, followed by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu respectively.
- Name the first woman fighter pilot, who is to take part in the Republic Day parade on 26 January 2021
A) Shivangi
B) Bhawana Kanth
C) Mohana Singh Jitarwal
D) Avani Chaturvedi
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Option B
Explanation:Flight lieutenant Bhawana Kanth, who is one of the first women fighter pilots to be inducted in the IAF, will create a historic moment when she will become the first woman fighter pilot to take part in the Republic Day parade on 26 January 2021.
- Who has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of AYUSH, in place of Shripad Yesso Naik, who has recently met with an accident?
A) Jitendra Singh
B) Sarbananda Sonowal
C) Prahlad Singh Patel
D) Kiren Rijiju
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Option D
Explanation:The Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports (Independent Charge) and Minister of State, Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, has been given the additional charge of the Ministry of AYUSH.
- Which bank has launched the mobile app ‘InstaFX’ for authorised money changers, to help customers of any bank get the banks ‘Forex Prepaid Card’ swiftly?
A) Axis Bank
B) HDFC Bank
C) ICICI Bank
D) Yes Bank
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Option C
Explanation:ICICI Bank has launched a new mobile application ‘InstaFX’ for authorised money changers, on January 20, to help customers of any bank get ‘ICICI Bank Forex Prepaid Card’ swiftly. ICICI is the bank is the first in the country to offer such facility to money changers.
- Which state/UT has emerged on top in the NITI Aayog’s India Innovation Index 2021?
A) Delhi
B) Chandigarh
C) Goa
D) Jammu & Kashmir
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Option A
Explanation:In UT and city states category, Delhi topped followed by Chandigarh.
- The India Digital Summit 2021 organised by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), was which edition of the annual digital Summit?
A) 10th
B) 15th
C) 21st
D) 17th
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Option B
Explanation:The two-days India Digital Summit 2021, was organised on January 19 and 20, 2021. The 2021 marked the 15th edition of the annual Summit, inaugurated by the honourable Chief Guest Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & IT and Law & Justice, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad. The theme of the 2021 Summit was ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat – Start of New Decade’ India Digital Summit is the flagship event of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).
- Name the bike-based casualty transport emergency vehicle launched by DRDO for CRPF?
A) LAKSHYA
B) SAARTHI
C) RAKSHITA
D) VIMAAN
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Option C
Explanation:The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched a bike-based casualty transport emergency vehicle,’RAKSHITA’ for the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The specially designed bike has been developed by the DRDO’s Delhi-based laboratory, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS).
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has recently signed ‘Implementing Agreement on Submarine Rescue Support and Cooperation’ with which country during the Defence Ministers’ Dialogue (DMD) between the two nations?
A) Russia
B) Singapore
C) France
D) Nepal
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Option B
Explanation:The 5th edition of the Defence Ministers’ Dialogue (DMD) between India and Singapore was successfully held on 20 January 2021 through a video conference, in an effort to deepen military cooperation. During the meeting, the ‘Implementing Agreement on Submarine Rescue Support and Cooperation’ was signed between the two Navies.
- Who is the author of the book ‘Manohar Parrikar – Off the Record’?
A) Rajendra Arlekar
B) Surendra Sirsat
C) Rajesh Patnekar
D) Waman Subha Prabhu
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Option D
Explanation:The Chief Minister Pramod Sawant recently released a book titled ‘Manohar Parrikar – Off the Record’ , written by senior journalist Shri Waman Subha Prabhu.
- Name the state which has topped the India Innovation Index 2021, under the North Eastern/Hill States category?
A) Himachal Pradesh
B) Meghalaya
C) Sikkim
D) Uttarakhand
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Option A
Explanation:Under the ‘North-Eastern/Hill States’ category, Himachal Pradesh emerged as the top state.
