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10-01-2021

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 EXPECTED QUESTIONS

1) Veteran Congress leader Madhavsinh Solanki passed Who? Madhavsinh Solanki

away Field ? Politician
Born ? Gujarat
Gujarat Capital ? Gandhinagar
Gujarat CM? Vijay Rupani
Gujarat Governor ? Acharya Devvrat

Madhavsinh Solanki : Veteran Congress leader (Gujarat)

Field : Politician

Served as : Congress's longest-ruling chief minister in Gujarat

and also served as External Affairs minister from June 1991 to
March 1992
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2) British filmmaker Michael Apted passed away Who? Michael Apted

recently Field ? British filmmaker
Born ? England
England Capital ? London
England Currency? Pound sterling

Michael Apted : British filmmaker

Born : England

Served as : Apted also directed Hollywood movies ranging

from the 1999 James Bond blockbuster ‘The World is Not
Enough’ to the Loretta Lynn country singer biography ‘Coal
Miners Daughter’
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3) Veteran Indian Fashion Designer Satya Paul passes Who? Satya Paul
away Field ? Fashion designer

Satya Paul: Veteran Fashion designer

Known For : best known for reinventing the Indian saree for
contemporary women.
About : Satya Paul launched the first saree boutique in India,
L’Affaire, in 1980. In 1986, he launched India’s first designer
label, under the brand ‘Satya Paul’, which has now become
one of the premier brands in the country.
APPOINTMENTS

4) Central African Republic president Touadera wins re-
election
EXPECTED QUESTIONS
Who? Faustin-Archange Touadera
As ? President of the Central African
Republic
Central African Republic Capital? Bangui;
Central African Republic Currency?
Central African CFA Franc.

Appointed : Faustin-Archange Touadera

Re-elected as : as the president of the Central African

Republic

Served as : The 63-year-old president has been in power since

2016 but has struggled to seize control of vast parts of the
nation from armed militias.
STATE
 EXPECTED QUESTIONS
5) Centre has approved new National Highway projects
worth ₹5,801 crore for Maharashtra
Which state? Maharashtra
Launched ? new National Highway
projects
Worth ? ₹5,801 crore
Announced by ? Nitin Gadkari

Recent News
1. Asia’s 1st solar power-enabled
State : Maharashtra Textile Mill to be unveiled in
Approved : New National Highway projects worth ₹5,801 crore for Maharashtra
Maharashtra 2. Lonar Lake in Maharashtra
Announced by : Nitin Gadkari (Union Road Transport and Highways chosen as ‘Ramsar site’
Minister)
Highlights : Further new highway connecting Surat and Bengaluru
worth ₹6,000 crore will be built to decongest Mumbai-Pune
Highway and curb vehicular pollution in Maharashtra's two major
cities.
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6) Punjab CM launches scheme for free sanitary pads
to schoolgirls
Which state? Punjab
Launched ? free sanitary pads for
girls
Worth ? ₹5,801 crore
Launched by ? Amarinder Singh

Recent News

1. Punjab Govt launches mobile

State : Punjab
app and web portal ‘PR Insight’
Launched : free sanitary pads for girls studying in high school and
2. Punjab government rolls out ‘I
colleges in the state.
Rakhwali’ App
Launched by : Amarinder Singh (Punjab Chief Minister)
Highlights : He also launched a programme to give property rights
to slum dwellers and rolled out an over ₹75-crore smart metering
project
BANKING &
FINANCE
 EXPECTED QUESTIONS
7) Bandhan Bank unveils account for army personnel
What ? Shaurya Salary Account
Which Bank? Bandhan Bank
Partnered With ? Indian Army
Bandhan Bank MD & CEO? Chandra
Shekhar Ghosh.
Bandhan Bank HQ? Kolkata, West
Bengal.
Bandhan Bank Founded? 2001.
.
Bank : Bandhan Bank
Signed With : Indian Army Recent News
Purpose : to provide banking services to the personnel of the
force. 1. Bandhan Bank sets up new
Highlights : The bank got the mandate to maintain and a Bank vertical “Emerging
Shaurya Salary Account of the Army personnel. Bandhan Bank Entrepreneurs Business”
Shaurya Salary Account will have a zero balance facility.
BOOKS &
AUTHORS
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8) The Book titled “ Preparing : For Death “ is authored
by Arun Shourie Which Book? “ Preparing : For
Death”
Author? Arun Shourie

Recent News

1. RBI officer Giridharan pens novel

‘Right Under our Nose’
Book Titled : “ Preparing : For Death “ 2. A book on India’s tours Down
Under by R. Kaushik
Author : Arun Shourie

About : The book, aptly titled Preparing For Death, is studded

with insights, novel interpretations, practical suggestions and
ways to attain “peaceful dissolution of our minds” at the
moment of dying.
INTERNATIONAL
 EXPECTED QUESTIONS
9) Japan to provide ₹2,129 crore to India to mitigate
socio-economic impact of covid-19 Which country ? Japan
To ? India
How much? 30 billion yen
For? to mitigate socio-economic
impact of covid-19 in India.

Recent News
1. Japan to launch the first wood-
Country : Japan based satellite by 2023
To provide : 30 billion yen ( ₹2129 crore)
Purpose : to mitigate socio-economic impact of covid-19 in
India.
Highlights : This financial support is for the implementation of
health and medical policy by the Government of India, and is
expected to lead to the development of hospitals equipped with
ICUs (Intensive Care Units) and infection prevention and
management facilities.
RANKS &
REPORTS
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10) India Ranks 85th In World Most Powerful Passport
Index India ranked ? 85th
Report by? Henley Passport Index
2021
Topped? Japan

Report by : Henley Passport Index 2021

Topped by : Japan

Rank of India : 85th

Highlights : 2nd & 3rd Spot are Singapore and South Korea
Simultaneously
ECONOMY
 EXPECTED QUESTIONS
11) IHS Markit: Indian economy to rebound with 8.9%
growth in FY22 Report by? IHS Markit
Indian economy ? 8.9 per cent
IHS Markit CEO? Lance Uggla.
IHS Markit Headquarters? London,
United Kingdom.
IHS Markit Founded? 1959.
.

Report By : IHS Markit - London-based financial services

company

Indian economy : to rebound by 8.9 per cent in the fiscal

year 2021-22

Under : Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

(MOSPI)
1) Filmmaker Michael Apted passed away recently.He was Born in which country?
England
2) Which country is to provide ₹2,129 crore to India to mitigate socio-economic
impact of covid-19 ?
Japan
3) The Book titled “ Preparing : For Death “ is authored by______
Arun Shourie
4) Centre has approved new National Highway projects worth ₹5,801 crore for which
state ?
Maharashtra
5) Which of the following bank unveils account for army personnel ?
Bandhan Bank