Monthly Current Affairs

January 2021
National
News
Q) Which ‘hour' of parliamentary proceedings of Lok Sabha was
suspended during the monsoon session?

मानसून सत्र के दौरान लोकसभा की संसदीय काययवाही के ककस 'काल’ को कनलंकित कर

कदया गया था ?

Ans:- Question Hour (प्रश्न काल)

•Suspension was made in view of Covid epidemic, to be resumed at

the completion of the budget session of Parliament.

•The government also canceled the winter session of Parliament citing

the increasing number of Covid-19.
3 session of parliament:
Budget Session, Monsoon Session, Winter Session

Question Hour :- It is the first hour of the Lok Sabha Session during
which members question the government.

Zero hour immediately follows the Question Hour .

शून्यकाल प्रश्नकाल का तुरंत अनुसरण करता है ।
Q) Which was India's place in the recently released 'Global
Firepower Index 2021'?

हाल ही में जारी 'ग्लोिल फ़ायरपावर इं डेक्स 2021' में भारत का

कौनसा स्थान रहा ?

Ans:- 4th

● 1st position - United States

● 2nd position - Russia
● 3rd position - China
•The Global Fire Power Index ranks countries based on their potential
military strength (World Military Strength Ranking)

•Countries were evaluated on the basis of prolonged offensive and

defensive military operations.

•ग्लोबल फायर पावर इं डेक्स दे शों को उनकी संभाववत सैन्य ताकत के आधार
पर रैं क करता है ।

• दे शों का मू ल्ां कन लं बे समय तक आक्रामक और रक्षात्मक सैन्य अवभयानों

के आधार पर वकया गया था ।
Q) Who has become the first woman pilot to fly the fighter plane in
the Republic Day Parade?

गणतंत्र कदवस परे ड में फाइटर प्ले न उडाने वाली पहली मकहला कौन है ?

Ans:- Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth

First woman in India to qualify for combat mission in a fighter jet
Q) Who has been elected as next Chairman of Shri Somnath Trust?

ककसे श्री सोमनाथ टर स्ट की अगले अध्यक्ष के रूप में चुना गया ?

Ans:- PM Narendra Modi

The trust is responsible for managing the Somnath temple in Gujarat.

यह ट्र स्ट गु जरात में सोमनाथ मं वदर के प्रबं धन के वलए वजम्मेदार है ।

Somnath Temple: -
● Located in Saurashtra on west coast of Gujarat.
● One of the 12 Jyotirlingas of India; dedicated to Lord Shiva.
● Somnath Temple was attacked by Mahmud Ghazni in 1025 AD.
Q) Recently how many years of Startup India campaign got
completed?
स्टाटय अप इं कडया अकभयान की हाल ही में ककतने साल पू णय हुए ?

Ans:- 5

•The Startup India campaign was inaugurated on 16 January 2016 by

India's former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

स्टाट्ट अप इं वडया अवभयान का उद् घाट्न 16 जनवरी 2016 को भारत के पूवट

ववत्त मं त्री अरुण जे ट्ली ने वकया था।
Q) Who has developed bike ambulance 'RAKSHITA’ for security
forces personnel?
सुरक्षािलों के जवानों के कलए िाइक एं िुलेंस 'RAKSHITA' ककसने
कवककसत की है ?

Ans:- CRPF & DRDO

•This will assist the jawans in event of any injuries during encounters.
यह मु ठभेडों के दौरान घायल होने की स्थथवत में जवानों को सहायता दे गी ।
CRPF :- Central Reserve Police Force
Formed - 27 July 1939
HQ - New Delhi
President - Anand Prakash Maheshwari
Inspector General - PS Ranipse

DRDO - Defence Research Development Organisation

Formed - 1958
HQ - New Delhi
Chairperson - G. Sateesh Reddy
Q) Recently which ministry has received the 'SKOCH Challenger
Award'?
हाल ही में ककस मंत्रालय को 'स्कॉच चैलेंजर अवाडय ' कमला है ?

Ans:- M/o Tribal Affairs

Minister of Tribal Affairs - Arjun Munda

The SKOCH challenge Award for best performance in the area of

transparency in Governance was given virtually during the 70th
SKOCH Summit .

SKOCH Award - a prestigious civilian honour instituted by

the Skoch group in New Delhi.
Q) Recently which cattle disease is reported first time in India ?

हाल ही में भारत मे कौनसी मवेशी िीमारी सामने आई है ?

Ans:- Lumpy Skin Disease

Caused by Capripoxvirus
Q) India did not have a foreign chief guest on Republic Day Parade
in 2021. Which time is it happening after independence?

भारत में 2021 में गणतंत्र कदवस के मुख्य अकतकथ नही ं होंगे, यह स्वतंत्रता
के िाद कौनसी िार हो रहा है ?

Ans :- 4th time

Happened earlier in 1952 , 1953 and 1966.

For 72nd Republic Day - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was invited
Also, appearance of Bangladeshi contingents at the R-Day parade.
Q) Who launched the "Single Window Clearance System" for coal
mines?
कोयला खदानों के कलए "कसंगल कवंडो क्लीयरें स कसस्टम" को ककसने
लांच ककया ?

Ans:- Amit Shah (Home Affairs Minister)

Will be an online platform for obtaining clearance (including environmental &

forest clearances), with progress monitoring, from a single portal

यह कोयला खदानों के सुचारू संचालन के वलए मंजूरी प्राप्त करने के वलए एक ऑनलाइन
मंच होगा।
Currently, India produces 72% of its electricity from coal.
current coal minister Prahlada Joshi is the.
Q) Recently which India Airline company's "All women Pilot team"
flew over North Pole on world's longest air route ?

हाल ही में ककस भारतीय एयरलाइन कंपनी की "ऑल वुमेन पायलट

टीम" ने उत्तरी ध्रुव पर उडान भरी, जो दुकनया का सिसे लंिा हवाई मागय
है ?

Ans:- Air India

The flight was from San Francisco to Bengaluru covering a distance of

about 16,000 Km .
Q) Recently which government PSUs started an initiative called
'Prayaas' ?

हाल ही में सरकार के सावयजकनक उपक्रमों में से ककसने 'प्रयास’ नामक

एक पहल शुरू की ?

Ans:- Indian Oil Corporation

An Initiative to address the needs of the

local communities near its fuel stations
Q) The longest train in Indian Railways has created a new record,
what is the name of this freight train?

भारतीय रे लवे की सिसे लंिी मालगाडी ने एक नया ररकॉडय िनाया है ,

इस मालगाडी का नाम क्या है ?

Ans:- Vasuki (वासुकी)

History was created by joining 5 trains and driving a 3.5 km long train.
पहली बार 5 मालगावडयों को जोडकर 3.5 वकलोमीट्र लंबी मालगाडी चलाकर इवतहास रचा
गया ।

Operated by the South East Central Railway (SECR) Zone in Chhattisgarh

•This freight train covered a distance of 224 km between Bhilai to
Korba in 7 hours.
•इस मालगाडी ने 224 वकमी की दू री 7 घंट्े में तय की ।

•Earlier 'Sheshnag' was run by connecting four trains.

• इससे पहले 'शेषनाग' को चार ट्र े नों को जोडकर चलाया गया था ।

•Railway Minister - Piyush Goyal

Q) Kochi- Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline was inaugurated by
which minister ?
कोच्चि - मंगलुरु प्राकृकतक गै स पाइपलाइन का उद् घाटन ककसने ककया ?

Ans:- Narendra Modi

This 450 Km long pipeline will connect Kerala with Karnataka.

यह केरल को कनाट ट्क से जोडने का काम करे गा ।
Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas - Dharmendra Pradhan
Q) Which institute has developed 'Him Tapak' Heating Device to
help the soldiers in very low temperature ?
ककस संस्थान ने िहुत ही कम तापमान में सैकनकों की मदद के कलए
'कहम तापक' उपकरण कवककसत ककया है ?

Ans:- DRDO

More than 50,000 Indian troops have been deployed in eastern Ladakh to fight
against China.

50,000 से अवधक भारतीय सैवनकों को चीन के स्खलाफ लडने के वलए पूवी लद्दाख में तैनात
वकया गया है ।
State News
Q) In which state India's first rice ATM will be installed?
ककस राज्य में भारत का पहला राइस एटीएम स्थाकपत ककया जाएगा ?

Ans :- Karnataka

The initiative is part of Centre’s pilot project

‘Annapurti’, that is being implemented in
close partnership with the United Nation’s
World Food Programme (WFP).

Under this facility, any person who needs rice will be provided a fixed quantity of
rice.
इस सुववधा के तहत वजस भी व्यस्ि को चावल की जरूरत होगी, उसे चावल की वनवित मात्रा
उपलब्ध कराई जाएगी ।
 Q) Recently where did Kiren Rijiju start the first Khelo India Sports
School of North East?

हाल ही में ककरे न ररकजजू ने नॉथय ईस्ट का पहला खेलो इं कडया स्पोट्य स स्कूल कहां शुरू
ककया ?

Ans:- Shillong ( Assam Rifles Public School)

Main objective of school - to identify young
talent at early age and provide them appropriate
training for international competition.

इस स्कूल का मु ख्य उद्दे श्य कम उम्र में यु वा प्रवतभा की

पहचान करना और उन्हें अं तरराष्ट्रीय प्रवतयोवगता के वलए
उवचत प्रवशक्षण प्रदान करना है ।
Q) Recently which government has increased the prize money of
the players who won gold medals in the Olympics, by three to four
times?

हाल ही में ककस सरकार ने ओलंकपक में स्वणय पदक जीतने वाले
च्चखलाकडयों की इनाम राकश को तीन से चार गु ना तक िढा कदया है ?

Ans:- Rajasthan

Now, on winning a gold medal in the Olympic Games, the player will
be given 3 crore rupees instead of 75 lakhs.
Q) In which city will country's first Buddhist theme park be
established ?
दे श का पहला िुच्चिस्ट थीम पाकय ककस शहर में स्थाकपत ककया जाएगा ?

Ans:- Sanchi (MP)

This park will boost tourism.

इस पाकट से पयट ट्न को बढ़ावा वमले गा ।
Q) India's first Indoor Ski Park is to be built at which location ?
भारत का पहला इनडोर स्की पाकय ककस स्थान पर िनाया जाना है ?

Ans:- Kufri (Himachal Pradesh)

Q) Recently where India's first Migrant Cell is opened ?

भारत का पहला प्रवासी सेल कहां खोला गया है ?

Ans:- Surat (Gujarat)

Created under the ‘National Urban Livelihood

Mission Scheme’

•Cell was inaugurated by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan (Cabinet Minister

for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel in the Government of India)
•Purpose - to help migrants from other parts of the country working in various
industries in Surat.
•Cell will have names, address, native place and other details of migrant laborers
Q) Recently in which district of Karnataka a source of lithium has
been detected?
हाल ही में कनायटक के ककस कजले में कलकथयम के स्रोत का पता चला है ?

Ans:- Mandya ( मंड्या)

After a year of geological research, it has been found that there is

1600 tons of lithium ore.

साल भर के भूगभीय ररसचट के बाद पता चला है वक यहां पर 1600 ट्न

वलवथयम अयस्क मौजू द है ।
Q) Recently in which state, reserves of rare metal vanadium been
found?
हाल ही में भारत के ककस राज्य में दुलयभ धातु वैनेकडयम के भंडार पाए
गए है ?

Ans:- Arunachal Pradesh

Vanadium is used primarily as an alloy in the iron and steel industry.

Q) India's first largest 'road tunnel boring machine‘ has been
launched in which state?
भारत की पहली सिसे िडी 'सडक सुरंग िोररं ग मशीन' ककस राज्य में
लॉन्च की गई है ?

Ans:- Maharashtra

Boring of tunnel will be done through this machine.

इस मशीन के जररये सुरंग का बोररं ग वकया जाएगा ।
Q) Makar Vilakku festival got celebrated in Sabarimala temple. This
temple is in which state?
सिरीमाला मंकदर में मकर कवलक्कू उत्सव मनाया गया, यह मंकदर ककस
राज्य में है ?

Ans:- Kerala

This festival is celebrated on the occasion of Makar Sankranti in Kerala.

केरल में मकर संक्रां वत के अवसर पर यह उत्सव मनाया जाता है ।

•Sabarimala Temple is located in the Periyar Tiger Reserve.

•Dedicated to Lord Ayyappa.
•In September 2018, the Supreme Court allowed women of all age groups to
enter the Sabarimala temple.
Q) Srishti Goswami became the Chief Minister of which state for
one day on National Girl Child Day (24 January)?

सृकि गोस्वामी रािरीय िाकलका कदवस पर 24 जनवरी को 1 कदन के कलए

ककस राज्य की मुख्यमंत्री िनी ?

Ans:- Uttarakhand

Srishti Goswami is a student of B.Sc. agriculture at a Roorkee based

institution.
Q) Which government has launched the 'Wings Campaign' on the
occasion of National Girl Child Day?

ककस सरकार ने रािरीय िाकलका कदवस के अवसर पर 'पं ख अकभयान'

शुरू ककया ?

Ans:- Madhya Pradesh

PANKH -
P- Protection A- Awareness N- Nutrition K- Knowledge H- Health

Launched under the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme

Q) 'Horticulture Development Mission' was announced by the CM of
which state?
ककस राज्य के सीएम द्वारा ' िागायत कवकास कमशन' की घोषणा की गई ?

Ans:- Gujarat

Waste land of the government will be given on

30-year lease for farming of horticulture and
medicinal crops.

Objective - to accelerate agriculture, horticulture and farming of herbal plants. Also

to increase employment opportunities through export of such products.
CM of Gujarat – Vijay Rupani
Q) Which state has launched its first online youth radio station?

ककस राज्य ने अपना पहला ऑनलाइन युवा रे कडयो स्टे शन लॉन्च ककया ?

Ans:– Himachal Pradesh

•Name - 'Radio-Hills Youngistan ka Dil'

•It will help in enhancing the culture and traditions of the state.
•यह रे वडयो स्टे शन राज्य की संस्कृवत और परं पराओं को बढ़ाने में मदद
करे गा

•CM of Himachal Pradesh – Jai Ram Thakur

Q) At which place DRDO successfully test-fired the New Generation
Akash missile?
DRDO ने ककस स्थान पर न्यू जनरे शन आकाश कमसाइल का सफल
परीक्षण ककया ?

Ans:- Odisha

Akash missile has a range of 25 km, while Akash NG can hit targets in
the range of 30 km.
आकाश वमसाइल की रें ज 25 वकमी है , जबवक आकाश एनजी 30 वकमी की सीमा में लक्ष्य पर
वार कर सकता है ।
Akash NG: -

•It is a new generation surface-to-air missile.

•It will be used by the Indian Air Force to prevent low radar cross
section aerial threats.

•Akash is India's first indigenously developed surface-to-air missile.

•It was inducted into the Indian Air Force in 2014.
Q) Recently prison tourism has been started by which government?
हाल ही में ककस सरकार के द्वारा 'जेल पययटन' को शुरू ककया गया ?

Ans:- Maharashtra (Prison Department of Maharashtra)

(150-year-old Yerawada Central Prison in Pune)

This will facilitate close viewing and

knowing of historical jails.

यह लोगो को ऐवतहावसक जेलों को नजदीक से

दे खने और उन्हें जानने को सुववधा प्रदान
करे गा।
International News
Q) Which country has been recently included in the 'Five Eyes'
network?

'Five Eyes' नेट्वकट में हाल ही में वकस दे श को शावमल वकया गया है ?

Ans: Japan (6th country)

Five countries - America, Australia, Canada, Britain,

New Zealand
About 'Five Eyes' Network :-

•The objective of this alliance is to keep an eye on China and share

information related to it.
•This organization was started during the second world war.
•With Japan joining, it will be easier to keep an eye on China.

•इस गठबंधन का मकसद चीन पर नजर रखना और उससे जुडी जानकारी आपस मे साझा
करना है ।
•इस संगठन की शुरुआत दू सरे ववश्व युद्ध के समय हुई थी ।
•जापान के शावमल होने से चीन पर नजर रखना आसान हो जाएगा ।
Q) Which country has announced to develop world's first satellite
made of wood by 2030?

वकस दे श ने 2030 तक लकडी के बने दु वनया के पहले उपग्रह को ववकवसत करने की घोषणा
की ?

Ans:- Japan

First this material will be used in different environments of Earth and

then it will be installed in space.

पहले इस मट्ीररयल का प्रयोग पृथ्वी के अलग-अलग वातावरण में वकया जाएगा वफर इसे
अंतररक्ष में थथावपत वकया जाएगा।
Q) Which country has changed its national anthem to honour the
indigenous people?
वकस दे श ने स्वदे शी लोगो के सम्मान के वलए अपने राष्ट्रगान में बदलाव वकया है ?

Ans:- Australia

In the second line of the national anthem, "We are young and free"
has been changed to "We are one and are free".

राष्ट्रगान की दू सरी पंस्ि में "हम युवा और स्वतंत्र हैं " को "हम एक हैं और स्वतंत्र हैं "मैं बदल
वदया गया है ।

The National Anthem of Australia is "Advance Australia Fair".

It was composed by Peter Dodds.
It was adopted as the National Anthem in 1984.
Q) Maitree Setu will connect which state of India to Bangladesh ?

मैत्री सेतु भारत के वकस राज्य को बां ग्लादे श से जोडे गा ?

Ans:- Tripura

•This bridge will be built over the river Feni.

•It will connect South Tripura with Ramgarh in Bangladesh.

•यह सेतु फेनी नदी के ऊपर बनाया जाएगा ।

•यह दवक्षण वत्रपुरा को बां ग्लादे श के रामगढ़ से जोडे गा।
Q) Which country has deployed Sea Wing gliders in the Indian
Ocean?

वकस दे श ने वहं द महासागर में सी ववग (है यी) ग्लाइडर तैनात वकए हैं ?

Ans:- China
•Fish like shape.
•Can travel from one place to another by staying in
water for a long time.

China deployed underwater drones to spy on India in the Indian

Ocean.
चीन ने वहं द महासागर में भारत की जासूसी के वलए अंडर वाट्र डरोन्स तै नात वकए थे ।
Q) Recently which country passed 'Malala Yousafzai scholarship act?

हाल ही में वकस दे श ने 'मलाला यूसुफजई छात्रवृवत्त अवधवनयम' पाररत वकया है ?

Ans:- America

This act will expand the number of

scholarships available to Pakistani woman to
receive higher education under a merit and
needs based programs.

On October 10, 2014, Malala shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Indian children’s rights
activist Kailash Satyarthi for her “struggle against the suppression of children and young
people and for the right of all children to education”.
Q) Recently Egypt has approved diplomatic relations with which
country?
हाल ही में वमस्र ने वकस दे श के साथ राजनावयक संबंध थथावपत करने की मंजूरी दी है ?

Ans:- Qatar

●In 2017, Egypt severed diplomatic and economic ties with Qatar.

2017 में वमस्र ने क़तर के साथ राजनवयक और आवथटक संबंधों को तोड वदया था ।

Qatar had been accused of supporting terrorism and being too close to Iran.

कतर पर आतंकवाद का समथटन करने और ईरान के बहुत करीब होने का आरोप लगा था
Q) Which ASEAN country has bought Indian rice for the first time
after many decades ?
कई दशकों के बाद पहली बार वकस आवसयान दे श ने भारतीय चावल खरीदा है ?

And:- Vietnam

•Vietnam is world’s third biggest exporter of rice

•Reason for Import - local prices in Vietnam jumped to their highest in nine
years amid limited domestic supplies
•Indian prices are very attractive. The huge price difference is making exports
possible
•India - the world’s biggest exporter of the grain
VIETNAM :-
CAPITAL - Hanoi
CURRENCY - Vietnamese Dong

ASEAN :- Association of Southeast Asian Nations

HQ – Jakarta (Indonesia)
Established: 8 August 1967 in Bangkok

10 ASEAN countries are:- Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines,

Singapore, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Brunei, Myanmar .
Q) Recently Twitter has permanently suspended the account of
which country's head of state ?

हाल ही में विट्र ने वकस दे श के राष्ट्रपवत के विट्र अकॉउं ट् को

थथायी रूप से वनलंवबत कर वदया है ?

Ans:- Donald Trump

Cited reason "The risk of further incitement of violence" .

"वहं सा के और भडकने का जोस्खम" का हवाला दे ते हुए प्रवतबंध लगा।
Q) According to Henley Passport Index, which country has the most
powerful passport in the world?
हे नले के अनुसार ,दु वनया मे सबसे शस्िशाली पासपोट्ट वकस दे श का है ?

Ans:- Japan
Based on how many countries the holder can
enter without a visa; Japan’s count-191

2nd - Singapore
3rd - South Korea & Germany
● India's position - 85th

Henley Passport Index - only passport index that is based on IATA (International
Air Transport Association) data
Q) Recently which Gulf country has launched 'The Line' city?
हाल ही में वकस खाडी दे श ने 'द लाइन' वसट्ी लॉन्च की है ?

Ans:- Saudi Arabia

•Saudi Arabia World's top Oil producer,

launched a city which will include
cognitive, interconnected communities
enhanced with artificial intelligence

•The city will be with no cars , roads or

carbon emission .

•The 170 Km long developement called 'The Line' will be part of the $500 billion
project called 'Neom' .
Q) How many times has Donald Trump been impeached by the US
House?
डोनाल्ड ट्र म्प पर अमेररकी सदन द्वारा वकतनी बार महावभयोग लाया गया है ?

Ans:- 2

He will be the only US President to face impeachment 2 times.

He is facing charges of 'inciting rebellion' for the siege of the US

Parliament.
Impeachment has been brought on only 3 presidents -

1) Andrew Johnson (17th ) - 1868

2) Bill Clinton (42th) - 1998
3) Donald Trump (45th) – 2019, 2021
Q) Recently US has named which country as a "State-Sponser of
Terrorism" ?

हाल ही में यूएस ने वकस दे श को "आतंकवाद के राज्य प्रायोजक' के रूप में नावमत वकया है ?

Ans:- Cuba

The US accused the Cuban Government of feeding, housing and

providing medical care for murderers, hijackers, while many Cubans
go hungry, homeless and without basic medicine .
Q) In which country is world's oldest known cave painting art
discovered?
दु वनया की सबसे पुरानी ज्ञात गुफा वचत्र कला की खोज की गई है ?

Ans:- Indonesia

•It was painted at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia

•It is the world's oldest surviving image of a wart pig.
•It was made using the color of red ocher.

यह एक मस्से सुअर की दु वनया की सबसे पुरानी जीववत छवव हैं ।

इसे लाल गेरू के रं ग का उपयोग करके बनाया गया था।
Q) Yaveri Museveni became the President of which country for the
sixth time?
'यावेरी मुसेवेनी' वकस दे श के छठी बार राष्ट्रपवत बने ?

Ans:- Uganda

◆ Located in Africa Continent

◆ Capital - Kampala
◆ Currency - Ugandan Shilling
Q) According to the United Nations, which country has the highest
number of migrants in the world?

संयुि राष्ट्र के अनुसार ,वकस दे श के लोग दु वनया में सबसे अवधक संख्या में प्रवासी हैं ?

Ans:- India

According to this report, the largest numbers of migrants from India

are living in UAE (3.5 million) , US (2.7million) and Saudi Arabia (2.5
million) .
Q ) Who conducted the 'Great Prophet 15' exercise?
'ग्रेट् प्रोफेट् 15' नामक युद्धाभ्यास वकसने आयोवजत वकया ?

Ans:- Iran

During this time, dozens of missiles were fired

simultaneously through mobile launchers from
the desert area.
इस दौरान रे वगस्तानी इलाके से मोबाइल लां चर के जररए
दजटनों वमसाइलों
को एक साथ दागा गया ।

Iran's Revolutionary Guard carried out this war exercise.

ईरान की ररवॉल्ूशनरी गाडट ने इस युद्ध अभ्यास को अंजाम वदया।
Q) Recently Narendra Modi's poster was waved in Sindh province and
independence was demanded. Sindh province is located in which
country?
हाल ही में वसंध प्रां त में नरें द्र मोदी का पोस्टर लहराया गया और आजादी की मां ग की गई, वसंध
प्रां त वकस दे श में स्थथत है ?

Ans:- Pakistan
This demand for a separate homeland for the Sindhis.
यह रै ली वसं वधयों के वलए एक अलग मातृभूवम की मां ग है ।

The rally was held on the 117th birth anniversary of GM Syed, the founder of
Sindhi nationalism.
यह रै ली वसं धी राष्ट्रवाद के सं थथापक जीएम सै यद की 117 वीं जयं ती पर आयोवजत की गई थी ।
Q) Recently the youth of which country started unrest against the
government due to heavy unemployment?
हाल ही में वकस दे श के युवाओं ने भारी बेरोजगारी के कारण सरकार के स्खलाफ अशां वत शुरू
की है ?

Ans:- Tunisia

●Tunisia faces severe economic problems and a third of its young

people are unemployed.
Q) Which country's PM Mark Rutte resigned from his post?
वकस दे श के पीएम माकट रूट्े ने अपने पद से इस्तीफा वदया ?

Ans:- Netherlands

Mark Rutte resigned, taking responsibility for scams involving child

care subsidies.
चाइल्ड केयर सस्िडीज़ से जुडे घोट्ालों की वजम्मेदारी लेते हुए माकट रुट्े ने इस्तीफा वदया ।
Q) Which country has Successfully test-fired a ballistic missile
'Shaheen-III'?
वकस दे श ने 'शाहीन-।।।' बैवलस्स्टक वमसाइल का सफल परीक्षण वकया ?

Ans:- Pakistan

The missile was test fired at Dera Ghazi Kha, Balochistan.

Capacity - 2750 km

इस वमसाइल का परीक्षण बलूवचस्तान के डे रा गाजी खा में वकया गया ।

क्षमता - 2750 वकलोमीट्र

Ballistic missiles can carry conventional high explosives as well as chemical, biological, or
nuclear munitions.
Q) Spain signed an agreement to build a 590 MW solar power plant
in which country?
स्पेन ने वकस दे श मे 590 मेगावाट् सौरऊजाट संयंत्र बनाने के वलए समझौता वकया ?

Ans:- France

It will be the largest solar power plant in Europe.

This solar power plant will supply electricity to about 3 lakh people
every year.

यह सौर ऊजाट संयंत्र प्रवतवषट लगभग 3 लाख लोगों को वबजली की आपूवतट करवाएगा ।
Q) Recently China has built a village in which state of India?
हाल ही में चीन ने भारत के वकस राज्य में गां व का वनमाट ण वकया ?

Ans:- Arunachal Pradesh

China has built this village 4.5 kilometers inside the Indian border on
the banks of the 'Tsari-Choo' river in Subansiri district.

चीन ने यह गां व भारतीय सीमा में 4.5 वकलोमीट्र अं दर

सु बनवसरी वजले में 'त्सारी-छू' नदी के वकनारे बनाया है ।
Q) Kaja Kallas become first female Prime Minister of which country?
काजा कैलास वकस दे श की पहली मवहला प्रधानमंत्री बनी है ?

Ans:- Estonia

Estonia has currently become the only

country in the world where both the
President and Prime Minister are women.
एस्टोवनया वतटमान में दु वनया का एकमात्र ऐसा दे श बन गया है जहां
राष्ट्रपवत और प्रधानमं त्री दोनो मवहलाएं है ।

President of Estonia - Kersti Kaljulaid

Q) Which United Nations institute has recently pledged to protect
religious places around the world?
संयुि राष्ट्र के वकस संथथान ने हाल ही में दु वनया भर में धावमटक थथलों की सुरक्षा के वलए
संकल्प वलया है ?

Ans:- UN General Assembly (संयुि राष्ट्र महासभा )

The UNGA will provide protection against violence, destruction,

damage or danger against religious sites.

UNGA धावमटक थथलों के स्खलाफ वहं सा , ववनाश, क्षवत या खतरे के प्रवत सुरक्षा प्रदान करे गा
।
Miscellaneous
News
Q) Who was appointed as the Managing Director of LIC?
LIC के प्रबंध वनदे शक के रूप में वकसे वनयुि वकया गया ?

Ans:- Siddharth Mohanty

LIC - Life Insurance Corporation of India

Formed - 1 September 1956
HQ - Mumbai
Chairman - MR Kumar
Q) Who has been appointed India's Ambassador to Portugal?
पुतटगाल में भारत के राजदू त कौन वनयुि हुए है ?

Ans:- Manish Chauhan

Portugal :-
Capital - Lisbon
Currency - Euro
PM - Antonio Costa
Q) Who has been appointed to the post of Chief Justice of Jammu
and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court?
जम्मू कश्मीर और लद्दाख उच्च न्यायालय के मुख्य न्यायाधीश पद पर वकसे वनयुि वकया गया
है ?

Ans :- Pankaj Mithal (पंकज वमथल)

● He was administered the oath by Lt. Governor of Jammu and

Kashmir Manoj Sinha.
Q) Who has recently been selected for the National Florence
Nightingale Award 2020?
हाल ही में वकसे राष्ट्रीय फ्लोरें स नाइवट्ं गेल पुरस्कार 2020 के वलए चुना गया है ?

Ans:- Dr. Shailla Cannie

(डॉ शैला कैनी)
Dr. Shaila Cani is the Principal of Sri Mata Vaishno Devi
College of Nursing.

Highest national award in the nursing field;It is given in memory of Florence J. Nightingale.

Florence Nightingale :- She was a British social reformer .She is the founder of modern
nursing.
 Q) Which bank launched a Shaurya Salary Account for army
personnel ?
वकस बैंक ने सेना के जवानों के वलए शौयट सैलरी एकाउं ट् लॉन्च वकया ?

Ans:- Bandhan Bank

There will be zero balance account -no
maintenance charges will be levied in it.

In case of accidental death of bank account holders, free personal accident insurance of Rs 30
lakh and air accident insurance cover up to Rs 1 crore will be given.
बैंक के खाताधारकों की आकस्िक मृ त्यु होने पर 30 लाख रुपये का मु फ्त व्यस्िगत दु घटट्ना बीमा और
एक करोड रुपये तक का हवाई दु घटट्ना बीमा कवर वदया जाएगा ।

Bandhan Bank :-
HQ – Kolkatta; CEO - Mr. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh
Q) Which bank has launched 'Digital Payments Index' across the
country?
वकस बैंक ने दे शभर में 'वडवजट्ल पेमेंट््स इं डेक्स' लॉन्च वकया है ?

Ans:- RBI (Reserve Bank of India)

The objective of this initiative is to accurately assess the status of

digital payment practices.
इस पहल का मकसद वडवजट्ल भुगतान के तौर-तरीकों की स्थथवत का सट्ीक आकलन करना
है ।
Q) Who is the author of the launch book"Manohar Parrikar off the
Record" ?

Ans:- Vamana Subha Prabhu

This book is based on the life journey of Shri Manohar Parrikar,

former Chief Minister of Goa.
यह पुस्तक गोवा के पूवट मुख्यमंत्री श्री मनोहर पररट कर के जीवन यात्रा पर आधाररत है ।
Q) International World Braille Day is observed on which date?
अं तरराष्ट्रीय ववश्व ब्रेल वदवस वकस तारीख को मनाया जाता है ?

Ans:- 4th January

Braille - tactile writing system used by visually impaired people .

Louis Braille created this writing system in 1824.
Q) World Hindi day is observed on which date ?
ववश्व वहं दी वदवस वकस वतवथ को मनाया जाता है ?

Ans:- 10 January

● It is celebrated across the world to mark the significance &

Charming history of the language of Hindi .

Hindi Day - 14 September

Q) National youth Day is celebrated every year on which date ?
राष्ट्रीय युवा वदवस हर साल वकस वदन मनाया जाता है ?

Ans:- 12 January

This day is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of Swami

Vivekananda .
Q) When is National Girl Child Day celebrated?
राष्ट्रीय बावलका वदवस कब मनाया जाता है ?

Ans:- 24 January

It was started by the Ministry of women and Child Development and

the Government of India in 2008.
Sports News
Q) Which team won the Border Gavaskar Trophy recently?
हाल ही में बॉडट र गावस्कर ट्र ॉफी वकस ट्ीम ने जीती ?

Ans:- India

•Border–Gavaskar Trophy is a Test cricket series played between India

and Australia
•It is named after Alan Border of Australia and Sunil Gavaskar of India
•This is India's first win in Brisbane Cricket Ground (Gabba)
Q) Syed Mustaq Ali Trophy 2020 - 21 had started from which
stadium?
सैयद मुस्ताक अली ट्र ॉफी 2020- 21 की शुरुआत वकस स्टे वडयम से हुई ?

Ans:- Sardar Patel Stadium

(Ahmedabad)

It is the domestic Twenty20 cricket championship.

It is organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Q) At which place has the Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sports Festival
first started?
पहली बार खेलो इं वडया जां स्कर शीतकालीन खेल महोत्सव वकस थथान पर शुरू हुआ है ?

Ans:- Ladakh

● Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kirren Rijiju inaugurated the event .
Q) Which country's Claire Polosak became the first Female match
official to participate in a Men's Test match ?
वकस दे श की क्लेयर पोलोसाक पुरुषों के ट्े स्ट मैच में भाग लेने वाली मवहला मैच वफवशयल
बनी ?

Ans:- Australia

She played the fourth umpire in the third Test being played between
Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Q) Who became the 67th Grandmaster of India?
भारत के 67वे ग्रैंडमास्टर कौन बने है ?

Ans:- Leon Mendoca (वलयोन में डोका)

(Goa)

Earlier, G Akash has been awarded this title this year.

इससे पहले जी आकाश को इस साल इस उपावध से सम्मावनत वकया जा चुका है ।
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