Superb January 2021 GK Questions by Online Classes for SSC

With the start of the New Year, Banking PO, SSC and CDS aspirants have started preparing diligently for the exams lined up ahead. As most vacancies from the previous year have been transferred to 2021, it is a great opportunity for a student who aspires to land a public sector job.

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January GK Quiz 2021

Question 1. The 19th SCO Council of Heads of Govt. Meeting was chaired by
a. M Venkaiah Naidu
b. Vladimir Putin
c. Xi Jinping
d. Ram Nath Kovind

Answer: M Venkaiah Naidu

Question 2. Name the cruise service that is going to be launched on River Sarayu (Uttar Pradesh) by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways.
a. Ramayan Cruise Service
b. Namami Sarayu Cruise Service
c. Pavan Putra Cruise Service
d. Ayodhya Cruise Service

Answer: Ramayan Cruise Service

Question 3. Madhavsinh Solanki, former Chief Minister of Gujarat passed away recently. He had also served as India’s
a. Finance Minister
b. Defence Minister
c. External Affairs Minister
d. Home Minister

Answer: External Affairs Minister

Question 4. Which of the following pairs is correct with respect to RBI’s Regulatory Sandbox (RS) themes?
a. 1st Cohort: Retail Payments
b. 2nd Cohort: Cross Border Payments
c. 3rd Cohort: P2P (Peer to Peer Lending)
d. Both A & B

Answer: Both A & B

Question 5. PM Modi was conferred the Legion of Merit (Degree-Chief Commander) award by which of the following nations?
a. USA
b. United Kingdom
c. Australia
d. New Zealand

Answer: USA

Question 6. On 24^th January (National Girl Child Day), Shrishti Goswami assumed the post of Chief Minister for a single day in
a. West Bengal
b. Uttarakhand
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Uttarakhand

Question 7. Which of the following states won the Best Tableau award during the 2021 Republic Day celebrations?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Uttarakhand
c. Tripura
d. Madhya Pradesh

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

Question 8. The winner of the Best Tableau award conferred to Ministries & Govt. Departments went to the
a. Department of Science & Technology
b. Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports
c. Department of Biotechnology
d. Ministry of Education

Answer: Department of Biotechnology

Question 9. In which of the following states is Tesla Motors going to set up its manufacturing plant?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Telangana
c. Tamil Nadu
d. Karnataka

Answer: Karnataka

Question 10. Where was the Khelo India Winter Sports and Youth Festival held recently?
a. Kufri, Himachal Pradesh
b. Zanskar Valley, Ladakh
c. Manali, Himachal Pradesh
d. Auli, Uttarakhand

Answer: Zanskar Valley, Ladakh

Question 11. SBI recently performed Inter Bank Money Market Transactions linked to SOFR. SOFR is going to replace LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rate). SOFR stands for
a. Security Offered Financing Rate
b. Savings Overnight Finance Rate
c. Secured Overnight Financing Rate
d. SBI Offered Finance Rate

Answer: Secured Overnight Financing Rate

Question 12. Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched in the context of India Innovation Index 2020 published by NITI Aayog?
a. No.1 Rank (Major States): Karnataka
b. No.1 Rank (North East & Hill States): Himachal Pradesh
c. No.1 Rank (Union Territories & City States): Delhi
d. None of the above

Answer: None of the above

Question 13. Desert Knight-21 Exercise was conducted recently at Jodhpur (Rajasthan) between the Air forces of India and
a. USA
b. France
c. United Kingdom
d. Australia

Answer: France

Question 14. Which of the following trains was recently renamed as Netaji Express?
a. Magadh Express
b. Duronto Express
c. Howrah-Kalka Mail Express
d. August Kranti Rajdhani Express

Answer: Howrah-Kalka Mail Express

Question 15. Who was the recipient of the ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade?
a. Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan)
b. MS Dhoni (India)
c. Kane Williamson (New Zealand)
d. Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)

Answer: MS Dhoni (India)

Question 16. Name the country in focus at the 51^st IFFI (International Film Festival of India) that was held in Goa recently.
a. Portugal
b. Bangladesh
c. France
d. Turkey

Answer: Bangladesh

Question 17. Banks that have an asset size of more than 2% of GDP are classified as Domestic Systemically Important Banks (D-SIBs) by RBI. Which of the following banks have been classified as D-SIBs?
a. SBI, ICICI and HDFC
b. SBI, PNB and Bank of Baroda
c. SBI, Bank of Baroda, PNB and HDFC
d. SBI, Bank of Baroda, PNB and ICICI

Answer: SBI, ICICI and HDFC

Question 18. PIDF (Payment Infrastructure Development Fund) scheme has been launched by RBI to boost the Payment Acceptance infrastructure from tier-3 to tier-6 centres. Which of the following is not correct in the context of the PIDF scheme?
a. It will have a validity of 3 Years, which, if required, can be extended by 2 Years.
b. The fund is being managed by BP Kanungo headed advisory council.
c. The scheme will have a special focus on the North Eastern states
d. None of the above

Answer: None of the above

Question 19. Name the Panel constituted by RBI to suggest Digital Lending regulations.
a. NS Vishwanathan Panel
b. BP Kanungo Panel
c. Usha Thorat Panel
d. Jayant Kumar Dash Panel

Answer: Jayant Kumar Dash Panel

Question 20. The 2021 Khelo India Youth Games (4th Edition) are scheduled to be held in
a. Rourkela (Odisha)
b. Panchkula (Haryana)
c. Jaipur (Rajasthan)
d. Indore (Madhya Pradesh)

Answer: Panchkula (Haryana)

Question 21. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
a. National Youth Day: 12^th January
b. World Braille Day: 4^th January
c. World Hindi Day: 10^th January
d. All of the above

Answer: All of the above

Question 22. From 1st January, 2021, the limit for Contactless Card Payments (without entering the pin number) has been increased to
a. Rs. 3000/-
b. Rs. 4000/-
c. Rs. 5000/-
d. Rs. 6000/-

Answer: Rs. 5000/-

Question 23. ‘Loktantra Ke Swar’ and ‘The Republican Ethic Volume-3’ are the collections of speeches of
a. Ram Nath Kovind
b. M Venkaiah Naidu
c. Narendra Modi
d. APJ Abdul Kalam

Answer: Ram Nath Kovind

Question 24. Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT, a Health Insurance scheme for Jammu & Kashmir, was launched recently. PM-JAY SEHAT stands for
a. Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana Social Endeavour for Health and Telemedicine
b. Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yearly Scheme for Effective Health and Telemedicine
c. Pradhan Mantri-Jammu & Kashmir Arogya Yojana Social Effort for Health and Telemedicine
d. Pradhan Mantri-Jammu & Kashmir Arogya Yearly Scheme for Effective Health and Telemedicine

Answer: Pradhan Mantri-Jan Arogya Yojana Social Endeavour for Health and Telemedicine

Question 25. Which of the following pairs is incorrect with respect to the recently announced ICC Awards?
a. Men’s Player of the Decade & Men’s ODI Player of the Decade: Virat Kohli (India)
b. Men’s Test Player of the Decade: Steve Smith (Australia)
c. Men’s T20 Player of the Decade: Rashid Khan (Afghanistan)
d. None of the above

Answer: None of the above

Question 26. Name India’s 1st indigenously developed Air-to-Air BVR (Beyond Visual Range) Missile.
a. Prithivi-II
b. Akash-NG
c. Astra MK-I
d. BrahMos

Answer: Astra MK-I

Question 27. To commemorate the memory of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Parakram Diwas is going to be observed annually on
a. 22^nd January
b. 23^rd January
c. 24^th January
d. 25^th January

Answer: 23^rd January

Question 28. Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is observed annually on 9th January. Chandrikapersad Santokhi (Chan Santokhi), the Chief Guest on the 2021 PBD, is the President of
a. South Africa
b. Suriname
c. Maldives
d. Mauritius

Answer: Suriname

Question 29. As per NSO, India’s GDP Growth 2020-21 (Advance Estimate) is
a. -8.5%
b. -9.5%
c. -8.7%
d. -7.7%

Answer: -7.7%

Question 30. SKYROS, a wargames exercise, was conducted recently between the Air Forces of India and France in
a. Jodhpur, Rajasthan
b. Bengaluru, Karnataka
c. Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh
d. Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Answer: Jodhpur, Rajasthan

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