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1 .

Who has been appointed as the chief secretary of Tamil Nadu?

A)

Rajeev Ranjan

B)

Raghav Singh

C)

Palak Rastogi

D)

Arjun Kumawat

Correct Answer : Rajeev Ranjan

Senior IAS officer Rajeev Ranjan has been appointed as the new chief secretary of Tamil Nadu.

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2 .

Who will replace Jeff Bezos as the CEO of Amazon?

A)

Jon Rubinstein

B)

Andy Jassy

C)

Patty Stonesifer

D)

Wendell P. Weeks

Correct Answer : Andy Jassy

Andy Jassy, who is currently serving as the chief executive of Amazon Web Services (AWS), will replace Bezos as the CEO of Amazon.

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3 .

Arun Hydropower Project, which was making news recently, is being constructed in which country?

A)

India

B)

Nepal

C)

Bhutan

D)

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : Nepal

The Investment Board Nepal (IBN), chaired by the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has awarded the Arun Hydropower Project to India’s Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam.

The project to develop the 679-megawatt Lower Arun Hydropower Project, is awarded to the SJVN under the build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) delivery method. The project cost is estimated at over 100 billion Nepalese rupees.

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4 .

Which country is resettling its refugees in the Bhashan Char Island?

A)

Nepal

B)

China

C)

Sri Lanka

D)

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : Bangladesh

Bangladesh has sent a third group of Rohingya refugees to Bhashan Char Island, which is a newly developed island in the Bay of Bengal.

Around 4,000 refugees have been sent to the island since December. After the third set of 1,778 refugees, the fourth set is also expected to be sent soon. There have been several calls from human rights activists against resettlement of refugees in the island.

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5 .

The death anniversary of which national leader was observed as the Martyrs’ Day on January 30 in India?

A)

Bhagat Singh

B)

Jawaharlal Nehru

C)

Mahatma Gandhi

D)

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Correct Answer : Mahatma Gandhi

On 30th Jan 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse in the year 1948. On this day, India observes Martyrs Day or Shaheed Diwas, to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi and all martyrs who sacrificed their life for the nation’s freedom.

The 73rd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was observed as Martyrs’ Day recently.

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6 .

Vaccination against which disease was conducted recently as a National Vaccination Day?

A)

Pneumonia

B)

Hepatitis

C)

BCG

D)

Polio

Correct Answer : Polio

On the Polio National Immunization Day scheduled on January 31, 2021, around 89 lakh children were given polio drops under National Polio Immunisation drive across the country.

President Ram Nath Kovind launched the first round of Pulse Polio Programme 2021. Over seven lakh booths were set up for implementing the drive. A house-to-house surveillance will also be provided to vaccinate the remaining children.

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7 .

Who has been appointed by NASA as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US space agency?

A)

Bhavya Lal

B)

Sonia Verma

C)

Sarojni Singh

D)

Ranjni Tripathi

Correct Answer : Bhavya Lal

The Indian-American Bhavya Lal was appointed by NASA as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US space agency.

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8 .

Which team has won the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2020-21?

A)

Saurashtra

B)

Tamil Nadu

C)

Goa

D)

Rajasthan

Correct Answer : Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu has beaten the Baroda in the final to win the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2020-21.

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9 .

Which state has set-up a botanical garden named 'Shivalik Arboretum'?

A)

Tripura

B)

Uttarakhand

C)

Arunachal Pradesh

D)

Himachal Pradesh

Correct Answer : Uttarakhand

In the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, a first of its kind botanical garden named 'Shivalik Arboretum' has been inaugurated

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10 .

Who has won the gold medal in the first-ever Asian Online Shooting Championship?

A)

Sarabjot Singh

B)

Deepak Kumar

C)

Saurabh Chaudhary

D)

Prithviraj Tondaiman

Correct Answer : Saurabh Chaudhary

Saurabh Chaudhary has won the gold medal in first-ever Asian Online Shooting Championship.

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