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1 .
The world's longest railway platform will be inaugurated in March 2021. What is the length of the platform?
A)
1850 meters
B)
1505 meters
C)
1455 meters
D)
1355 meters

Correct Answer :   1505 meters

The world's longest railway platform at the Hubbali railway junction in Karnataka. It will now be extended to 1,505 meters.

Published On : January 6, 2021
2 .
The 4th global Ayurveda festival 2021 will be held in which state?
A)
Sikkim
B)
Kerala
C)
Gujarat
D)
Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Kerala

The fourth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF2021), aimed at a global discussion and development of Ayurveda, would be held in Kerala.

Published On : January 6, 2021
3 .
Which company will launch the satellite named 'Amazonia-1' made entirely by the Brazilian space agency?
A)
ISRO
B)
NASA
C)
ESA
D)
SpaceX

Correct Answer :   ISRO

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is set to launch Amazonia-1, the first satellite to have been developed completely in Brazil by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).

Published On : January 6, 2021
4 .
Which state has signed MoU with NHPC & PDD to implement and execute mega hydro power projects?
A)
Jharkhand
B)
Himachal Pradesh
C)
Jammu and Kashmir
D)
Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Jammu and Kashmir

The MoU is signed between J&K Power Development Department (PDD), National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) to implement and execute mega hydro power projects.

Published On : January 6, 2021
5 .
Which Indian armed force has created a first-of-its kind ‘Human rights cell’?
A)
Indian Coast Guard
B)
Indian Air Force
C)
Indian Navy
D)
Indian Army

Correct Answer :   Indian Army

The Indian Army has created a new human rights cell for the first time in the history. Its aims is to provide more transparency and probity in its functioning in disturbed areas like Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast.
Major General Gautam Chauhan has taken charge as the first additional Director General (human rights) and will report directly to the Army vice-chief.

Published On : January 6, 2021
6 .
Which one is the opening movie in the 51st International Film Festival of India?
A)
Hamid
B)
Article 15
C)
Good Newwz
D)
Another Round

Correct Answer :   Another Round

The 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will open on 16th January, with the Indian premiere of the movie 'Another Round' by Thomas Vinterberg.

Published On : January 6, 2021
7 .
K-9 Journal, which was recently released, is associated with which field?
A)
Robotics
B)
Policing
C)
Medicine
D)
Pandemic

Correct Answer :   Policing

Union Home Minister Amit Shah released the inaugural issue of the National Police K-9 Journal in New Delhi.
It is the India’s first such publication on the subject of Police Service K9s, which is the name given for Police Dogs. A special Police K9 Cell was set up in November 2020. The biannual journal will be released in April and October, with sections in Hindi and English.

Published On : January 6, 2021
8 .
Which bank has launched the Jan 2021 Round of "Consumer Confidence Survey" & "Inflation Expectation Survey of Households"?
A)
RBI
B)
DBS Bank
C)
World Bank
D)
Niti Aayog

Correct Answer :   RBI

On January 1, 2021, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched the January 2021 round of household surveys namely "Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH)" and "Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS)" to represent inflation expectations and consumer confidence. These surveys will act as useful inputs for RBI's monetary policy which is scheduled to be announced by Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on February 3-5, 2021.

Published On : January 6, 2021
9 .
Zhong Shanshan, who replaced Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest person, is from which country?
A)
Japan
B)
Japan
C)
China
D)
Singapore

Correct Answer :   China

As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Zhong Shanshan’s net worth rose to USD 70.9 billion making him the richest man in Asia above both Mukesh Ambani and China’s Jack Ma.
Zhong Shanshan is the founder of ‘Nongfu Spring’, the largest beverage company in China. He is also the owner of the Chinese pharmaceutical giant ‘Wantai’.

Published On : January 5, 2021
10 .
China has completed a railway line linking the Tibetan cities of Lhasa and Nyingchi, near the border of which Indian state?
A)
Sikkim
B)
Manipur
C)
Meghalaya
D)
Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer :   Arunachal Pradesh

As per media reports, China has recently completed the track-laying work for a railway line which links the cities of Lhasa and Nyingchi in Tibet.
The cities are close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh. This Sichuan-Tibet Railway is the second railway into Tibet, which starts from the capital of Sichuan Province, Chengdu and enters Tibet.

Published On : January 5, 2021