100 Current Affair Mcqs of January 2021
Q.1 Recently who has been appointed as the new Chairman and CEO of the Railway Board?
a. Rajiv sharma
b. Vishal Sharma
c. Suneet Sharma
d. K.Shiva
Q.2 An exercise called ‘SKYROS’ was organized between India and which country?
a. France
b. Bangladesh
c. China
d. Sri Lanka
Q.3 Recently where was India’s first ethanol plant set up?
a. Chhattisgarh
b. Gujarat
c. Odisha
d. Uttar Pradesh
Q.4 Who has become the first female chairperson of SAIL?
a. Sunit Sharma
b. Subodh Jaiswal
c. Arup Kumar
d. Soma mandal
Q.5 Indian Army Chief MM Narwane was awarded the Guard of Honor by which country?
a. South Korea
b. Russia
c. North Korea
d. Mongolia
Q.6 Which state government has launched the ‘Ghat Drinking Water Scheme‘?
a. Maharashtra
b Uttarakhand
c. Assam
d. Madhya Pradesh
Q.7 21 years old Reshma Mariam Roy of which state has become the youngest panchayat president?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Manipur
d. Kerala
Q.8 Recently which state has started a campaign called ‘one district – one craft’?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Punjab
Q.9 Which state announced that it will include the History of Sikh gurus in school curriculum?
a. Haryana
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Delhi
d. Maharashtra
Q.10 ISRO President’s term extended for one year, what is his name?
a. Umesh Sinha
b. K Gopalakrishnan
c. K sivan
d. Satish reddy
Q.11 First ginger processing plant of Northeast India was established in which state ?
a. Assam
b. Tripura
c. Nagaland
d. Meghalaya
Q.12 World braille day is celebrated every year on which date?
a. 4 Jan
b. 2 Jan
c. 3 Jan
d. 1 Jan
Q.13 Recently which country has passed the Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act for Pakistani women in January 2021?
a. Britain
b. Japan
c. America
d. France
Q.14 Who has become India’s 67th chess grandmaster?
a. Surya Shekhar
b. Leon Mendonca
c. Santosh Gujrathi
d. Harikrishna
Q.15 Mathikettan Shola National Park is notified as an eco-sensitive zone. It belongs to which state?
a. Tamilnadu
b. Telangana
c. Maharashtra
d. Kerala
Q.16 The UGC has set up a seven member committee for CET at UG level. Who is the head of the committee?
a. R. P. Paranjpye
b. R P Tiwari
c. Dr. Mahamahopadhyaya
d. D. V. Potdar
Q.17 Recently who has been appointed the new Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh High Court?
a. Pankaj Mithal
b. Sanjeev Banerjee
c. Raghvendra Singh Chauhan
d. Hima Kohli
Q.18 In which state will the 51st International Film Festival (IFFI) be organized?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Telangana
c. West Bengal
d. Goa
Q.19 According to UNICEF, which country has the highest number of children born on New Year’s Day?
a. China
b. America
c. India
d. South Africa
Q.20 Recently PM.Modi has inaugurated the Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline. What is the length of the pipeline?
a. 450 km
b. 350km
c. 250km
d. 150km
Q.21 Recently which country has passed a bill to make abortion legal?
a. Japan
b. Canada
c. America
d. Argentina
Q.22 Recently which country has announced that it will launch the world’s first wooden satellite by 2023?
a. Japan
b. China
c. USA
d. India
Q.23 Which state has launched the Kisan Kalyan Mission to double the farmers’ income?
a. Rajasthan
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Tamilnadu
d. Delhi
Q.24 Which state government launched an m-pension app?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Nagaland
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Manipur
Q.25 When was Pravasi Bharatiya Divas celebrated?
a) 9 Jan
b) 10 Jan
c) 8 Jan
d) 7 Jan
Q.26 Country’s first indoor ski park will be started in which state?
a. Arunachal Pradesh
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Uttarakhand
d. Nagaland
Q.27 Between which two states the PM has inaugurated the Rewari-Madar corridor section of WDFC?
a. Haryana-Rajasthan
b. Haryana-Punjab
c. Punjab-Gujarat
d. Gujarat- Rajasthan
Q.28 Which state government will initiate the world’s largest floating solar project by 2023?
a. Haryana
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Gujarat
d. Kerala
Q.29 Which state has started the ‘Krishi Sanjivani vans’ to test soil and water?
a. Karnataka
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. UP
d. Tamil Nadu
Q.30 Which state government has started the ‘Filament free state’ project?
a. Kerala
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Jharkhand
d. Odisha
Q.31 Who has become the first women umpire to officiate men’s test match?
a. Kim Cotton
b. Lauren Agenbag
c. Sue Redfern
d. Claire Polosak
Q.32 Which Indian origin person has been appointed as the first CIO of the US Army?
a. Vanita Gupta
b. Mala Adiga
c. Dr. Raj iyer
d. Dr. Vivek Murthy
Q.33 Which organisation has adopted 100 Atal Tinkering Labs across the country?
a. Tata Group
b. DRDO
c. ISRO
d. L&T
Q.34 What was the theme of NRI day 2021 observed on 9th January?
a. Celebrating Atma – Nirbhar Bharat
b. Contributing to Atma – Nirbhar Bharat
c. Catering to Atma – Nirbhar Bharat
d. Committing to Atma – Nirbhar Bharat
Q.35 Which state has announced the launch of the country’s first Solar Electric RORO service?
a. Telangana
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Kerala
d. Maharashtra
Q.36 Which state started agricultural Sanjivani van?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Karnataka
c. Odisha
d. Madhya Pradesh
Q.37 World hindi day is celebrated every year on which date?
a.10 Jan
b. 9 Jan
c. 8Jan
d. 7Jan
Q.38 What is the theme of Road Safety Week 2021?
a. Sadak Suraksha Jeevan
b. Safe yourself to save your family
c. Save Live Slowdown
d. Road Safety – Time for action
Q.39 Bindu Sea Cleanup Project Started?
a. Telangana
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Odisha
d. Andhra Pradesh
Q.40 Name oldest living Olympic champion who has celebrated his 100th birthday?
a. Sadir Zaparov
b. Alexander de crow
c. Hichem Machichi
d. Agnes Calletti
Q.41 Which country has recently announced the launch of zero roads, zero cars and zero carbon emission cities?
a. China
b. USA
c. Britain
d. Saudi Arabia
Q.42 Which country’s Navy started ‘Sea vigil 21’ exercise?
a. India
b. Bangladesh
c. Maldives
d. Sri Lanka
Q.43 Which country will be the Focus Country in the 51st International Film Festival of India?
a. India
b. China
b. Sri Lanka
d. Bangladesh
Q.44 What is the theme of the 4th One Planet Summit 2021?
a. Develop together for nature
b. Get together for nature
c. Lets act together for nature
d. Work together for nature
Q.45 Who has been appointed as the president of the United Nations COP 26 Climate Conference?
a. Soma mandal
b. Subodh Kumar
c. Alok Sharma
d. Sunit Sharma
Q.46 Who has been appointed as General Secretary of BIMSTEC ?
a. Alexander Ellis
b. Tenzin Lakepel
c. Mara Gomez
d. Double whammy
Q.47 Which state has decided to waive entertainment tax?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Kerala
c. Odisha
d. Madhya Pradesh
Q.48 Where was the first ice climbing festival organised?
a. Gulmarg
b. Kargil
c. Leh
d. None of this
Q.49 Name the coffee table book on PM Modi that has been launched on the occasion of 2021 PBD?
a. Modi India Calling -2021
b. The Journey of Modi ji
c. Modi: A Journey
d. Modi response challenges
Q.50 Which state government has decided to develop the Pipli as a tourism HUB?
a. Karnataka
b. Assam
c. Tripura
d. Haryana
Q.51 Which state has launched a crop relief scheme- Kisan Fasal Rahat Yojana?
a. West Bengal
b. Jharkhand
c. Telangana
d. Karnataka
Q.52 Which country has recently changed a word in its National Anthem to honor indigenous people?
a. Italy
b. France
c. Australia
d. Spain
Q.53 Name the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) who has approved two coronavirus vaccines – ‘Covishield’ and ‘Covexin’.
a. Rita Teaotia
b. Arun Singhal
c. V. G. Somani
d. Ajay Tyagi
Q.54 Who has been appointed as the Deputy Election Commissioner of Election Commission of India?
a. Abhas Jha
b. Ravinder Bhakar
c. Anil Dave
d. Umesh Sinha
Q.55 Former Union minister Buta Singh passed away recently.From which political party he belonged to?
a. Bharatiya Janata Party
b. Communist Party of India
c. Indian National Congress
d. Nationalist Congress Party
Q.56 Who among the following has recently released ‘National Police K-9 Journal’?
a. Narendra Modi
b. Amit Shah
c. S Jaishankar
d. Rajnath Singh
Q.57 Who is India’s first COVID-19 Vaccine recipient?
a. Manish Kumar
b. Deepak Kumar
c. Avinash Bhosale
d. Deepak Punia
Q.58 World’s oldest known cave painting was found recently in which country?
a. India
b. China
c. Indonesia
d. Japan
Q.59 Who will become the 1st woman fighter pilot to take part in the Republic Day parade?
a. Zoya Agarwal
b. Avani Chaturvedi
c. Mohana Jitarwal
d. Bhawana Kanth
Q.60 Which day will be celebrated as the Parakram Diwas?
a. 23rd January
b. 22rd January
c. 21rd January
d. 20rd January
Q.61 Which state government inaugurated the first bird festival called ‘Kalrab’?
a. Maharashtra
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Bihar
d. Karnataka
Q.62 Ghar Ghar Rozgar te Karoobaar’ is the mission of which state?
a. Punjab
b. Haryana
c. Gujarat
d. Bihar
Q.63 Which state is going to host the 4th Global Ayurveda Festival from March 12, 2021?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Kerala
c. Assam
d. Jharkhand
Q.64 Which state has rolled out the ‘Launch Pad Scheme’ to make youth self-reliant?
a. Telangana
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Karnataka
d. Assam
Q.65 Which state Government has recently launched the Kisan Kalyan mission to double the farmer income?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Gujarat
c. Bihar
d. Karnataka
Q.66 Where is the Khelo India Ice Hockey Tournament 2021 organized?
a. Leh, Ladakh
b. Chiktan, Kargil, Ladakh
c. Jammu, J&K
d. Srinagar, J&K
Q.67 In which state, India’s first Fire Park has been inaugurated?
a.Telangana
b.Madhya Pradesh
c. Odisha
d. Assam
Q.68 Which state has recently renamed the Dragon Fruit as ‘Kamalam’?
a. Maharashtra
b. West Bengal
c. Gujarat
d. Madhya Pradesh
Q.69 Maharashtra has renamed the Gorewada international zoo in Nagpur after whom?
a. Bal Thackeray
b. Chhatrapati Sambhaji
c. Chhatrapati Shivaji
d. Prabhavati Devi
Q.70 Air Force exercise ‘Desert Knight ‘ between India and France is started in which city?
a. Ganganagar
b. Bhubaneswar
c. Pokhran
d. Jodhpur
Q.71 Which is the first state to give power subsidy to farmers through DBT?
a. Gujarat
b. Punjab
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Karnataka
Q.72 According to the UN International Migration report 2020 how many people from India are living outside India?
a) 15 million
b) 16 million
c) 17 million
d)18 million
Q.73 Who has been appointed as the managing director of insurer Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)?
a. Kris Gopalakrishnan
b. Sandeep Kataria
c. Siddhartha Mohanty
d. Susanta Kar
Q.74 Which Bank has launched a credit card ‘AURA’ loaded with health, wellness benefits?
a. Axis Bank
b. Kotak Mahindra Bank
c. Yes Bank
d. ICICI Bank
Q.75 Who among the following has won the Nelson Mandela World Humanitarian Award?
a. Marianna Vardinoyannis
b. Morissana Kouyate
c. Ravi Gaikwad
d. Kuldeep Handoo
Q.76 In which state India’s longest Road Arch Bridge “Wahrew Bridge” has been inaugurated?
a. Meghalaya
b. Telangana
c. Arunachal Pradesh
d. Tripura
Q.77 Name the Indian mathematician who has been named joint winner of Michael and Sheila Held Prize 2021?
a. Gopalaswamy Kasturia
b. Nikhil Srivastava
c. C.S. Seshadri
d. P C Mahalanobis
Q.78 Who has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to ASEAN Secretariat?
a. Sandeep Aggarwal
b. Vishwavir Ahuja
c. Jayant Khobragade
d. Siddhartha Mohanty
Q.79 On which date National Girl Child Day is observed every year in India?
a. 21 Jan.
b. 22 Jan.
c. 23 Jan.
d. 24 Jan.
Q.80 On which date National Voters Day is celebrated every year?
a. 23 Jan.
b. 24 Jan.
c. 25 Jan.
d. 26 Jan.
Q.81 Who has been appointed as one-day CM in Uttarakhand?
a. Ava Morto
b. Srishti Goswami
c. Chaitanya Venkateswaran
d. Pooja Devi
Q.82 In which state has the Toshali National Crafts Fair started?
a. Odisha
B. Andhra Pradesh
c. Kerala
d. Madhya Pradesh
Q.83 In which state will ‘Jail Tourism’ start from Yerwada Jail?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Telangana
c. Maharashtra
d. Kerala
Q.84 The Indian military Exercise ‘Kavach’ is being conducted in which place?
a. Arabian Gulf
b. Andaman Sea
c. Arabian Sea
d. Red Sea
Q.85 What is the theme of the National Voters Day 2021?
a. Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed
b. Making Our Voters Empowered
c. Voters Empowered Safe and Informed
d. No Voter to be left behind
Q.86 BSF has launched the Operation Sard Hawa on the international borders of which state?
a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Sikkim
c. Punjab
d. Rajasthan
Q.87 Which state has made GPS and Panic Button mandatory in public passenger vehicles?
a. Jharkhand
b. Karnataka
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Meghalaya
Q.88 Which state has launched the new scheme ‘PANKH Abhiyan’?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Gujarat
d. Goa
Q.89 The reality show ‘100 Days in Heaven’ will be launched to promote the tourism of which state?
a. Gujarat
b. Uttarakhand
c. Haryana
d. Maharashtra
Q.90 The ‘Shagun’ is a flagship scheme of which Indian state/UT?
a. Gujarat
b. Maharashtra
c. Kerala
d. Punjab
Q.91 Which film has won the award for Best Film in the 51st IFFl in Goa?
a. Terminator 3
b. Into the darkness
c. The dark night
d. Avenger
Q.92 What is the rank of India in the Global Climate Risk Index 2021?
a. 14
b. 7
c. 26
d. 12
Q.93 Which state has started a scheme called ‘Ek Paudha Suposhit Beti Ke Naam’?
a. Bihar
b. West Bengal
c. Rajasthan
d. Kerala
Q.94 India has procured 21 Mig-29 and 12 Sukhoi-30 MKI Aircrafts from which country?
a. Russia
b. Japan
c. USA
d. China
Q.95 Who has become Estonia’s first female prime minister?
a. Golda Meri
b. Kaja Kallas
c. Kersti Kaljulaid
d. Soong Ching-ling
Q.96 Which country has signed an order to allow transgender persons to serve in military roles?
a. Singapore
b. USA
c. India
d. Pakistan
Q.97 Who has become America’s first woman finance minister?
a. Janet Yellen
b. Caja Kalas
c. Lloyd Austin
d. Bala Devi
Q.98 According to the Justice India Report released by Tata Trusts, which state has been on top in the matter of giving justice to citizens?
a. Kerala
b. Telangana
c. Telangana
d. Maharashtra
Q.99 With whom did Mi India launch the initiative for ‘Shiksha Har Haath‘?
a. Aamir Khan
b. Genre balan
c. Sonu Sood
d. Akshay Kumar
Q.100 Which state tableau won the best tableau award in the Republic Day parade?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Ladakh
c. Madhya Pradesh
d. Maharashtra
Answers –
Q.1 b, Q. 2 a, Q.3 a, Q.4 d, Q.5 a, Q.6 b, Q.7 d,Q.8 c,Q.9 b,Q.10 c,Q.11 d,Q.12 a,Q.13,c Q.14 b,Q.15 d, Q.16 b,Q.17 a,Q.18 d,Q.19 c,Q.20 a,Q.21 d,Q.22 a,Q.23 b,Q.24 d,Q.25 a,Q.26 b,Q.27 aQ.28 b,Q.29 a,Q.30 a,Q.31 d,Q.32 c,Q.33 c,Q.34 b,Q.35 c,Q.36 b,Q.37 a,Q.38 b,Q.39 c,Q.40 d,Q.41 d,Q.42 a,Q.43 d,Q.44 c,Q.45 c,Q.46 b,Q.47 b,Q.48 c,Q.49 a,Q.50 d,Q.51 b,Q.52 c,Q.53 c,Q.54 d,Q.55 c,Q.56 b,Q.57 a,Q.58 c,Q.59 d,Q.60 a,Q.61 c,Q.62 a,Q.63 b,Q.64 b,Q.65 a,Q.66 b,Q.67 c,Q.68 c,Q.69 a,Q.70 d,Q.71 c,Q.72 d,Q.73 c,Q.74 a,Q.75 c,Q.76 a,Q.77 b,Q.78 c,Q.79 d,Q.80 c,Q.81 b,Q.82 a,Q.83 c,Q.84 b,Q.85 a,Q.86 d,Q.87 c,Q.88 a,Q.89 b,Q.90 d,Q.91 b,Q.92 b,Q.93 c,Q.94 a,Q.95 b,Q.96 b,Q.97 a,Q.98 d,Q.99 c,Q.100 a