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 On 26 January, _________became the only country in the world that’s currently led by women: both the ‘elected’ president, Kersti Kaljulaid, and the elected prime minister, Kaja Kallas, are female. -- Estonia
 Name the Indian development economist who is among 20 prominent personalities appointed by the United Nations to a high-level advisory board that will provide recommendations for the UN Secretary-General António Guterres to respond to socio-economic challenges? -- Jayati Ghosh
 Which shape of economic recovery is India going to achieve according to the Economic Survey-2020-21 with mega vaccination drive, robust recovery in the services sector and robust growth in consumption and investment, and resurgence in high frequency indicators such as power demand, rail freight, e-way bills, gst collection, steel consumption, etc.? -- V-Shaped Economic Recovery
 The World Wildlife Fund-India and TRAFFIC India Office have launched an online campaign to raise awareness on the illegal trade of the_______________, or what is known as the 'double-headed snake' which is protected under the Schedule IV of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and any sale, purchase or possession of the species is a punishable criminal offence. -- Red Sand Boa (Eryx Johnii)
 Which two Indian companies have joined a new initiative launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos to accelerate the decarbonisation of heavy industry and transport? -- Dalmia Cement and Tata Steel
 An international study led by researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, has found ________to be the highest inorganic fraction in particulate matter (PM), primarily responsible for haze and fog formation in northern India including the national capital.  -- chloride
 Name the nation's top gas marketing and transportation firm which plans to monetise Dahej-Uran-Panvel-Dabhol pipeline and Dabhol-Bengaluru pipeline by setting up an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT)? -- GAIL (India) Ltd
 A study conducted by IIT-Delhi has found that extended periods of exposure to PM 2.5 can lead to __________among children under the age of 5 years. -- Anaemia
 Reversing the policy of Trump administration, the U.S.A, under its new president has restored relations with which West Asian country and renewed aid to its refugees? -- Palestine
 ____________is one of the largest public awareness campaign on Ayurveda and COVID 19 Pandemic, organized by All India Institute of Ayurveda. -- “Ayu Samvad”
 Name the former India goalkeeper who represented India at the SAFF Cup, SAF Games; was also adjudged best goalkeeper in Bengal’s successive Santosh Trophy triumphs in 1997-98 and 1998-99; who passed away? -- Prasanta Dora
 The International Cricket Council (ICC), headquartered at ___________ has announced the introduction of the ‘ICC Player of the Month’ awards.  -- Dubai
 The Ministry of Transport and Highways has proposed a Green Tax towards transport vehicles older than __________years, which could be charged when cargo operators renew the fitness certificates and for personal vehicles, the tax will be levied at the time of renewal of registration certificate after _______years. -- Eight, 15
 Name the campaign launched by the Govt. of Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of National Girl Child Day (January 24) under the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme in order to empower the girl child towards their protection, awareness of their rights, nutrition, knowledge and health? -- PANKH Abhiyan
 The Textiles Committee of the Ministry of Textiles has signed a Memorandum of Understanding- MoU with________________, Japan to boost export of Textile and Apparel to Japanese market. -- Nissenken Quality Evaluation Centre
 India inked a strategic partnership agreement with the ______________to strengthen cooperation in global energy security, stability and sustainability and this partnership will lead to an extensive exchange of knowledge and would be a stepping stone towards India becoming a full member of this organisation. -- International Energy Agency (IEA)
 The Government of which state has brought in a policy on manufactured sand (M-sand), giving industry status to the units producing it for construction work and reducing the dependence on bajri (riverbed sand)? -- Rajasthan
 The Kolkata Young Readers' Boat Library on the Hoogly River has been launched by the __________and the Apeejay Anand Children's Library. -- West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC)
 India ranked____________ among countries most affected in 2019 by climate change, according to the Global Climate Risk Index, 2021, released by Germanwatch — an NGO based in Bonn, Germany. -- Seventh
 Name the Indian Bodo social activist and the former president of All Bodo Students' Union on whose name Assam Govt. is setting up education institutions in the state? -- Upendranath Brahma
 The foundation stone for setting up an aquatic quarantine facility was laid by Union Fisheries Minister at ___________in Kancheepuram district? -- Padappai
 Which two companies have become the first strategic investors in IGX (Indian Gas Exchange) an arm of Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and first authorised gas exchange in the country? -- Adani Total Gas and Torrent Gas
 Name the longest ever freight train of the South-East Central Railways (SECR) zone that broke its own record (set by 177 loaded wagons "Super Anaconda" of 2 km long freight train) by successfully operating the longest ever freight train by amalgamating five rakes of goods trains as one unit of around 3.5 km? -- Vasuki
 Name the last remaining nuclear weapons control treaty between Russia and the US that has been extended by five years? -- New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty)
 Newly appointed President of the USA, Joe Biden has signed an executive order rejoining the U.S. into which climate accord that Trump withdrew from in 2017. -- Paris Climate Accord
 Name the Nepal’s Prime Minister who was fired from the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (NCP) after he decided to dissolve the parliament? -- KP Sharma Oli
 Who has been re-elected as the president of Portugal for the 2nd term? -- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
 Aging large dams are an emerging global risk as tens of thousands of existing structures have reached or exceeded an “alert” age threshold of 50 years, with many others soon approaching 100 years, according to a new report from the _____________, an integral part of the United Nations University (UNU) – an academic arm of the UN.  -- Institute for Water, Environment, and Health (INWEH)
 Indian Navy conducted Joint Tri-Service Military Exercise ___________ in Andaman & Nicobar Islands from January 21-25, 2021 along with ‘KAVACH’ for defence of Andaman & Nicobar Islands a part of this exercise. -- ‘AMPHEX-21’
 The Inequality Virus Report, released by____________, has found that the Covid pandemic deeply increased the existing inequalities in India and around the world. -- Oxfam International
 According to Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), the Masked Finfoot and Buffy fish owl, are recorded only from __________ and the area is home to nine out of 12 species of kingfishers found in the country as well rare species such as the Goliath heron and Spoon-billed Sandpiper. -- Sunderbans
 India has over 1,300 species of birds and __________ species of birds are from Sunderbans according to “Birds of the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve” a book released by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). -- 428
 The 2021 International Customs Day (ICD) was observed on __________ with the slogan “Customs bolstering Recovery, Renewal and Resilience for a sustainable supply chain”. -- 26 January
 Which country climbed to the no. 1 ranking globally attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) of $163 billion in 2020 according to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)? -- China
 Name the app launched by the Uttar Pradesh Govt. to help youth to explore self-employment opportunities? -- ‘Udyam Sarathi’
 ___________runs Operation "Garam Hawa" in summer season and operation "Sard Hawa" during the winter season as a routine defence exercise. -- BSF
 Name the girl who was made chief minister of Uttarakhand for a day to mark the National Girl Child Day 2021? -- Srishti Goswami
 Which state has started ‘Night Sky Tourism’ free of cost that will give a boost to tourism as well as create scientific thinking among the general public? -- Rajasthan
 Elon Musk-run SpaceX has successfully launched its new cost-cutting rideshare mission with 143 small satellites - a new record for a single rocket -- into space. The firm broke the record previously held by the_______________, which launched 104 satellites in 2017. -- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
 Name the two expressways in Uttar Pradesh having air strips to facilitate emergency landing and take-off of fighter planes? -- Lucknow-Agra Expressway and Purvanchal Expressway
 Name the 2021 Padma Shri awardee called “Manjhi of Ladakh’ who single handedly constructed 38km road to connect Zanskar with Himachal Pradesh? -- Tsultim Chonjor
 A plastic park spread over 50 acres of land and housing around 100 manufacturing units would be set up in which district of Uttar Pradesh? -- Gorakhpur
 Name the Mongolian Prime Minister who recently submitted his resignation to parliament after protests in the capital Ulaanbaatar over the government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic? -- Khurelsukh Ukhnaa
 Union Minister of Coal & Mines Shri Pralhad Joshi presented “Coal Minister’s Award” to which three coal companies of Coal India Ltd. to promote best and sustainable practices for coal mining in the country? -- Northern Coalfields Ltd (NCL), Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL) and Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL)
 Name the only airport of Sikkim that resumed service recently after a gap of almost 19 months? -- Pakyong Airport
 The Ladakh tableau to participate in Republic Day parade for first time this year; will depict which iconic monastery apart from Hanle observatory, and Ladakh’s carbon neutral vision? -- Thiksey Monastery
 Which state has become first in the country to receive additional funds for capital projects for successfully carrying out reforms in various citizen-centric areas (one nation, one ration card reforms, the ease of doing business reforms, and the urban local bodies’ reforms and part of the fourth reform, namely the power sector reform)? -- Madhya Pradesh
 The Election Commission of India observed the 11th National Voters Day on January 25 centred on the theme of ‘Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed’ and also launched a Web Radio called  -- ‘Hello Voters’
 The National Girl Child Day is celebrated every year on -- 24th January
 Name the project under which the UK and Japan will automate aspects of nuclear fusion energy production alongside faster and safer decommissioning of TEPCO’s Fukushima Dai-ichi reactors in Japan and at Sellafield in the UK, using long-reach robotic arms? -- LongOps
 The North American Nanohetz Gravitational Wave Observatory (NANOGrav) discovered the hum of the universe which is generated by gravitational waves and comes from a dead star called a -- "pulsar"
 Himachal Pradesh observed its 50th anniversary of achieving statehood on January 25 2021 (On January 25, 1971, Himachal Pradesh attained statehood). In which year Himachal Pradesh came into being as a centrally administered territory following an integration of 30 erstwhile princely states? -- April 15, 1948
 The then Governor General of India passed the United Provinces (alteration of name) Order 1950 renaming the then United Provinces as Uttar Pradesh. It was published in the Uttar Pradesh Gazette (extraordinary) dated_____________, and being observed since 2017 as ‘Uttar Pradesh Diwas’. -- 24 January 1950
 The Union Tourism Ministry has inaugurated a branch of Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering (IISM) in which district of Ladakh? -- Kargil
 Name India’s longest road arch bridge inaugurated recently at Sohbar in East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya? -- “Wahrew Bridge”
 NASA'S Hubble Space Telescope has caught picture of gravity warping and bending light around the galactic cluster Abell 370 – the phenomenon is called – -- Gravitational Lensing
 Recently, the Asia and the Pacific Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2020: Maternal and Child Diets at the Heart of Improving Nutrition report was released jointly by -- FAO, UNICEF, WFP, WHO
 January 21, 2021 marked the 49th statehood day of which three northeastern states? -- Manipur, Tripura, and Meghalaya
 A Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Hawk-i advanced jet trainer (AJT) has conducted a successful test firing of India’s Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) - designed to be capable of engaging ground targets with high precision up to a range of ___________ kilometres. -- 100
 In North East, after the sanction of a Film and Television Institute (established in 2018 in Arunachal Pradesh, the second in the country after Pune) there is a proposal to set up a film city in which state? -- Sikkim
 The first child-friendly police station of Uttarakhand has been set up in the ____________ police station. -- Dalanwala
 The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Administrative Council (AC) has approved the adoption of which policy to evolve a highly structured industrial land bank for promoting equitable industrial growth in J&K. -- Jammu & Kashmir Industrial Land Allotment Policy, 2021-30
 ___________has signed an exclusive talent management contract with Rishabh Pant who is the fastest Indian wicketkeeper-batsman to clock 1,000 runs. -- JSW Sports
 Indian Navy will help ____________in case of a submarine disaster or emergency under the ‘Implementing Agreement on Submarine Rescue Support and Cooperation’ signed between the two countries. -- Singapore
  The Gujarat state government has renamed dragon fruit as -- ‘Kamalam’
 Which is the first state in India to give electricity subsidy through Direct Benefit Transfer? -- Madhya Pradesh
 Pakistan recently test fired its longest range (2,750 kms) nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missile named  -- ‘Shaheen-III’
 Pune based Biorad Medisys in collaboration with National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore (CSIR-NAL) developed two biomedical implant devices--- an Atrial Septal Defect Occluder and an Intracranial Flow Diverter Stents using superelastic nickel titanium alloy called -- NiTiNOL
 Andaman and Nicobar Command to conduct Indian Armed forces' joint military exercise ___________ involving assets of Army, Navy, Air Force and Cost Guard. -- 'Kavach'
 A tripartite agreement was signed between Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL), Rajasthan State Mines & Minerals Limited (RSMML) and the Department of Mines & Geology (DMG), Govt. of Rajasthan for taking up feasibility studies of Solution Mining of __________in the state of Rajasthan. -- Potash
 According to the Department of Science and Technology (DST), India has seen an exponential increase in the number of scientific publications over the last 10 years and is in the third position globally after  -- China and the US
 The Gujarat government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ___________for establishing India’s biggest multi-model logistics park at Virochan Nagar, near Sanand in Ahmedabad. -- Adani Ports and SEZ Limited
 Radio Hills is the first online radio of which state? -- Himachal Pradesh
 The Indian Railways has renamed the Howrah-Kalka Express as the_________ in honour of freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. -- ‘Netaji Express’
 The government has nominated 28 non-official members on the National Startup Advisory Council set up by the _______________a year back to advise the government on measures needed to build an ecosystem for nurturing innovation and startups in the country. -- Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
 Ministry of Minority Affairs will organise the 24th Hunar Haat at____________, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from 22nd January to 4th February with the theme of ‘Vocal for Local’. -- Avadh Shilpgram
 The Union Cabinet has approved the investment of over Rs 5200 crore for 850 megawatt Ratle Hydro Electric (HE) Project located on ________river in Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir.  -- Chenab
 Name the first woman fighter pilot who will take part in the Republic Day parade 2021? -- Flight lieutenant Bhawana Kanth
 What is the conservation status of Indian Star Tortoise in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)? -- Vulnerable
 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has retained which banks as domestic systemically important banks (D-SIBs) or banks that are considered as “too big to fail”? -- State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank
 The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in collaboration with _______________will establish a Quantum Computing Applications Lab in India. -- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
 Name the advisory committee established by then-U.S. President Donald Trump to support his view of "patriotic education" in USA which was terminated by President Joe Biden on January 20, 2021? -- 1776 Commission
 In which district of Maharashtra Gorewada International Zoo is located, which has recently been renamed as ‘Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewada International Zoological Park? -- Nagpur
 _____________, Telangana’s incubator to promote women entrepreneurship, has partnered with Gujarat government’s i-Hub to enable and support startups so that they can raise capital.  -- WE Hub
 In a bid to promote livelihood, Govt. of which state has started a state-wide pro-poor scheme for allotment of 7,219 fair price shops (FPS) under the programme – Ghar Ghar Rozgar te Karobaar Mission? -- Punjab
 Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' was conferred with the _________________ award by the Hindi Writers Guild, Canada for his literary works. -- "Sahitya Gaurav Samman"
 Name the bike-based casualty transport emergency vehicle that has been handed over to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Delhi-based DRDO laboratory? -- Rakshita
 Name the doctor, doyen of oncology, who focused her expertise over half a century in trying to make cancer care affordable in the country and was recognised with the Padma Vibhushan (2016), Padma Bhushan (2006), Padma Shri (1986), and the Magsaysay Award (2005); passed away recently? -- Dr. V Shanta
 The Prime Minister of which country and his entire cabinet resigned recently to take political responsibility for a scandal involving investigations into child welfare payments that wrongly labeled thousands of parents as fraudsters? -- The Netherlands
 Name the legendary musician in the Hindustani classical music tradition belonging to the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana; Padma Awardee (Padma Shri- 1991, Padma Bhushan 2006, Padma Bhibhushan 2018) and winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2003) who passed away recently? -- Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan
 Who won the Singles Titles in Yonex Thailand Open badminton tournament 2021 in Men’s and Women’s category respectively? -- Viktor Axelsen (Denmark), Carolina Marin (Spain)
 Name the Ugandan incumbent President who has won the country’s presidential election for 2021 and will be the President for a sixth term? -- Yoweri Museveni
 Two giant radio galaxies – among the largest single objects in the universe, which were thought to be quite rare – have been discovered with South Africa’s powerful ________telescope.  -- MeerKAT
 The Prime Minister of India was recently appointed the new chairman of the trust of the world famous Somnath Temple in Gujarat. Following which style of temple architecture, the present temple was reconstructed that was completed in May 1951? -- Chaulukya Style
 India has the largest diaspora population in the world with 18 million people from the country living outside their homeland in 2020, according to a report 'International Migration 2020 Highlights', by the Population Division of the  -- UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
 After getting GI tag for Saffron, the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir has sought GI Tag for India’s costliest mushroom that grows here called -- Gucchi or Morel
 With which country India has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on a “basic framework for partnership for proper operation of the system pertaining to Specified Skilled Worker (SSW)” in 14 sectors? -- Japan
 Union Government has decided to celebrate the birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose as __________________ on 23rd of January every year. -- 'Parakram Diwas'
 Indian Air Force and French Air and Space Force will conduct a bilateral Air exercise, ______________at Air Force Station Jodhpur from 20 to 24 Jan 21. -- Ex Desert Knight-21
 Which Ministry has launched a month-long mass awareness campaign titled ‘SAKSHAM’ to spread awareness about green and clean energy? -- Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
 India's first Labour Movement Museum, showcasing the fascinating history of the world labour movement will come up in – -- Alappuzha, Kerala
 The great Chinese Buddhist monk and wanderer Xuanzang visited India during the 7th century AD, to learn Buddhism during the ______________Empire. -- Harshavardhana
 The Govt. of which state has announced ‘Horticulture Development Mission’ (Bagayat Vikas Mission) to double the income of farmers involved in medicinal and horticulture farming, under which, the waste land of the government will be given on 30-year lease for farming of horticulture and medicinal crops? -- Gujarat
 For exceptional security partnership exemplified by their hosting thousands of United States soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines and the commitment of each country to countering violent extremism across the region, the United States has designated which two countries as its major strategic partners? -- United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain
 Which Ministry of Govt. of India received the SKOCH Challenger Award under “Transparency in Governance” category for IT-led initiatives and transformational reforms leading to outcome-based performance improvement, better transparency and strengthening of the e-Governance? -- Ministry of Panchayati Raj
 Name the veteran actor and director who has been conferred Indian Personality of the Year Award, at 51st IFFI? -- Biswajit Chatterjee
 Union Home Minister laid the foundation stone of 97th Battalion of Rapid Action Force at __________in Karnataka. -- Bhadravathi
 In which state two excavations Sites- Karanbel Tripuri and Tewar are situated?  -- Madhya Pradesh
 Mountaineers from which country created history by scaling K2, the second highest peak of the world, for the first time during the winter season? -- Nepal
 Bihar’s first state-level bird festival named __________was organised at the world famous Nagi-Nakti bird sanctuaries in the Jamui district. -- ‘Kalrav’
 Which is the first Indian company to indigenously design and develop Driverless Metro Car? -- BEML Limited
 Name the Chief Controller in Mil Rail (a specialised wing of the Indian Railways, responsible for the movement of jawans, logistics and equipment), who has been conferred ‘Chief of Army Staff Commendation’ for his outstanding contribution? -- Amresh Kumar Chaudhary
 Name the three Oscar awards winner Italian cinematographer who will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement award at the 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) being organised at Goa? -- Vittorio Storaro
 Government has approved the appointment of Belarussian coach __________as the middle- and long-distance coach of the Indian athletics team. -- Nikolai Snesarev
 Name the animal; painting of which has been discovered recently from Leang Tedongnge cave in the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia and believed to be the world's oldest known animal cave painting – about 45,500 years old? -- Pig
 Timbuktu is a city of which country, where recently four United Nations peacekeepers were killed and five others wounded in an attack by unidentified armed elements? -- Mali
 Name the first indigenous 9mm Machine Pistol developed jointly by Infantry School, Mhow of Indian Army and DRDO’s Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune? -- Asmi
 To track the migratory pattern of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles, the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) in collaboration with Odisha government has launched a drive to tag the turtles near the ___________river mouth. -- Rushikulya
 Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle (EV) company ____________ has registered a fully-owned subsidiary in Bengaluru, Karnataka. -- Tesla
 Who will head the ‘Health Insurance Advisory Committee’ set up by Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) to examine the availability of health insurance products in the country? -- Subhash Chandra Khuntia (IRDAI Chairperson)
 Who has been appointed as Chairman of a ‘working group’ set up by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to study digital lending activities of regulated and unregulated players, due to growing instances of frauds in digital lending space? -- Jayant Kumar Dash, Executive Director, RBI
 Which state has inaugurated a first of its kind ‘Fire Park’, to educate and bring awareness on basic fire safety measures among the people, particularly the students? -- Odisha
 Name the new institute established after the merger of two prestigious institutes of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) namely, CSIR-NISCAIR and CSIR-NISTADS working at the interface of S&T, Society; and Science Communication and Policy Research? -- CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (NIScPR)
 Name the Rover by NASA that will record sounds from Mars which will be the first-ever sound clips from any planet? -- Perseverance
 The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of which country has issued a ‘Withhold Release Order’ (WRO) against cotton products and tomato products produced in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region based on information that reasonably indicates the use of detainee or prison labor and situations of forced labor.  -- USA
 Which player made the fastest hundred in women's Twenty20 cricket in just 36 balls? -- Sophie Devine (Captain of New Zealand)
 To celebrate which legendary filmmaker, the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will showcase films - Charulata, Ghare Baire, Pather Panchali, Shatranj Ke Khilari and Sonar Kella, as part of this tribute? -- Satyajit Ray
 A new species of ______________discovered from Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu is named after Siruvani, an ecological hotspot in the Western Ghats. -- fruit fly
 Which award is given by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare to ensure hygiene, sanitation and cleanliness in Public Health Facilities such as District Hospitals, Sub-divisional hospitals, Community Health Centres etc.?  -- Kayakalp Award
 Name the Kyrgyz politician who was serving an 11 & 1/2-year sentence on charges of abducting a regional governor amid a dispute over a gold mine, was freed by demonstrators, who overthrew Kyrgyzstan's president last year and has won the recently held Kyrgyzstan’s presidential election? -- Sadyr Zhaparov
 Name the Indian high school student from Gurugram, Haryana, who along with six other youngsters from the US, has won the prestigious Artemis Next-Gen STEM – Moon to Mars App Development Challenge organised by NASA?  -- Aryan Jain
 Flipkart has partnered with ___________to launch the revamped Women Entrepreneurship Platform- a first of its kind, unified access portal which brings together women from different parts of India to realize their entrepreneurial aspirations. -- Niti Aayog
 After the French Army (first, in 2016), United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces (in 2017), which foreign military contingent will take part in India’s Republic Day Parade 2021?  -- Bangladesh
 Indian Armed Forces celebrate Veteran's Day on 14 January - the day on which in 1953, India’s first Commander-in-Chief of Indian Armed Forces, ________________, OBE who retired. -- Field Marshal KM Cariappa
 National Informatics Centre and Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE have jointly launched _______________Software to provide a total engineering solution for students and Faculty of Engineering Graphics Curriculum. -- CollabCAD
 Name the Padma Shri awardee (2019) tea seller and an avid blood donor from Cuttuck, Odisha who contributed towards boosting the value of education among slum children and orphans, passed away recently? -- D. Prakash Rao
 In Leh, the first-ever Ice climbing festival was celebrated in ___________ valley.  -- Nubra
 Who is the author of the book “The Population Myth: Islam, Family Planning and Politics in India”? -- S Y Quraishi (Former Chief Election Commissioner)
 What is the rank of India in the Henley Passport Index 2021- which presents the original ranking of the world’s most powerful passports, according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa where Japan stood first? -- 85th out of 110 countries
 Bharat Biotech has signed an agreement with Precisa Medicamentos for the supply of its indigenously manufactured Covid-19 vaccine 'Covaxin' to_________. -- Brazil
 The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways observes the National Road Safety Week every year in the second week of January but, in 2021, the Government has decided to observe National Road Safety Month from _____________ to ____________ instead of National Road Safety Week. -- 18th January, 2021, 17th February 2021
 Who has been named as the official representative of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Board meetings in place of BCCI president Sourav Ganguly? -- Jay Shah (Secretary of the BCCI)
 Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of a 10-member empowered committee for the administration of COVID-19 vaccine by the Government of India? -- RS Sharma
 Which county organized the ‘One Planet Summit’ in cooperation with the United Nations and the World Bank, for biodiversity on 11 January 2021, that aims to advance the protection of nature? -- France
 Recently, some members of Legislative Assembly of Assam have sent a memorandum to the Centre demanding the implementation of Article __________ of the Constitution of India to create an autonomous state within Assam by comprising three hill districts Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao? -- 244(A)
 Recently, the President of India has promulgated an ordinance to amend which Act that merged J&K cadre for all India Services – IAS, IPS and IFoS officers – with that of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT), also called the Union Territory cadre? -- J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019
 Leveraging Information Technology (IT) to enable digitization and facilitate continuum of healthcare, __________in collaboration with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Tata Trusts, has developed a mobile application for the management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) at Government Primary Health Centres (PHCs) across India.  -- Dell Technologies
 Name the second edition of the biennial pan-India coastal defence exercise that will be conducted on 12-13 January 2021 along the entire 7516 km coastline and Exclusive Economic Zone of India and will involve all the 13 coastal States and Union Territories? -- ‘Sea Vigil-21’
 Name the first ‘Padma Shri’ awardee from Andhra Pradesh (journalism), earned the title ‘Guardian of Telugu’, who also worked as Secretary for the first Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu and also worked as the Chairman of the AP Grandhalaya Parishad who passed away recently? -- Turlapati Kutumba Rao
 Name the Padma Bhushan awardee (2012), renowned astrophysicist and mathematician, a contemporary of the legendary Stephen Hawking – who passed away recently? -- Shashikumar M. Chitre
 A preliminary survey by the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD), an arm of the Department of Atomic Energy, has found a little amount (1,600 tonnes) of ________resources in the igneous rocks of the Marlagalla-Allapatna region of Karnataka’s Mandya district. -- Lithium
 The Auto industry has now made a representation to the government to defer the implementation of Corporate Average Fuel efficiency (CAFE-2) regulations and BS-VI stage II norms to April 2024. As of now, the CAFE-2 norms that aim to make cars more fuel efficient are set to come into effect in _____and BS-VI stage II norms are set to come into force beginning April______________. -- 2022, 2023
 The Uttarakhand High Court has put a stay on the denotification of the_____________, the state’s only jumbo reserve. -- Shivalik Elephant Reserve
 National Youth Festival is celebrated every year from 12th to 16th January -12th January being the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, is observed as National Youth Day. The theme of National Youth Festival 2021 is – -- YUVAAH – Utsah Naye Bharat Ka
 The Cherry Blossom Mao Festival was held at Senapati district of Manipur marking the beginning of _________season in the district.  -- Pink
 To provide government services faster to people, which state of India is going to create a new Bagasara Prant in Amreli district from 26th January 2021? -- Gujarat
 The government of which state has decided to provide khadi shirts, and shawls and stoles made of ‘Eri’--a variety of silk to grade IV employees as a mark of respect to Mahatma Gandhi? -- Assam
 Name the Indian-origin President of Suriname who was the chief guest of the 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention organised by India on January 9?  -- Chandrikapersad Santokhi
 Name the former external affairs minister of India, four-time chief minister of Gujarat, who introduced 10% reservation in jobs and educational institutions for OBCs before Mandal Commission, and the first CM to introduce midday meal for schoolchildren, who passed away recently? -- Madhavsinh Solanki
 India’s seventh Trade Policy Review (TPR) was carried out recently- an important mechanism of monitoring by ______________, and involves a comprehensive peer-review of the Member’s national trade policies.  -- World Trade Organization
 The Centre has sanctioned Rs 37.87 crore for the facelift of _____________ pilgrimage site in Arunachal Pradesh's Lohit district. -- Parshuram Kund
 ______________will be the ‘country of focus’ at the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI) starting at Goa on January 16? -- Bangladesh
 PAT Cycle-II under the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme being implemented by_____________, achieved emission reduction of 61 million tonnes of CO2. -- Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
 India has a target to reduce the emission intensity to 33 to 35 per cent by 2030 compared to 2005 level, as part of commitments made during____________. -- COP-21
 Hindi is not only the country’s most-spoken language, but it is the third most-spoken language in the world with 615 million speakers after English, Mandarin, according to the UN. World Hindi Day is celebrated every year on___________________. -- January 10
 The world’s first double-stack long-haul container train service started from ________in Haryana to ____________in Rajasthan. -- New Ateli, New Kishanganj
 Name the Coastal Research Vessel that will enable the scientists to launch deep ocean mission for ocean exploration, developed by the Titagarh Marine Limited, Kolkata? -- ‘Sagar Anveshika’
 Who has been appointed chairman of the technical expert group set up by the Health and Family Welfare Ministry to examine the adverse findings from the National Family Health Survey-5 and “recommend programmatic and policy interventions to improve” indicators pertaining to malnutrition, stunting, anaemia, and C-section? -- Preeti Pant
 The world's largest floating 600 MW solar energy project to be constructed at Omkareshwar dam on __________river in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh will begin power generation by year 2022-23. -- Narmada
 Indian Air Force has signed a MoU with which autonomous institution of Gujarat University to provide its officers undertake Doctoral Research, Post-Graduate Programme and Post Graduate Diploma?  -- Institute of Defence Studies and Research - IDSR
 Name the incumbent head of Google Cloud in India who has been elevated as the Chief of Google Cloud Asia Pacific division? -- Karan Bajwa
 Name the non-profit organization working for spreading the internet technology to the citizens of India, that is offering free IDN (Internationalized Domain Name) in any of their preferred 22 official Indian language along with every IN domain booked by the registrant? -- National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI)
 Which Amendment of the US Constitution lays out how a US president and vice president may be succeeded or replaced? -- 25th Amendment
 Who will head the committee created to protect the language, culture and land of Ladakh and ensure citizen's participation in the Union Territory's development?  -- G Kishan Reddy (Minister of State for Home)
 Who has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court?  -- Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia
 Who has been sworn in as the new Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court?  -- Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
 Who is the first woman to be sworn in as Chief Justice of Telangana High Court?  -- Justice Hima Kohli
 Name the Indian-American who has taken over as the first Chief Information Officer of the US Army, after the Pentagon created the position in July 2020? -- Dr Raj Iyer
 Name the 154-year-old Observatory in India which is among the earliest observatories set up by the then British Corps of Engineers and recently accorded ‘centennial observing station’ status for its long-term meteorological observation exceeding over 100 years by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), Geneva?  -- Patna Meteorological Observatory
 On 6th January 1832, Balshastri Jambhekar, known as the father of Marathi journalism started the first newspaper ____________ and that day is celebrated as the Marathi Journalism day in the State.  -- 'Darpan'
 Which Bank has signed a $105 million project with the Government of India and the Government of West Bengal to improve the inland water transport infrastructure in Kolkata, West Bengal? -- World Bank
 The government of India has set up a high-level group called ______________ under the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)-run think tank Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) and headed by former Union power secretary Ram Vinay Shahi to help build a South Asia-focused energy security architecture.  -- South Asia Group for Energy (SAGE)
 Renowned Indian motorcycle racer __________who was representing Hero MotoSports suffered a crash during the ongoing Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia. -- CS Santosh
 The Hadoti region of South-East Rajasthan and Guna district of Madhya Pradesh is known for ____________ production and contributes major share in export from the country.  -- Coriander
 Name the proposed tunnel project that will provide all-weather alternate road connectivity between the two distant regions and reducing the travel time from Doda to Lakhanpur on the Punjab border? -- Chattergala Tunnel
 According to IMD, the year 2020 was the eighth warmest year on record since nation-wide records commenced in 1901. The highest warming was observed over India in the year ______. -- 2016
 According to IMD, in 2020, which two states of India witnessed maximum number of deaths due to adverse weather conditions with over 350 deaths taking place in each state due to thunderstorm, lightning and cold wave events? -- Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
 A number of migratory birds dying at the Pong Dam wetland (also called Maharana Pratap Sagar) built on river _______ in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district due to H5N1 virus.  -- Beas
 To overcome the issue of space junk, which country is working on a wood based satellite that will be launched by 2023? -- Japan
 Khelo India Ice Hockey Tournament is being organised at ___________in Kàrgil, Ladakh.  -- Chiktan
 Australia’s _______ become the first female match official in a men’s Test match when she took up the fourth umpire’s role in the third Test between India and Australia played at Sydney Cricket Ground. -- Claire Polosak
 Who is the author of the book ‘India’s 71-Year Test: The Journey to Triumph in Australia’ brought out by the Bradman Museum, Australia and launched recently by former Indian all-rounder and current head coach Ravi Shastri? -- R Kaushik (cricket journalist)
 Name the Uttar Pradesh–based first Urban Cooperative Bank (UCB) in the country to make a transition to a Small Finance Bank (SFB) under the voluntary transition scheme? -- Shivalik Mercantile Co-operative Bank (SMCB)
 The _____________ is a social reservation provided to reserve caste like SC/ST, OBC etc. whereas ______________are called as reservation within reservation or special reservation like reservation to female, physically challenged person, ex-service man, etc. -- Vertical Reservation, Horizontal Reservations
 Name the only Ramsar Site in Assam that was barred from community fishing recently? -- Deepor Beel
 Which state will organise the 4th Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF 2021), from March 12 to 19 as a virtual meet? -- Kerala
 The platform of which railway station (1505m), headquarters of South Western Railway (SWR) in India will replace Gorakhpur (1366m), headquarters of the North-Eastern Railway (NER) in Uttar Pradesh to become the longest plat form in the world? -- Hubbali, Karnataka
 The Centre has notified an area to an extent varying from zero to one km around the boundary of which National Park in Kerala's Idukki district as an Eco-sensitive Zone considering the unique nature of the Shola forest and its importance as an elephant strip? -- Mathikettan Shola National Park
 Which organisation is organizing ‘Udyog Manthan’ - a marathon of focused sector-specific webinars for promoting Quality and Productivity in Indian Industry? -- Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
 Who has been appointed as the new British High Commissioner to India in succession to Sir Philip Barton? -- Alexander Ellis
 Iran has informed the International Atomic Energy Agency that it intends to produce uranium enriched to up to 20 percent purity, well beyond the threshold of 3.67 percent but not exceeding the 4.5 percent set by the 2015 ________accord. -- Vienna
 Name the world’s third biggest exporter of rice, which has started buying the grain from rival India for the first time in decades after local prices jumped to their highest in nine years amid limited domestic supplies? -- Vietnam
 TRIFED has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with_____________, a pioneering organization that has been working for the welfare of tribals in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand to work together for setting up of TRIFOOD Parks in 5 districts in Madhya Pradesh.  -- Akhil Bhartiya Vanvasi Kalyan Kendra
 Name the joint venture company that was set up in 2019 by three Central Public Sector Enterprises namely National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO), Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL) and Mineral Exploration Company Ltd. (MECL) with a specific mandate to acquire strategic mineral assets such as lithium and cobalt abroad? -- Khanij Bidesh India Ltd
 Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), the national apex body of the gems and jewellery industry? -- Ashish Pethe
 In which district of Haryana, first of its kind in India and one of the seven in the world - called as the centralized network lab of Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) established at Translational Health Science & Technology Institute (THSTI)? -- Faridabad
 Who has been elected as President of All India Chess Federation? -- Sanjay Kapoor
 Indian Army has signed an agreement with ___________ to procure the 12 high-performance patrol boats to boost its surveillance of major water bodies like Pangong Tso or Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh and its surroundings. -- Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL)
 Over which river the Maitre Setu is built, which connects South Tripura with Ramgarh of Bangladesh? -- Feni
 Who will be the chairman of the International Jury for 51st edition of International Film Festival of India to be held in Goa, having Prasanna Vithanage (Sri Lanka), Abu Bakr Shawky (Austria), Priyadarshan (India) and Rubaiyat Hossain (Bangladesh) as members? -- Pablo Cesar, Argentina
 Name the Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat, located in the western Satpura Range south of the Narmada River and shares a common boundary with Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra that is in news due to Centre’s notification classifying 121 villages around it as eco-sensitive zones? -- Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
 The government of India has launched the_________ to monitor the genomic variations in the SARS-CoV-2 on a regular basis through a multi-laboratory network. -- Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia (INSACOG)
 India has started the export of moringa powder (botanical name Moringa oleifera), a nutritional supplement, to which country? -- USA
 Name the Bill that has been passed by the Assam assembly to abolish all state-run Madrasas by converting them to general schools? -- 'The Assam Repealing Bill, 2020'
 Name the first female IPS (Indian Police Service) officer and the first female Director-General of Police (DGP) of Kerala who retired recently? -- R Sreelekha
 A massive forest fire has been raging the picturesque______ Valley along the Nagaland-Manipur for which Indian Air Force has been deployed. -- Dzukou
 Goa's 14-year-old _________has become India's 67th Grandmaster. -- Leon Mendonca
 Name the first Indian Institute of Management to implement the idea of flipped classrooms where the basic concepts are learnt in digital mode and experiential learning takes place in the class, through live projects from the industry; and it also outscored other IIMs in terms of highest gender diversity? -- Indian Institute of Management Sambalpur