CURRENT AFFAIRS
26 JANUARY, 2021 TO 01 FEBRUARY, 2021
1. Which
film has won the Golden Peacock Award for Best Film in the 51st edition of International
Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
(a) I Never Cry
(b) Into the Darkness
(c) The Silent Forest
(d) Bridge
Answer:
(b)
2. Who
has won the Silver Peacock Award for Best Actor (Male) in the 51st edition of International
Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
(a) Tzu-Chuan Liu, The Silent Forest
(b) Albano Jerónimo, The Domain
(c) Nicolas Maury, My Best Part
(d) Soham Majumdar, Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti
Answer:
(a)
3. Who
has won the Silver Peacock Award for Best Actor (Female) in the 51st edition of
International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?
(a) Sandra Faleiro, The Domain
(b) Ritabhari Chakraborty, Brahma Janen Gopon Kommoti
(c) Zofia Stafiej, I Never Cry
(d) Buffy Chen, The Silent Forest
Answer:
(c)
4. Who
has won the Best Debut Director in the 51st edition of International Film
Festival of India (IFFI)?
(a) Anna Cazenave Cambet, Gold For Dogs
(b) Ruxandra Maria Ghițescu, Otto the Barbarian
(c) Balázs Krasznahorkai, Ravine
(d) Cássio Pereira dos Santos, Valentina
Answer:
(d)
5. Which
country topped as the worst-hit country in terms of climate change in 2019 as
per Global Climate Risk Index 2021?
(a) Bahamas
(b) Mozambique
(c) Zimbabwe
(d) India
Answer:
(b)
6. What
is the rank of India in the Global Climate Risk Index 2021?
(a) 2nd
(b) 5th
(c) 7th
(d) 10th
Answer:
(c)
7. Which
state government has launched the ‘Udyam Sarathi App’ on the occasion of the
71st Foundation Day of the state, on 24 January 2021?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Assam
(d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer:
(d)
8. Shristi
Goswami, a nineteen-year-old Haridwarbased student, became the Chief Minister
of which state for one day on National Girl Child Day?
(a) Tripura
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer:
(b)
9. Which
state government has launched a new scheme ‘PANKH Abhiyan’ on 24 January, to mark
the occasion of National Girl Child Day under the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme
for the empowerment and growth of the girl child?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Mizoram
(d) Rajasthan
Answer:
(a)
10. Which
country overtook Germany to become the country with the world’s largest current
account surplus in the year 2020, as per a survey by the Munich-based Ifo
institute?
(a) India
(b) Russia
(c) China
(d) United States
Answer:
(c)
11. Who
has become the President of Portugal for the second five-year term after
winning the 2021 Portuguese presidential election with a landslide victory?
(a) Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
(b) António Costa
(c) Rui Rio
(d) André Ventura
Answer:
(a)
12. Which
of the following has launched Krishi Sakha App, a one-stop-shop for Indian farmers
that offers them relevant information to cater to their daily farming needs?
(a) HDFC ERGO General Insurance
(b) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance
(c) Reliance General Insurance
(d) Bharti AXA General Insurance
Answer:
(d)
13. According
to a report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD), which country was the largest recipient of foreign direct investment
(FDI) in 2020?
(a) United States
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Russia
Answer:
(c)
14. Which
country has topped the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2020 released by
Transparency International?
(a) India
(b) New Zealand
(c) Australia
(d) Poland
Answer:
(b)
15. What
is the rank of India in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2020 released by
Transparency International?
(a) 80th
(b) 86th
(c) 99th
(d) 102nd
Answer:
(b)
16. When
is National Girl Child Day observed?
(a) 20 January
(b) 22 January
(c) 24 January
(d) 26 January
Answer:
(c)
17. When
is International Day of Education observed?
(a) 21 January
(b) 22 January
(c) 23 January
(d) 24 January
Answer:
(d)
18. When
is National Voter’s Day observed?
(a) 25 January
(b) 27 January
(c) 29 January
(d) 31 January
Answer:
(a)
19. When
is National Tourism Day observed?
(a) 23 January
(b) 25 January
(c) 27 January
(d) 29 January
Answer:
(b)
20. When
is International Customs Day observed?
(a) 26 January
(b) 28 January
(c) 30 January
(d) 31 January
Answer:
(a)
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