Current Affairs : 26 January to 01 February, 2021 : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

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)