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- What is the rank of India in the Global Climate Risk Index 2021?
A) 14
B) 7
C) 26
D) 9
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Option B
Explanation:India has been placed among the top 10 most affected countries by climate change, in the Global Climate Risk Index 2021 published by the Bonn-based environmental think tank Germanwatch. India ranked as the seventh worst-hit country in terms of climate change in 2019.
- Name the first ever state of India to have two expressway airstrips?
A) West Bengal
B) Gujarat
C) Maharashtra
D) Uttar Pradesh
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Option D
Explanation:In Uttar Pradesh, a new 3,300-metre-long airstrip has been constructed near Kurebhar on Purvanchal Expressway. With this new airstrip, Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in India having two airstrips on expressways. Uttar Pradesh also has an airstrip on Lucknow-Agra Expressway.
- In 2021, India is observing which edition of the Republic Day?
A) 72
B) 75
C) 73
D) 71
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Option A
Explanation:India is observing the 72nd Republic Day on 26 January 2021, with celebrations at the majestic Rajpath in New Delhi.
- The International Customs Day (ICD) is celebrated on which day?
A) 25 January
B) 26 January
C) 24 January
D) 23 January
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Option B
Explanation:The International Customs Day (ICD) is observed on 26 January every year. Theme 2021: “Customs bolstering Recovery, Renewal and Resilience”.
- Which state has launched the scheme ‘PANKH Abhiyan’ for girls empowerment?
A) Haryana
B) Rajasthan
C) Madhya Pradesh
D) Himachal Pradesh
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Option C
Explanation:In Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched a new scheme ‘PANKH Abhiyan’ on 24 January, to mark the occasion of National Girl Child Day. The scheme has been launched under the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ scheme for the empowerment and growth of the girl child.
- Which country was the largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2020, as per the report of UNCTAD?
A) United States
B) Singapore
C) Japan
D) China
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Option D
Explanation:China was the largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2020, according to a report released by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). China overtook United States to gain the top position in 2020. The country attracted $163 billion inflows in 2020, compared to $134 billion attracted by the United States,
- The satellite rideshare mission Transporter-1, was launched by which organisation recently to launch record breaking 143 satellites into space in a single mission?
A) SpaceX
B) ISRO
C) NASA
D) Blue Origin
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Option A
Explanation: SpaceX successfully launched its ambitious rideshare mission called Transporter-1, on 24 January 2021, carrying 143 small satellites, and created a new record of launching many satellites from a single rocket. With this launch, SpaceX broke the record set by ISRO in February 2017 for deploying 104 satellites onboard PSLV in a single mission. The SpaceX used two-stage Falcon 9 rocket for the mission, from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
- The tri-service joint amphibious exercise AMPHEX – 21 was held in which place?
A) Jammu & Kashmir
B) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
C) Uttarakhand
D) Sikkim
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Option B
Explanation:A large-scale tri-service joint amphibious exercise AMPHEX – 21 was held in Andaman & Nicobar group of islands from 21 – 25 Jan 2021.
- Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has won the second term as the President of which country?
A) Austria
B) Romania
C) Sweden
D) Portugal
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Option D
Explanation:The incumbent President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has won a second five-year term after winning the 2021 Portuguese presidential election with landslide victory.
- When is the International Day of Education observed across the globe?
A) 25 January
B) 24 January
C) 26 January
D) 23 January
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Option B
Explanation:The International Day of Education is marked every year on 24 January. The theme of 3rd International Day of Education is ‘Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation’.
- Mozambique is the top country in the Global Climate Risk Index 2021, for being worst-hit country by climate change. The index is released by which organisation?
A) Germanwatch
B) Amnesty International
C) Climate Action Network
D) Greenpeace
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Option A
Explanation: Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Bahamas were the top three most affected countries in 2019 respectively, in the index published by the Bonn-based environmental think tank Germanwatch..
