2021

1.  National Immunisation Day (NID) in India is observed on the same day as the day of immunisation against Covid 19 Polio HIV None of the above None 2.  Recently launched, Innovation Sandbox web portal is an initiative of RBI SEBI Bombay Stock Exchange National Stock Exchange None 3.  India’s first indigenous Metro racks were [...]

1.  India's rank has slipped to 86th in corruption perception index (CPI) in 2020 released by Reporters without borders Transparency International World Inequality Lab None of the above None 2.  India has been ranked at 86th in the new Coronavirus Performance Index released by UN Lancet WHO None of the above None 3.  Kala Utsav [...]

1.  Minimum Support Price is decided on the basis on recommendations from Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices Food Corporation of India None of the above None 2.  India signs Strategic Partnership Agreement with International Energy Agency (IEA). In order to become a member in IEA, a country has to [...]

1.  World Economic Outlook pegged the Indian economy to contract by 8 percent in the current financial year 2020-21. The report is released by World Bank IMF WEF None 2.  International Holocaust Remembrance Day observed globally on 27 January every year to commemorate the anniversary of the tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred during World [...]

1.  India was ranked 7th in the Global Climate Risk Index 2021realeased by UNEP IPCC WWF Germanwatch None 2.  A large-scale tri-service joint amphibious exercise AMPHEX – 21 was conducted recently in Andaman & Nicobar Islands Ladakh Jaisalmer Rann of Kutch None 3.  International Day of Education is marked every year on January 26th January [...]

1.  The longest road arch bridge in India, the Wahrew Bridge, is located at Assam Arunachal Pradesh Jammu Kashmir Meghalaya None 2.  Avolokana software launched to access data on sanctions and expenditures incurred by the state departments on various programmes is an initiative of Karnataka Punjab Meghalaya Uttar Pradesh None 3.  National Migration Support Portal, [...]

1.  The proposed 850 megawatt (MW) Ratle hydropower project will be on the river Ganga Indus Ravi Chenab None 2.  Ex-Desert Knight 21 is an exercise between Indian Air Force and navies of France US Japan Singapore None 3.  Who among the following is the first women to be sworn in as the Vice-President of [...]

1.  In Major States category, which among the following states has won India Innovation Index 2021 released by NITI Aayog? Kerala Karnataka Tamil Nadu Gujarat None 2.  Who among the following is first woman fighter pilot to take part in Republic Day parade? Bhawana Kanth Avani Chaturvedi Mohana Singh Gunjan Saxena None 3.  RAKSHITA, a [...]

1.  Gorewada International Zoo renamed after Balasaheb Thackeray by the Maharashtra Government is located in Nagpur Mumbai Pune Kolhapur None 2.  Government of India has decided to celebrate January 23 as ‘Parakram Diwas’ which happens to be the birthday of Bhagat Singh Deen Dayal Upadhyay Subash Chandra Bose VD Savarkar None 3.  India’s first Labour [...]

1.  Khelo India 1st Zanskar Winter Sports Festival 2021 kicked off in the city of Ladakh Guwahati Gangtok Tawang None 2.  Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC)in Specified Skilled Worker (SSW)to promote the movement of skilled workers from India is signed with Australia China Japan USA None 3.  One School One IAS’ program to provide free UPSC [...]