Current Affairs 20th January 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. India’s first Labour Movement Museum is to be launched in which state/UT?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. West Bengal
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer [B] Kerala
2. Which Union Ministry won the SKOCH Challenger Award under “Transparency in Governance” category?
A. Ministry of Home Affairs
B. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
C. Ministry of Law
D. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 
Answer [B] Ministry of Panchayati Raj
3. Bhadravati Rapid Action Force (RAF) unit, which was making news recently, is the first such unit of which state?
A. Telangana
B. Karnataka
C. Kerala
D. Orissa
Answer [B] Karnataka
4. Who is the Author of the book titled “The Making of Aadhaar: World’s Largest Identity Platform”?
A. Ram Sewak Sharma
B. Nandan Nilekani
C. A K Sikri
D. Kris Gopalakrishnan
Answer [A] Ram Sewak Sharma
5. Which Indian Union Minister was conferred with the “Sahitya Gaurav Samman” award by the Hindi Writers Guild, Canada?
A. S Jai Shankar
B. Amit Shah
C. Jitendra Singh
D. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
Answer [D] Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
6. Which state has fixed two days of the week for COVID-19 vaccination drive?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Gujarat
Answer [C] Uttar Pradesh
7. The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) has approved Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. Sinopharm is based in which country?
A. China
B. Japan
C. France
D. USA
Answer [A] China
8. Pipe manufacturer Man Industries (India) Ltd has bagged orders worth Rs250 crores. These will be executed over how many months?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer [C] 5
9. Which of the following launched its first Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) product in January 2021?
A. Vertex Total Logistics Private Limited
B. MAN Logistics (India) Pvt. Ltd.
C. Wuerth India Private Limited
D. Welspun One Logistics Parks
Answer [D] Welspun One Logistics Parks
10. Which of the following has raised USD 40 million (about Rs292.7 crores) in capital from investors?
A. Nykaa
B. Faasos
C. Ninjacart
D. Dunzo
Answer [D] Dunzo