Current Affairs 25th January 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Who became the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand for one day on 24 january 2021, which is the National Girl Child Day?
A. Anukriti Mishra            
B. Konika Gayan
C. Sanvi Joshi                     
D. Shristi Goswami
Answer [D] Shristi Goswami
2. In January 2021, Sri Lanka has approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use. Who is the President of Sri Lanka?
A. N. M. Perera                       
B. Gotabaya Rajapaksa
C. Dudley Senanayake         
D. Bandaranaike
Answer [B] Gotabaya Rajapaksa
3. On the Occasion of the 125th birth ceremony of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, the CM of which state laid the foundation stone of the Netaji Bus Terminal in Bose’s birthplace Cuttack, in January 2021?
A. Sikkim                 
B. Odisha
C. Karnataka          
D. West Bengal
Answer [B] Odisha
4. Larry King passed away in January 2021. From which of the following countries did he belong?
A. USA                   
B. Germany
C. France              
D. Japan
Answer [A] USA
5. The tableau for 2021 Republic Day parade of which state will showcase Ayodhya’s cultural heritage?
A. Uttar Pradesh                 
B. Jammu and Kashmir
C. Madhya Pradesh            
D. Gujarat
Answer [A] Uttar Pradesh      
6. Who launched the ‘Union Budget mobile app’ for hassle-free access of Budget documents by MPs and the general public in January 2021?
A. Rajnath Singh                  
B. Piyush Goyal
C. Nirmala Sithraman       
D. Anurag Thakur
Answer [C] Nirmala Sithraman     
7. Who has been elevated to the position of CEO of Quantum Advisors?
A. Ajay Banga                
B. Sanjiv Mehta
C. Piyush Thakkar        
D. Uday Kotak
Answer [C] Piyush Thakkar    
8. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed to tighten rules for major non-bank lenders. All NBFCs with assets of up to how many rupees (in crores) will fall under the NBFC-base Layer category?
A. 600               
B. 800
C. 1,000            
D. 1,200
Answer [C] 1,000
9. Which state will start ‘jail tourism’ in the state from Yerawada prison on January 26, 2021?
A. Gujarat           
B. Punjab
C. Haryana         
D. Maharashtra
Answer [D] Maharashtra
10. Personnel of the 2-million-strong Chinese military would get how much percent pay hike from 2021?
A. 10              
B. 20
C. 30              
D. 40
Answer [D] 40