Current Affairs 4th January 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Over 1.15 lakh cr gross GST revenue was collected in December 2020 which is how much per cent higher than the GST revenues in December 2019?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 14
Answer [C] 12
2. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, who has become Asia’s richest person in 2021?
A. Jack Ma
B. Mukesh Ambani
C. Ma Huateng
D. Zhong Shanshan
Answer [D] Zhong Shanshan
3. Who has taken charge as the first additional director general (human rights) at the Army headquarters in New Delhi?
A. Yogesh Kumar Joshi
B. Gautam Chauhan
C. Manoj Pande
D. Raj Shukla
Answer [B] Gautam Chauhan
4. The RBI has constructed a composite DPI to capture the extent of digitization of Payments across the country, what does ‘D’ stand for in DPI?
A. Demand
B. Deflation
C. Dividend
D. Digital
Answer [D] Digital
5. The Delhi Government has extended till which month, its scheme offering a one-time waiver of water bill arrears and late payment surcharge?
A. February 2021
B. March 2021
C. April 2021
D. May 2021
Answer [B] March 2021
6. In January 2021, the Indian Army has signed a contract with Goa Shipyard Limited for how many fast patrol boats for surveillance and patrolling of large water bodies?
A. 12
B. 10
C. 8
D. 6
Answer [A] 12
7. Which of the following has become the first two-wheeler company across the globe to cross a market capitalization of   Rs 1-lakh crore (around $ 13.6 billion)?
A. Hero MotoCorp
B. Honda Motor Company
C. Bajaj Auto
D. TVS Motor Company
Answer [C] Bajaj Auto
8. In January 2021, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (Irdai) has imposed a total penalty of Rs 15 lakh on which of the following?
A. Bharti AXA General Insurance
B. Bajaj Allianz General
C. Royal Sundaram General Insurance
D. Star Health and Allied Insurance
Answer [A] Bharti AXA General Insurance
9. In January 2021, a multi-billion-dollar high-speed rail link between Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur and which country has been terminated?
A. Brunei
B. Indonesia
C. Laos
D. Singapore
Answer [D] Singapore
10. Buta Singh passed away in January 2021. He was related to which of the following fields?
A. Acting
B. Politics
C. Journalism
D. Cricket
Answer [B] Politics