Current Affairs 7th January 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. In January 2021, which of the following has announced operational guidelines for the Payments Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF) scheme?
A. SIDBI
B. RBI
C. SEBI
D. NABARD
Answer [B] RBI
2. In January 2021, which of the following has crossed Rs. 2 trillion in market valuation after the stock surged nearly 20% in the last three weeks?
A. Avenue Supermarts Ltd
B. Reliance Industries
C. Aditya Birla Retail Limited
D. Future Retail
Answer [A] Avenue Supermarts Ltd
3. The historic jail at Aguada in which state, which no longer houses prisoners, is being developed as a tourist spot?
A. Kerala
B. Gujarat
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Goa
Answer [D] Goa
4. SpiceJet will operate how many new domestic and international flights from January 12, 2021?
A. 12
B. 15
C. 17
D. 21
Answer [D] 21
5. Who launced an exclusive Freight Business Development portal in 5 January 2021?
A. Nitin Gadkari
B. Narendra Modi
C. Piyush Goyal
D. Prakash Javedekar
Answer [C] Piyush Goyal
6. At which of the following places, on behalf of the Fire and Fury Corps, the Ladakh Scouts Regiment Centre (LSRC) observed Operation Sadhbhavana in January 2021?
A. Padum
B. Upshi
C. Leh
D. Alchi
Answer [C] Leh
7. Which state will conduct another dry run on 8th January 2021 in each district to ensure there is no loophole before the actual rollout of the coronavirus vaccine?
A. Maharashtra
B. Gujarat
C. Bihar
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer [A] Maharashtra
8. In January 2021, which state government has declared bird flu as a state disaster?
A. Odisha
B. Kerala
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Karnataka
Answer [B] Kerala
9. Which state launched a special program named as Kisan Kalyan Mission for farmer welfare and to double the farmer’s income of the state in January 2021?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Punjab
Answer [A] Uttar Pradesh
10. Which state will cover 4000 villages under the Kisan Suryoday Yojana by the end of January 2021?
A. Punjab
B. Haryana
C. Gujarat
D. Rajasthan
Answer [C] Gujarat