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Current Affairs – 8 January 2021 Questions and Answers

GS Team published here 8 January 2021 Current Affairs Quiz. These will be helpful for the upcoming SSC, UPSC, Bank, Railway, Clerk, PO exams. These current affairs make daily analysis and related india, World, Technology, and all govt news. If you have a question about, please reach out to us through a comments.

GK Quiz on 8th January 2021 for Every Competitive Exams

Recently how many institutes of Jaipuria have received Autonomy accreditation from All India Council for Technical Education?

  • Two Institutes
  • Three Institutes
  • Four Institutes
  • Seven Institutes
SHOW Answer
Answer: Three Institutes - Recently Jaipur University Institute of Management, two other campuses from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Jaipuria Noida and Jaipuria Jaipur have been recognized as Autonomies. Whereas before Jaipuria Institute of Management - Lucknow received this prestigious honor.

Which woman has become the official Claire Polosak of Australia in the men’s test?

  • First
  • Second
  • Third
  • Fourth
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Answer: First - Australia's Claire Polosak has been appointed as the umpire for the third Test match in Sydney, India and Australia. She has become the first woman to become an official in men's test as well as the first woman to officiate in a men's ODI.

Which of the following state government has declared disaster in view of increasing outbreak of avian influenza virus?

  • Government of Gujarat
  • Government of Maharashtra
  • Government of Kerala
  • Government of Punjab
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Answer: Government of Kerala - The Government of Kerala has recently declared a disaster in view of the rising outbreak of avian influenza virus. So far Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and Jammu and Kashmir are on alert due to avian influenza virus while only 1700 ducks have died in the state of Kerala.

Who has stood first in the annual list of largest donations released by The Chronicle of Philanthropy?

  • Mukesh Ambani
  • Jeff Bezos
  • Jake Mama
  • Phil Knight
SHOW Answer
Answer: Jeff Bezos - Amazon's Jeff Bezos in the annual list of the largest donations released by The Chronicle of Philanthropy in the year 2020. Donating 10 billion dollars to compete with, has secured the first place in this list. While Phil Knight and his wife Penny have finished second on this list.

The Reserve Bank of India has recently imposed a fine of how many crores on Bajaj Finance Limited?

  • Rs 1.5 crores
  • Rs 2.5 crores
  • Rs 3.5 crores
  • Rs 4.5 crores
SHOW Answer
Answer: 2.5 crores - 2.5 on Bajaj Finance Limited for violating various instructions including recent recovery and collection procedures by Reserve Bank of India A fine of Rs. Crore has been imposed. There have also been repeated complaints about the recovery and collection methods of Bajaj Finance Limited.

How many PSA medical oxygen generation plants have been allocated from the Prime Minister’s Civil Assistance and PM Cares Fund?

  • 62 plants
  • 122 plants
  • 162 plants
  • 194 plants
SHOW Answer
Answer: 162 Plants - From the Prime Minister's Civil Assistance and Emergency Relief Fund to 162 PSA Medical Oxygen Generation Plants in Health Centers of many states of the country. 201.58 crore has been allocated. The public health system will be strengthened with the availability of these plants and there will be availability of oxygen.

Which of these government ministries has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police?

  • Ministry of Sports
  • Planning Commission
  • Khadi Village Industries Commission
  • Policy Commission
SHOW Answer
Answer: Khadi Village Industries Commission - The Khadi Village Industries Commission recently set out to accelerate the concept of a major indigenous campaign in paramilitary forces in India. Have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Border Police. Under this agreement, the Khadi Village Industries Commission will supply 1.72 lakh Khadi cotton rates per year.

Which state of India has become the third state in the country to successfully implement reforms of urban bodies?

  • Kerala
  • Gujarat
  • Bihar
  • Telangana
SHOW Answer
Answer: Telangana - India's Telangana state has become the third state in the country to successfully implement reforms of urban bodies. With the implementation of this reforms, the Telangana state has become eligible to borrow from the open market and now the state will be able to take a loan of Rs 2508 crore through this facility. Earlier Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have implemented reforms of urban bodies in their place.

Which trade policy review of India has recently started at the World Trade Organization in Geneva?

  • Third
  • Fifth
  • Seventh
  • Tenth
SHOW Answer
Answer: Seventh - India's seventh trade policy review has recently started at the World Trade Organization in Geneva. Review of trade policy is an important system under WTO surveillance activities. While India's last trade policy review was in 2015. Members of the WTO have praised India's steps to improve trade and economic policies in a more inclusive and sustainable manner.

Which establishment day has been celebrated by Bureau of Indian Standards recently?

  • 35th
  • 42nd
  • 63rd
  • 74th
SHOW Answer
Answer: 74th - Bureau of Indian Standards has recently celebrated its 74th Foundation Day. On the occasion of this day, Mr. Piyush Goyal inaugurated the Toy Testing Facility in the Central Laboratory of the Bureau and announced the introduction of Certificate Course for Testing and Hallmarking and Quality Control Personnel.

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