Floating Solar Project | Launch Pad Scheme - Railway NTPC, Tnpsc Current Affairs

 1. Which state rolled out the launch pad scheme? 

Madhya Pradesh

2. The centre has decided to form a committee for the protection of language, culture and land of which region? 

Ladakh

3. When will the second nation-wide mock drill for covid-19 vaccination be launched?

January 8th 

4. Joe Biden won how many electoral votes to confirm his victory in the US Presidential Elections 2020? 

306

5. Justice Hima Kohli has been sworn in as the first woman Chief Justice of which High Court?

Telangana 

6. When will Union Budget 2021 be presented?

February 1st 

7. Which state government will initiate the world’s largest floating solar project by 2023?

Madhya Pradesh (on Omkareshwar dam on Narmada River)

8. Which nation has sanctioned international protocol to abolish death penalty?

Kazakhstan

9. Which nation recently released its draft Arctic Policy?

India

10.  Which nation is working to develop first wooden satellites to reduce space junk?

Japan

11. Which nation has gained the top spot in the Test rankings?

New Zealand

Legion of Merit | Tso Kar wetland Railway NTPC Current Affairs

 1. PM Narendra Modi was honoured with the ‘Legion of Merit’ award by which nation’s President?

US

2. Which nation’s street food has been added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?

Singapore

3. Tso Kar wetland has been recognised as a wetland of international importance. Where is it located?

Ladakh

4. Which state government has launched Varasat campaign?

Uttar Pradesh  (To curb poverty)

5. Which nation’s government has collapsed, sending the nation to its fourth election in 2 years?

Israel

6. Who has been named the captain of ICC Men’s T20I and ODI teams of the decade?

MS Dhoni

7. Who has been named captain of ICC Men’s test team of the decade?

Virat Kohli

8. The government has extended the validity of vehicular documents to which date?

March 31st

9. India’s first hot air balloon safari in a tiger reserve has been launched in which state?

Madhya Pradesh (Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve)

10. India’s first lithium refinery will be set up in which state?

Gujarat

Top Trending Personality | Tagore Literary Prize - NTPC Exam Current Affairs

 1. What was India's top most-searched word on Google in 2020?

Indian Premier League

2. Who was the top trending personality in India in the year 2020?

Joe Biden

3. Who won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020?

Raj Kamal Jha 

4. Who has become the first Indian to win a Formula 2 race?

Jehan Daruvala

5. Who has been named Time magazine’s 2020 Person of the Year?

Joe Biden 

6. India was ranked at which position on the Climate Change Performance Index 2021?

10th

7. Which nation has successfully activated its ‘Artificial Sun’?

China 

(China successfully activated its nuclear-powered ‘Artificial Sun’-HL-2M Tokamak reactor- for the first time on December 4, 2020. )

8. Which three nations held the first trilateral working group meeting on December 14 on the use of Chabahar port?

India, Iran, Uzbekistan 

9. Which Indian telecommunications company launched the world’s first satellite-based Narrowband IoT (Internet of Things) Network?

BSNL

10 .UNESCO has decided to launch an international prize that will be named after which late political figure?

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

(the 'UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International prize'. The prize will be launched in the field of ‘creative economy’ starting from November 2021. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a Bangladesh politician and was also called the ‘Father of the Nation’.)

11. Who won the Ramanujan Prize for Mathematicians for the year 2020?

Dr Carolina Arajuo

12. Swadhinata Sarak will be opened between India and which nation?

Bangladesh

Olympic 2024 | CEO of WHO | Railway Group D, NTPC Exam Questions

 1. Which dance form will make its Olympic debut in Paris Olympics in 2024?

Breakdance

2. What is the new height of Mount Everest?

8848.86

3. Which nation will host the World Economic Forum 2021?

Singapore

4. Who has been appointed as the first CEO of the WHO Foundation?

Anil Soni

5. When is International Anti-Corruption Day observed?

December 9th

6. When was International Civil Aviation Day observed?

December 7th 

7.  Who won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Prize 2020?

Raj Kamal Jha

8. India was ranked at which position on the Climate Change Performance Index 2021?

10th

9. When will National Digital Health Mission be rolled out in India?

January 2021

10. The first man to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in the UK has the same name as which legendary English author?

William Shakespeare

Fastest Cricketer ODI | Pfizer | MDH - Current affairs for IBPS Bank Exams

 1. Which word has been named Word of the Year 2020 by Cambridge Dictionary?

Quarantine

2. Which nation successfully landed its spacecraft on Moon on December 1st to bring back lunar rocks?

China

3. Which cricketer has become the fastest to score 12,000 ODI runs?

Virat Kohli 

4. Which state’s Chief Minister laid the foundation stone of 11.5 megawatt power plant to be run on municipal waste?

Karnataka

5. Which nation has become the first to approve use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine?

UK

6. India signed a loan agreement worth USD 133 million with ADB to strength power distribution in which state?

Meghalaya

7. Mahashay Dharampal Gulati, the owner of which iconic spice brand passed away on December 3, 2020?

MDH

8. Which state’s cabinet has approved a proposal to rename all residential colonies having caste-based names?

Maharashtra

9. Which state has launched "Duare Sarkar" programme for doorstep delivery of government schemes?

West Bengal

10. Which nation has signed an agreement with India for cooperation on intellectual property examination and protection for the next 10 years?

US

11. Which state’s Legislative Assembly has passed a bill banning online gaming in the state?

Andhra Pradesh

2021 GDP Growth | FICCI President NTPC Railway important Current Affairs

 1. Indian economy contracted by how much percent in the second quarter of FY 2020-21?

7.5

2. What is the projected real GDP growth for 2021?

-7.5 percent

3. Which short film has been selected as India’s official entry at the 93rd Academy Awards?

Shameless

4. Who has been named as the new FICCI President for the year 2020-21?

Uday Shankar

5. Which state has got its first eco-bridge for small animals?

Uttarakhand

6. India has reportedly invited which world leader to be the Chief Guest at Republic Day 2021?

Boris Johnson

7. Which nation has pledged to make its public sector carbon neutral by 2025?

New Zealand 

8. Who was known as the father of the Indian IT Industry?

FC Kohli 

9. Which nation topped FIFA’s final rankings list for 2020?

Belgium

10. The National High Speed Rail Corporation has signed the nation’s largest contract for the Bullet Train project with which company?

L&T

Sarna Code | UK Booker Prize - NTPC Exam Questions

 1. Which state has passed a resolution on Sarna Code?

Jharkhand 

2. Which international organisation has launched a Food Coalition?

FAO

3. Who won the UK Booker Prize 2020?

Douglas Stuart

4. Who has been sworn in as the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar?

Renu Devi

5. India has drawn a five-year action plan for the conservation of which species?

Vultures

6. Asia’s first solar-powered textile mill will be set up in which Indian state?

Maharashtra

7. Which vaccine manufacturer has sought emergency use authorisation of its COVID-19 vaccine?

Pfizer

8. Which country has been given the hosting rights for FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022?

India

9. England’s cricket team will tour which nation for the first time in 16 years in 2021?

Pakistan 

10. What is the minimum age limit to play international cricket, as per the new ICC policy?

15 years