International Literacy Day | World Wetland Day | UNESCO NTPC Railway Questions

 

1. What is the theme of the International Literacy Day 2020?

Literacy Teaching and learning in the Covid-19 Crisis and beyond

2.World wetland day observed on  

2nd February

3. Saurabh Chaudhary Is reated to which sports?

Shooting

4. Who Built The Vittala Temple of Hampi?

Devaraya II

(hampi located in karnataka, Its UNESCO World Heritage Site, The temple built by King Devaraya II, But the temple were expanded during the reign of Krishnadevaraya(1509 - 1529 AD)

5. Who was known as "Devanampriya Priyadarshi'?

Ashoka Maurya

6. Ashtadhyayi is authored by whom?

Panini (He is considedred as the father of Indian Linguistics)

7.Who built the Indo-Islamic Style of Charminar in 1591 to commemorate the end of the plague?

Muhammad Quli Qutub Shah

(charminar was built by him, in 1591 to commemorate the end of the plague in the city, in Indo Islamic style of architecture)

8. The name of the moon of the Mars

The two moons named Phobos and Deimos

9.Who was the father of DNA Fingerprinting?

Father Of DNA fingerprinting in the world is Sir Alec John Jeffreys

10. World Wetland Day observed on

2nd February

DakPay | Haveri Railway Station | world's tallest pier bridge Railway NTPC Questions

 1. Which of the following has/have unveiled a new digital payment app 'DakPay'?

Department of posts and India post payments bank
 

2. Which insurance company introduced the #GotYouCovered Campaign?

Bharti AXA Life Insurance
 

3. Where Did sports minister Kiren Rijiju launch the sports Authority of india's new logo?

Major Dhyan Chand stadium
 

4. Which country is set to host the G-20 Summint in 2023

India
 

5. Which state has issued a notification on renaming Haveri Railway Station after frredom fighter Mailar?

Karnataka
 

6. Indian Railways is constructing the world's tallest pier bridge in which state?

Manipur
 

7. who has been voted the BBC Sports Personality of the year 2020?

Lewis Hamilton

8. As per the Railway Ministry, the private trains are slated to run from which year?

2023

9. What is the Theme of the international Mountain Day 2020?

Mountain Biodiversity

10.South Western Railway announced to construct the world's longest railway platform in which of the following stations?

Hubbali (Karntaka's Hubballli stations is set get world's longest railway station 1400 metre long)

Notably Gorakphur railway station is part of the North Eastern Railway regions is longest platform at the moment
1366 m, long, The kollam juncion with a length, 1180 metres is second longest.

PNB Metlife | Melanistic Tiger | Stock Exchange NTPC General Knowledge Questions

 1. An Extremely rate black tiger, formally called Melanistic Tiger, has been spotted in which state

Odisha

2. Indian reopend the the Chilahati-Haldibari rail link nearyly after 55 years, Which in ?

Bangladesh

3. Who won the IPL 2020 Orange Cap

KL Rahul

4. Who won the indian enterpreneurs award for the "Young Champions of the Earth" 2020 Prize

Vidyut Mohan

5. Which bank joined hands with PNB Metlife india insurance company limited to Launch pradhan mantri jyoti bima yojana?

India post payments bank

6. In sep 2020, Who has been appointed as executive director of the world bank?

Rajesh Khullar

7. What is the name of the electronic spot platform lauched by Bombay Stock Exchange for agricultural Commodities in December 2020

BEAM

8. Which Orgnaization got the Nobel Peace Prize for 2020

world food Programme

9. Who has been appointed as the Chairmand of UPSC?

Pradeep Joshi

10. Who is the author of the book "The battle of Belonging"?

Shashi Tharoor

2034 Asian games | india's first digital | Railway NTPC Exam Current Affairs

 

1. Who was elected as the new chariman international cricket council(ICC)?

 Greg Barclay

2. Robert Lewandowski won the best men's player at the Best Fifa Football Awards in Zurich in December 2020. He belongs to which football clubs

Bayern Munich

3. In Tennis, Who won the ATP Tour Finals in November 2020

Daniil Medvedev

4. Which of the following UTs has launched an online portal, LEAD in Julu 2020

Delhi (Learning through E-Resources Made Accessible for Delhi)

5. Under the new rural housing project named "Maha Awas Yojana", 8.82 lakh rural houses will be built in a period of how many days?

100 In Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray has launched

6. Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson have been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in which field?

Economics

7. Fist Woman set to fly a Rafale Fighter jet in India?

Shivangi Singh

8. 2020 Ramanujan prize for young mathematicians

Dr. Carolina Araujo

9. Nechiphu tunnel, is located in which state

Arunachal pradesh

10. India's first moss garden has been developed in which state

Uttarakhand

11. What is the name of the india's first digital asset management platform launched in december 2020

Digibox (has 20gb storgae, 45 days file days)
 
12. Who has been named "businessperson of the year' by TIME, in December 2020

Eric Yuan

13. Simanchala Dash Has been appointed as an advisor to executive director of

IMF

14. 2034 Asian games host by which city

Riyadh (2030 asian games by doha)

Qatar will host 2022 fifa world cup

15. Raj kamal jha won the rabindranath tagore literary prize 2020 for which of the following book 

The city and the sea

AYUSH Ministry | Innovation Index | Railway NTPC Current Affairs

 

1. Who has been given the additional charge of the AYUSH Ministry?

Kiren Rijiju

2. Which state has topped the India Innovation Index 2020 among major states?

Karnataka

3. The first-ever Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sports Festival was inaugurated in which state/ Union Territory?

Ladakh

4. Which nation's economy showed a growth of 2.3 percent in 2020?

China

5.  Ice cream samples tested positive for coronavirus in which nation?

China

6. NASA recently released an image of which galaxy cluster?

Abell 370

7. Who has become the first Second Gentleman of the United States?

Doung Emhoff

(Kamala Harris created history on January 20, 2021 by becoming the first female, Her husband Doung Emhoff has also become the first-ever 'second gentlemen' of the United States.)

8. Gujarat state government has renamed which fruit as 'Kamalam'?

Dragon Fruit

9. Who among the following has decided to retire from franchise cricket?

Lasith Malinga

10. Team India created history on January 19, 2021 by defeating Australia in which among the following venues for the first time in 32 years?

The Gabba

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