Important Day
Defence
- The Cabinet on 13 January has approved procurement of 73 LCA Tejas Mk-1A aircrafts, an indigenously designed & developed modern 4+ generation fighter aircraft by ______, and 10 LCA Tejas Mk-1 Trainer aircrafts - Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
- Fifth Indian Armed Forces Veterans Day was celebrated on - 14 January 2021.
- The ‘Swarnim Vijay Varsh’ song, dedicated to the valour and courage of our brave soldiers during the 1971 War, has been written by - Kumar Vishwas (composed by Mr Chris Powell and sung by Mr Romy).
- The ____ released the coveted ‘Samaan’ magazine and Indian Air Force released the ‘Vayu Samvedna’ magazine, which are exclusively for Veterans and their Next of Kin - Indian Army.
Economy
- Chairman of a six-members working group which is constituted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to develop and regulate digital lending, including lending through online platforms and mobile applications - Jayant Kumar Dash.
National
- The Third Phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY 3.0) launched on 15 January 2021 in _____ districts across the country to provide training to eight lakh candidates over a scheme period of 2020-2021 - 600 districts.
- First state in India which will include ‘Ganga conservation’ and prevention of water pollution in the curriculum at the high school and intermediate level - Uttar Pradesh.
- During the COVID-19 pandemic, _____ has become the first state in the country to provide online funds to private schools - Chhattisgarh.
Sports
- ‘Khelo India Ice Hockey Tournament 2021’ is being organised at - Chiktan in Kargil, Ladakh.
State Current Affairs
- Newly appointed Secretary of Maharashtra Human Rights Commission - Tukaram Mundhe.
Science & Technology
- This organisation has developed the India's first indigenous machine pistol ASMI - Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
- National Informatics Centre (NIC) along with _____ jointly launched ‘CollabCAD’ Software - Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
General Knowledge
- The Skill India Mission was launched on - 15 July 2015.
- First Commander-in-Chief of Indian Armed Forces - K M Cariappa.
- Constitutional provision that deals with “Constitution of Legislatures in States” - Article 168.
- Constitutional provision that deals with “Abolition or creation of Legislative Councils in States” - Article 169.
- Constitutional provision that deals with “The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly” - Article 178.
- Constitutional provision that deals with “The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council” - Article 182.
- Constitutional provision that deals with “Secretariat of State Legislature” - Article 187.
