CURRENT AFFAIRS
05 JANUARY, 2021 TO 11 JANUARY, 2021
1. Which
state government has launched a ‘Launch Pad Scheme’ for the boys and girls
coming out of child care institutions and having completed 18 years of age with
the objective to provide a platform to these youth, through which they will be
able to become self reliant by continuing their education and training?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Odisha
(d) Assam
Answer:
(b)
2. When
is Journalist Day observed by Maharashtra state government every year in the memory
of late journalist Balshastri Jambhekar?
(a) 6 January
(b) 8 January
(c) 10 January
(d) 12 January
Answer:
(a)
3. Who
has been appointed British high commissioner to India?
(a) Nikolai Kudashev
(b) Vincenzo de Luca
(c) Emmanuel Lenain
(d) Alexander Ellis
Answer:
(d)
4. Who
has taken over as the first Chief Information Officer of the US Army?
(a) Alexander Brandon David
(b) Ali Earl
(c) Dr. Raj Iyer
(d) Allen Avery William
Answer:
(c)
5. Which
of the following successfully conducted the test flight of an indigenously developed
Guided Multi Launch Rocket System, Fatah-1?
(a) Indian Army
(b) Bangladesh Army
(c) Afghanistan Army
(d) Pakistan Army
Answer:
(d)
6. Who
has been re-elected as the president of the Central African Republic?
(a) Faustin-Archange Touadéra
(b) Firmin Ngrébada
(c) François Bozizé
(d) Michel Djotodia
Answer:
(a)
7. Indian
Army has inked a contract with which of the following to procure 12 Fast Patrol
Boats for surveillance and patrolling of large water bodies, including those in
high altitude areas like Pangong Tso lake in Ladakh?
(a) Hindustan Shipyard
(b) Goa Shipyard
(c) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders
(d) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers
Answer:
(b)
8. Which
of the following has announced its partnership with Small Industries
Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to offer easy and affordable financing scheme
for MSME customers in the rooftop solar segment?
(a) Adani Power
(b) Reliance Power
(c) JSW Energy
(d) Tata Power
Answer:
(d)
9. Which
of the following has partnered with IIT Kanpur and the Foundation for
Innovation & Research in Science & Technology (FIRST) to set up a
‘Fintech Innovation Centre (FIC)’ at the institute’s campus?
(a) State Bank of India
(b) Allahabad Bank
(c) Punjab National Bank
(d) Bank of Baroda
Answer:
(c)
10. Which
of the following has launched its latest pan-India investor awareness campaign
titled Paison Ko Roko Mat?
(a) ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund
(b) DSP Mutual Fund
(c) SBI Mutual Fund
(d) IDFC Mutual Fund
Answer:
(d)
11. Who
has been has been appointed as the new Chief Justice (CJ) of the Common High
Court for the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of
Ladakh in Jammu on January 04, 2021?
(a) Justice Pankaj Mithal
(b) Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia
(c) Justice Dipankar Datta
(d) Justice Vikram Nath
Answer:
(a)
12. Who
has been appointed as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court?
(a) Justice Arup Kumar Goswami
(b) Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
(c) Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia
(d) Justice Pankaj Mithal
Answer:
(c)
13. Who
has appointed as the new Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court?
(a) Justice Pankaj Mithal
(b) Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
(c) Justice Arup Kumar Goswami
(d) Justice Vikram Nath
Answer:
(b)
14. Who
has appointed as the new Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court?
(a) Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia
(b) Justice Pankaj Mithal
(c) Justice Vikram Nath
(d) Justice Arup Kumar Goswami
Answer:
(d)
15. Who
has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of Telangana High Court?
(a) Justice Dipankar Datta
(b) Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari
(c) Justice Arup Kumar Goswami
(d) Justice Hima
Kohli
Answer:
(d)
16. Who
has become India’s 67th chess Grandmaster by winning the third and final norm
at a tournament in Italy?
(a) Leon Luke Mendonca
(b) Nihal Sarin
(c) Raunak Sadhwani
(d) Harsha Bharathakoti
Answer:
(a)
17. Who
has become the first female match official in a men’s Test match when she took
up the fourth umpire’s role in the third Test between India and Australia from
07 January to 11 January, 2020 in Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia?
(a) Sue Redfern
(b) Jacqueline Williams
(c) Claire Polosak
(d) Kim Cotton
Answer:
(c)
18. When
is World Braille Day observed?
(a) 04 January
(b) 07 January
(c) 10 January
(d) 13 January
Answer:
(a)
19. When
is Pravasi Bharatiya Divas or NRI Day observed?
(a) 03 January
(b) 05 January
(c) 07 January
(d) 09 January
Answer:
(d)
20. Who
is the Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
(a) Raj Thackeray
(b) Uddhav Thackeray
(c) Devendra Fadnavis
(d) Sanjay Raut
Answer:
(b)
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