Current Affairs : 05 January to 11 January, 2021 : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

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05 JANUARY, 2021 TO 11 JANUARY, 2021Current Affairs : 05 January to 11 January, 2021 : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

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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