Current Affairs, 12 January 2021

 Current Affairs, 12 January 2021

1. When is the National Youth Day celebrated on the occasion of Swami Vivekananda's birth anniversary?

(a) 12th January

(b) 12th August

(c) 15th June

(d) 12th February

Answer: (b) 12th January

 

2. Who is re-appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of MTNL?

(a) Aditya Puri

(b) Praveen Kumar Purbar

(c) Keshab Patel

(d) Durjoy Mohanty

Answer: (b) Praveen Kumar Purbar

 

3. Which state will give khadi garments to Grade-4 employees?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Assam

(c) Orissa

(d) Tripura

Answer: (b) Assam

 

4. J. Venkatramu has recently taken over as Managing Director and CEO of which bank?

(a) Paytm Payment Bank

(b) India Post Payment Bank

(c) Irt Airtel Payment Bank

(d) None of these

Answer: (b) India Post Payment Bank

 

5. Which state has banned the import of poultry to prevent bird flu?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Punjab

(c) Haryana

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (b) Punjab

 

6. Who launched the digital calendar and diary of the Government of India?

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Prakash Javedkar

(c) Nirmala Sitharaman

(d) Dr. Harsh Vardhan

Answer: (b) Prakash Javedkar

 

7. Who wrote the book titled ‘India’s 71-Year Test: The Journey to Triumph in Australia’?

(a) Virendra Sen.

(b)  R. Kaushik

(c) Sumant Gautam

(d) That limit is Srivastava

Answer: (b) R. Kaushik

 

8. Who is the head of the ‘Human Rights Cell’ formed by the Indian Army?

(a) Khushwant Singh

(b) Gautam Chauhan

(c) Rakesh Asthana

(d) Biswajit Dasgupta

Answer: (b) Gautam Chauhan

 

9. PM CARES Fund has allotted Rupees 201 Cr. installation of how many medical Oxygen Generation Plants in public health facilities?

(a) 122

(b) 124

(c) 155

(d)  162

Answer: (d) 162

 

10. Which state has announced to give 'Green Tag' in government offices?

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Kerala

(c) Gujarat

(d) Arunachal Pradesh

Answer: (b) Kerala

 

11. In which Indian city will the second edition of Khelo India Winter Games be held?

(a) Kargil

(b) Gulmarg

(c) Srinagar

(d) leh

Answer: (b) Gulmarg  

 

12. Who inaugurated the 26th edition of Calcutta International Film Festival?

(a) Sandeep Roy

(b) Mamata Banerjee

(c) Shah Rukh Khan

(d) Jagdeep Dhankar

Answer: (b) Mamata Banerjee

 

13. Chandrikapersad Santokhi will be the chief guest of India. He is the President of which country?

(a) Mali

(b) Ivory Coast

(c) Suriname

(d) Nicaragua

Answer: (c)  Suriname

 

14. Which state is providing ‘Period Room’ for women in public toilets?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Kerala

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (b) Maharashtra

 

15. Which is the major producer of vanadium in India?

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Arunachal Pradesh

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Andhra Pradesh

Answer: (b) Arunachal Pradesh

 

16. How much space did Jigmet Dolma of India achieve in Dhaka Marathon 2021?

(a) Second

(b) Fourth

(c) First

(d) Third

Answer: (b) Fourth

 

17. Pradeepta Kapoor has recently been appointed as the Chief Information Officer of which company?

(a) Jio

(b) Airtel

(c) Vodafone

(d) BSNL

Answer: (b) Airtel

 

18. The Union Government has decided to form a committee under whose chairmanship for protecting the language, culture and land of Ladakh?

(a) Amit Shah

(b) G Kishan Reddy

(c) Rajeev Kumar

(d) Prahlad Singh Patel

Answer: (b) G Kishan Reddy

 

19. ‘Bindu Sagar Cleaning Project’ was launched by the Chief Minister of which state?

(a) Orissa

(b) Maharashtra

(c) Rajasthan

(d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: (a) Orissa

 

20. Which state has launched the Krishi Sanjeevani Vans?

(a) Maharastra

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Odisha

(d)  Karnataka

Answer: (d) Karnataka