Current Affairs, 13 January 2021

Current Affairs, 13 January 2021

 1. When is National Youth Day celebrated?

(a) January 12

(b) 13 January

(c) 14 January

(d) 15 January

Answer: (a) 12 January

Short Note: National Youth Day is celebrated on January 12 every year on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, the spiritual and social leader of India.

 

2. Which space agency will launch the most powerful rocket in the world on January 17, 2021?

(a) ISRO

(b) NASA

(c) ESA

(d) JAXA

Answer: (b) NASA

 

3. Which state has launched 'Pink Bus' service under 'Travel Sarathi' scheme to provide free transportation to women and the elderly in the state?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Assam

(c) Tripura

(d) Orissa

Answer: (b) Assam

*Capital - Dispur

*Chief Minister- Sarbananda Sonwal

*Governor- Jagadish Mukhi

 

4. Which Union Territory has recently started TESOL Core Certificate Program?

(a) Delhi

(b) Chandigarh

(c) Ladakh

(d) Lakshadweep

Answer: (a) Delhi

 

5. When is Road Safety Week celebrated in India?

(a) January 1 to 7

(b) 11 to 17 January

(c) 18 to 24 January

(d) January 25 to 31

Answer: (b) 11 to 17 January

 

6. What is the theme of Road Safety Week 2021?

(a) Safe Drive Save Life

(b) Drive Slow

(c) Safe yourself to Save your family

(d) Save yourself

Answer: (c) Safe yourself to Save your family

 

7. Which state government has recently launched ‘e-Dakhil’ web portal to protect the rights of consumers?

(a) Haryana

(b) Punjab

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Gujarat

Answer: (b) Punjab

 

8. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Covid-19 Vaccine Empowered Panel?

(a) Ram Bilas Paswan

(b) Ram Sebak Sharma

(c) Narendra Modi

(d) Dr. Harsh Vardhan

Answer: (b) Ram Sebak Sharma

Notes:  ENA has been appointed by the Central Government

 

9. Who is appointed as the official representative of BCCI in the ICC Board?

(a) Sourav Ganguly

(b) Joy Shah

(c) Amit Shah

(d) Ravi Shastri

Answer: (b) Joy Shah

Notes:  Full form of BCCI - Board of Control for Cricket in India

*Headquarters- Mumbai

*Year of establishment - December, 1926

*President - Sourav Ganguly

*Secretary- Joy Shah

*The full form of the ICC - International Cricket Council

*Headquarters- Dubai

*Year of establishment - 15th June, 1909

*Chairperson - Greg Berkeley

*Current CEO- Manu Sawhney

 

10. Which Union Minister inaugurated the coastal research ship 'Sagar Obesika'?

(a) Narendra Modi

(b) Dr. Harsh Vardhan

(c) Rajnath Singh

(d) Nirmala Sitharaman

Answer: (b) Dr. Harsh Vardhan

 

11. When will India launch the largest vaccination campaign in the world?

(a) 14 January

(b) 15 January

(c) 16 January

(d) 17 January

Answer: (c) 16 January

 

12. Which country was declared as ‘Country in Focus’ in the 51st edition of International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?

(a) Sri Lanka

(b) Bangladesh

(c) Indonesia

(d) Pakistan

Answer: (b) Bangladesh

*Capital - Dhaka

*The name of the currency - money

*Prime Minister- Sheikh Hasina

 

13. In which city has US President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency?

(a) Las Vegas

(b) Washington DC

(c) Los Angeles

(d) New York

Answer: (b) Washington DC

 

14. Which country has made it mandatory to appoint at least 1 woman in the management board of a big company?

(a) Norway

(b) Finland

(c) Germany

(d) Japan

Answer: (c) Germany

*Capital - Berlin

*Currency name - Euro

* President-Frank-Walter Steinmeier

 

15. Which state will provide 2GB of data per day for free to students to study online?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Kerala

(d) West Bengal

Answer: (b) Tamil Nadu

*Capital- Chennai

*Chief Minister- Edappadi K. Palaniswami

*Governor-Banwarilal Purohit

 

16. The Chief Minister of which state inaugurated the 'Arogya Mela' to inform the people about the health scheme?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Punjab

(d) Haryana

Answer: (b) Uttar Pradesh

*Capital - Lucknow

*Chief Minister- Yogi Adityanath

*Governor- Anandiben Patel

 

17. Which state signed an agreement with Cambridge University to make state teachers proficient in English?

(a) Orissa

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c) Karnataka

(d) Assam

Answer: (b) Andhra Pradesh

*Chief Minister- Jaganmohan Reddy

*Governor- Vishwabhushan Harichandan

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