Exercise :: January 12, 2021 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
- January 12, 2021 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
| 1. | Which organisation has adopted 100 Atal Tinkering Labs across the country? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Indian Space Research Organization will adopt 100 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) across the country.
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| 2. | What was the theme of the 16th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas observed on 9th January? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The theme of Pravasi Bhartiya Divas 2021 was Contributing to Atma - Nirbhar Bharat.
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| 3. | IREDA has signed a MoU with which company for providing its technical expertise for developing renewable energy projects? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd has signed a MoU with NHPC Ltd. for providing technical expertise in developing renewable energy projects.
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| 4. | What is the length of India's first double stack long-haul container train? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off the world's first double-stack long haul 1.5 km long container train to run on electric traction.
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| 5. | The Pioneers is a program of which country's space agency? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The Pioneers Program was started by US space agency NASA in 2020 which aims to research on astrophysics science using smaller hardware.
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| 6. | Who has taken over as the MD and CEO of India Post Payment Bank? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: J. Venkatramu has taken up charge as the new managing director and chief executive officer of the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB).
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| 7. | For the year 2020, what is the food price index? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The World Food Price index averaged 97.9 points for the whole of 2020, which is a three-year high and a 3.1 percent increase from 2019.
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| 8. | Which ministry has launched the Freight Business Development Portal? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal has recently launched the Freight Business Development Portal to reduce the costs for logistics providers, provide online tracking facility for suppliers and to simplify the process of goods transportation.
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| 9. | Virander Kumar Paul has been appointed as the Ambassador of India to which country? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Virander Kumar Paul has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Somalia.
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| 10. | The Government of India recently formed a committee to protect language, land and the culture of Ladakh. Who is the head of the committee? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Committee will be headed by the Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy and will include elected representatives from Ladakh, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, central government, and the Ladakh administration.
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| 11. | The President has promulgated an ordinance to merge the officers of which cadre with AGMUT cadre? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir the Centre has merged J&K cadre for all India Services Viz; IAS, IPS and IFS officers with that of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) through an ordinance.
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| 12. | Between which two states, the first direct flight Kalaburagi to Tirupati was flagged off? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The direct daily flight operations between Kalaburagi in Karnataka to Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh were flagged off under the Regional Connectivity Scheme - Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN).
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| 13. | Chitra Ghosh passed away recently was related to which profession? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Chitra Ghosh niece of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has passed away. Chitra Ghosh was in the education service of the government of West Bengal.
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| 14. | Who has launched the mobile application for the Digital Calendar and Diary for 2021? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar has launched a mobile application for the Digital Calendar and Diary of Government of India for 2021.
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| 15. | What is the theme of the International Akhand Conference EDUCON - 2020? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal has inaugurated the virtual International Akhand Conference ' EDUCON 2020. The theme of EDUCON - 2020 was "Envisioning Education for Transforming Youth to Restore Global Peace".
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| 16. | Which country is to chair the Taliban and Libya sanctions committees and the Counter - Terrorism Committee of UNSC? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The India has been asked to chair three important committees of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
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| 17. | Which state government has declared the entire state as a controlled area? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Punjab government has declared the entire state as "controlled area" due to the bird flu outbreak in neighbouring states.
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| 18. | What is the strike range of the Fatah - 1 weapon system which was test fired by Pakistan? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Pakistan Army has successfully conducted the test flight of an indigenously developed Guided Multi Launch Rocket System, Fatah - 1. It can hit targets up to a range of 140 km.
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| 19. | The Former Foreign minister Madhavsinh Solanki has passed away. He was the former Chief Minister of which state? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Veteran Congress leader Madhavsinh Solanki has passed away. He had been the Chief Minister of Gujarat for three times between. He was the longest serving chief minister of the state before Narendra Modi.
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| 20. | Which state has announced to launch the country's first Solar Electric RORO service? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The country's first Solar Electric RORO service will be introduced during the year 2021-2022, the Kerala Governor announced in the Assembly.
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