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15 january 2021
Q1.Road Safety Week 2021 is being observed from ....... to ........?
a. 08 jan-14 jan
b. 10 jan-16 jan
c. 11 jan-17 jan
d. 12 jan-18 jan
Answer & Explanation
(c)
* Road Safety Week is observed from january 11th to january 17th every year.
* It aims at making the roads and streets in India safer.
* This year, we are celebrating 32nd Road Safety Week and its theme is "Safe yourself to save your family".
Q2.Recently, Which of the following bank has cancelled the licence of which of the following sahakari bank ltd.?
a. Janata Sahakari Bank ltd
b. Vasantdada Nagari Sahakari Bank Ltd
c. Adarsh Co-operative Bank ltd
d. Bassein Catholic Co-op Bank ltd
Answer & Explanation
(b)
* The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the licence of Vasantdada Nagari Sahakari Bank ltd, with immediate effect.
* Vasantdada Nagari Sahakari Bank ltd will now not be allowed to conduct the business of 'banking',including acceptance of deposits and repayment of deposits,with effect from the close of business on january 11,2021.
Q3. Who among the following will head the empowered committee for administration of Covid-19 Vaccine?
a. RS Sharma
b. Amitabh Kant
c. Rajiv Gauba
d. Ajay Bhushan Pandey
Answer & Explanation
(a)
* The Union government has formed an empowered committee for administration of Covid-19 vaccine.
* The committee formation has come days ahead of the mega vaccination drive which is to start in India from 16 january 2021.
* This ten-member team will be headed by RS Sharma, former TRAI chief and will include top health ministry and UIDAI officials as other members.
Q4. Which of the following country will launch its flagship rocket H3 with the highest ever launch capability?
a. Russian
b. USA
c. France
d. Japan
Answer & Explanation
(d)
* The launch capability of H3 to the geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) will be the highest ever.
* Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency-JAXA announced that it will launch its flagship rocket H3 to pave the way for the next generation of transportation technologies.
* Japan's H3 launch vehicle is its new flagship rocket that aims at achieving high reliability,flexibility, and higher-cost performance.
Q5. Recently, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari launched eco-friendly,non-toxic paint innovative new paint developed by Khadi and village Industries Commission named as .......?
a. Khadi Jaivik Paint
b. Khadi Sulabh paint
c. Khadi Bhartiya paint
d. Khadi Prakritik paint
Answer & Explanation
(d)
* Based on cow dung as its main ingredient, the paint is cost-effective and odorless, and has been certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards.
* The eco-friendly, non-toxic paint, called 'khadi Prakritik paint' is a first -of-its-kind product, with anti-fungal and anti-bacterial Properties.
* Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari launched an innovative new paaint developed by khadi and village Industries Commission.
Q6. Which of the following state government undertakes the Karuna Abhiyan campaign to save and treat birds that get injured during the kite festival?
a. Bihar
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Rajasthan
d. Gujarat
Answer & Explanation
(d)
* In the wake of bird flu cases in parts of Gujarat, the state government has announced the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to be adopted for the upcoming Karuna Abhiyan.
Q7. Recently India appointed who among the following as new envoy to Portugal?
a. Manish Chauhan
b. Vikram Doraiswami
c. Birendra Singh Yadav
d. Rahul Shrivastava
Answer & Explanation
(a)
* Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. Portugal is the oldest nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe.
* Capital and largest city of Portugal is Lisbon. Currency of portugal is Euro.
Q8. What is India's rank in the recent Digital Evolution Scorecard 2020?
a. 4th
b. 8th
c. 10th
d. 12th
Answer & Explanation
(a)
* 3rd edition of Digital Evolution Scoreboard - 2020 developed by Tufts University's Fletcher School in partnership with Mastercard.
* India have displayed increasing digital momentum suggestion the potential to rapidly digitalise for both post Covid economic recovery and longer term transformation. Rapidly digitalising India ranked highly among "Break Out Economies".
* "Break Out Economies" are those that are digitalising very quickly and yet have a lot of room to grow rapitaly.
Q9. Indian Army Day is observed across the country on which of the following date?
a. 14th january
b. 15th january
c. 16th january
d. 17th january
Answer & Explanation
(b)
* 15th january 2021 will mark the 73rd Indain Army Day.
* Army day in recognition of Field Marshal Kodandera M. cariappa's taking over as the first Commander in cheif of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher,the last British commander in cheif of india,on 15 january 1949.
* Manoj Mukund Naravane is the current General of the Indian Army or Chief of the Army Staff (COAS).
Q10. The Cabinet Committee on Security approved Procurement of 83 Light Combat Aircrafts "Tejas" from which of the following Company?
a. Bharat Electronics Limited
b. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
c. Mahindra Aerospace
d. Bharat Dynamics Limited
Answer & Explanation
(b)
* The Cabinet Committee on Security approved Procurement of 83 Light Combat Aircrafts 'Tejas" from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited(HAL)
* HAL is an central Government owned aerospace and defence company Headquartered in Bangalore. HAL is governed under the management of the Indian Ministry of Defence.
* The HAL HF-24 Marut Fighter-bomber was the first fighter aircraft made in India.
Q11. India will not have Rebublic Day Chief guest in 2021, this is happening ...... time since independence.
a. 2nd
b. 3rd
c. 4th
d. 5th
Answer & Explanation
(c)
* The only other years when a foreign Chief Guest was not present at the Rebublic Day parade were 1952,1953 and 1966.
* This year's parade will also be shorter, involve fewer participants and only a fourth of the usual number of spectators will be allowed at Rajpath because of Covid-19 related restrictions.
Q12. Bharat Dyanamics Limited signed agreement with which to manufacture STARStreak Air Defence System in India?
a. Leonardo
b. Thales
c. Boeing
d. Raytheon
Answer & Explanation
(b)
* Bharat Dyanamics Limited is one of India's manufactures of ammunitions and missile systems.It was founded in 1970 in Hyderabad,Telangana,India.
* Bharat Dyanamics Limited (BDL) and Thales have signed a Teaming Agreement to work in partnership on the STARStreak Air Defence system with the support of both the Governments of India and United Kingdom.
* By virtue of this agreement Bharat Dyanamics Limited will become a part of the STARStreak global supply chain, providing the opportunity for export of the system to existing and future STARStreak Air Defence Customers.
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