Current Affairs Quiz January 12th 2021

Current Affairs Quiz January 12th 2021

Here is the Current affairs quiz January 12th 2021 for RBI/NABARD/SEBI in the quiz series. This quiz series is also useful for IBPS/SBI PO, Railway recruitment, LIC AAO and clerical exams. The questions covers current affairs, static financial knowledge and other  important topics which can be asked in competitive exams. Answers are given at the end of the quiz.

Current affairs quiz January 12th 2021

Q1. Name the head of Empowered Panel for COVID-19 Vaccine constituted by government?

  1. RS Sharma
  2. VK Paul
  3. Nitin Kumar
  4. P D Vaghela

Answer: (1)
The Union government has appointed RS Sharma, former Trai chief, as the chairperson of an empowered committee for administration of Covid-19 vaccine

Q2. ICRA projected the real gross domestic product (GDP) of India to grow by _____in the financial year 2021-22

  1. 8.9%
  2. 9.6%
  3. 10.1%
  4. 11.2%

Answer: (3)
Domestic rating agency Icra Ratings expects the real gross domestic product (GDP) of India to grow by 10.1% in the financial year 2021-22

Q3. Who has developed the recently launched “Khadi Prakritik Paint”?

  1. NTPC
  2. KVIC
  3. BHEL
  4. BEL

Answer: (2)
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has launched an innovative new paint developed by Khadi and Village Industries Commission. The eco-friendly, non-toxic paint, called “Khadi Prakritik Paint” is a first-of-its-kind product, with anti-fungal, anti-bacterial properties.

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Q4. Road Safety Month shall be observed from ______

  1. 1st January to 1st February
  2. 5th January to 4th February
  3. 10th January to 9th February
  4. 18th January to 17th February

Answer: (4)
Ministry of Transport and Highways, the ministry has decided to observe Road Safety Month from 18 January to 17 February 2021 instead of National Road Safety Week. Accordingly, during this period, various nation-wide activities have been planned to be conducted throughout the country in association with the state governments/ UT administrations, OEMs and other stakeholders.

Q5. National Youth Day is observed annually on _________

  1. 11th January
  2. 12th January
  3. 13th January
  4. 14th January

Answer: (2)
National Youth Day is celebrated on 12 January being the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. The theme for National Youth Day 2021 is ‘Channelizing Youth Power for Nation Building‘.

Q6. Who has been named as the official representative of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the International Cricket Council (ICC)?

  1. Jay Shah
  2. Arun Dhumal
  3. Mahim Verma
  4. Anurag Thakur

Answer: (1)
Jay Shah has been named as the official representative of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the International Cricket Council (ICC)

Q7. Jigmet Dolma recently secured ____ position Dhaka Marathon-2021

  1. 1st
  2. 2nd
  3. 3rd
  4. 4th

Answer: (4)
Special Police Officer in Ladakh Police, Jigmet Dolma represented India in Dhaka Marathon-2021 and secured 4th position, organised at Dhaka in Bangladesh.

Q8. Name the country that will be the country of focus at the 51st International Film Festival of India (IFFI)?

  1. Nepal
  2. Sri Lanka
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Indonesia

Answer: (3)
Bangladesh will be the Country in Focus for the 51st edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) to be held in Goa on January 16.

Q9. Neil Sheehan has passed away recently. He was renowned ______

  1. Politician
  2. Author
  3. Actor
  4. Musician

Answer: (2)
Neil Sheehan, a reporter and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who broke the story of the Pentagon Papers for The New York Times and who chronicled the deception at the heart of the Vietnam War in his epic book about the war, died

Q10. Turlapati Kutumba Rao passed away recently. He was renowned ________

  1. Journalist
  2. Author
  3. Actor
  4. Musician

Answer: (1)
Veteran journalist and Padma Shri awardee Turlapati Kutumba Rao died following a heart attack in Vijayawada

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