Current Affairs, 03 January 2021

Current Affairs, 03 January 2021

1. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Karnataka?

(a) Sculptor Moon

(b) P. Ravi Kumar

(c) Suresh Sharma

(d) Dear Dutt

Answer: (b) P. Ravi Kumar                              

 

2. What is the name of the solid propulsion rocket engine which was successfully test-fired by the Sky root Aerospace?

(a) Kalam-5

(b) Bhabha-1

(c) Arya-3

(d) Aditya-5

Answer: (a) Kalam-5

 

3. Recently, Leon Mendonca, how many chess grand masters are there in India?

(a) 66 th                                                                                                  

(b) 65th

(c) 67 th

(d) 69th

Answer: (c) 67 th

 

4. The two-day naval passage exercise PASSEX in the South China Sea was held between India and which country?

(a) Indonesia

(b) Philippines

(c) Singapore

(d) Vietnam

Answer: (d) Vietnam

 

5. Who is the author of the book “Sutranivednachi sutra-ekanbav”?

(a) Sneha Sinha

(b) Roopa Chari

(c) Anandi Khatri

(d) Tina Anand   

Answer: (b) Roopa Chari

 

6. Which country honored Indian Army Chief Manoj Mukund Naravane with ‘Guard of Honor’?

(a) America

(b) South Korea

(c) Japan

(d) Bahrain

Answer: (b) South Korea

 

7. Who has won the Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade?

(a) Steve Smith

(b) David Warner

(c) Virat Kohli

(d) Rashid Khan

Answer: (c) Virat Kohli

 

8. For how many more months did the Central Government declare Nagaland as ‘Disturbed Area’?

(a) 3 months

(b) 6 months

(c) 12 months

(d) 9 months

Answer: (b) 6 months

 

9. S L Dharme Gowda, who passed away recently, was the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council of which state?

(a) Odisha

(b) Karnataka

(c) Aandhra Pradesh

(d) Tamil Nadu

Answer: (b) Karnataka

(b) Karnataka

 

10. Which country has decided to set up a neuclear reactor on the surface of the moon by 2026?

(a) China

(b) Australia

(c) Russia

(d) United States

Answer: (d) United States

 

11. An iceberg A68a which split off from Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf in July 2017 has been drifting towards which island?

(a) South Gergia

(b) Saint Helena

(c) Barbados

(d) Falkland Island

Answer: (a) South Gergia

 

12. Which state has launched the Navaratnalu-Pedalandariki Illu 9Nine-jewels-housing (for all the poor) programme?

(a) Kerala

(b) Odisha

(c) Andhra Pradesh      

(d) Telengana

Answer: (c) Andhra Pradesh

 

13. Which country has launched a new remote sensing satellite Yaogan-33?

(a) South Korea

(b) China

(c) Israel

(d) Japan

Answer: (b) China

 

14. Which state will take punitive action against owners of vehicles displaying caste identities?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Chattisgarh

Answer: (c) Uttar Pradesh

 

15. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and which Ministry together have launched a Contest to strengthen CoWIN?

(a) Ministry of Home Affairs

(b) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

(c) Ministry of Earth Sciences

(d) Ministry of Electronics and IT

Answer: (d) Ministry of Electronics and IT

 

16. KVIC has commissioned a Monpa Handmade paper making unit in which city?

(a) Shillong

(b) Tawang

(c) Kohima

(d) Agartala

Answer: (b) Tawang

 

17. Which among the following has launched an innovation challenge in partnership with DPIIT to develop portable devices for water testing?

(a) National Jal Jeevan Mission

(b) National Mission for Clean Ganga

(c) Ministry of Jal Shakti

(d) NITI Aayog

Answer: (a) National Jal Jeevan Mission

 

18. Tesla Motors will enter Indian Market in 2021. Who is the CEO of Tesla Motors?

(a) Jim Farley

(b) Ralf Brandstaetter

(c) Elon Musk

(d) Drew Baglino

Answer: (c) Elon Musk

 

19. The Defense Ministry has granted ‘green channel status’ to which defense company?

(a) Bharat Dynamics LTD

(b) L & T Defense

(c) Mahindra Defense System

(d) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers

Answer: (b) L & T Defense

 

20. River Cruise Brahmaputra Mukuta has been inaugurated in which state?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Meghalaya

(c) Assam

(d) Sikkim

Answer: (c) Assam

 

21. Which state has recently imposed 'Night Curfew'?

(a) Karnataka                                                                                

(b) Delhi

(c) Punjab

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (b) Delhi

 

22. Which state government decided to convert all madrasas into general schools?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Assam

(c) Jammu and Kashmir

(d) Uttar Pradesh

Answer: (b) Assam

 

23. As the chairman of ISRO, how much has Dr. K. Sivan's tenure been extended?

(a) 2 years

(b) 1 year

(c) 6 months

(d) 1.5 years

Answer: (b) 1 year

 

24. Who is the author of the book “I Came upon the Lighthouse: A Short Memoir of Life with Ratan Tata”?

(a) Sundeep Khanna                                                                                            

(b) Varun Sood

(c) Smarak Swain

(d) Shantanu Naidu

Answer: (d) Shantanu Naidu

 

25. Who is the new Chairman and CEO of Railway Board?

(a) Binod Kumar Yadav

(b) Suneet Sharma

(c) Ashwini Kumar

(d) Ajit Doval

Answer: (b) Suneet Sharma

 

26. What is the total amount of GST collected in December 2020?

(a) 1 lakh crore

(b) 1.15 lakh crore

(c) 1.5 lakh crore

(d) 2 lakh crore

Answer: 1.15 lakh crore

 

27. The late Indira Joseph Veneer, was recently associated with which field?

(a) Music

(b) Radio Broadcaster

(c) Journalism

(d) Literature

Answer: Radio broadcaster

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