Current Affairs, 19 January 2021

 Current Affairs, 19 January 2021

1. Which state launched 'Karuna Abhiyan' to protect birds?

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Gujarat

(c) Bihar

(d) West Bengal

Answer: (b) Gujarat

* Capital - Gandhinagar

* Chief Minister- Vijay Rupani

* Governor- Acharya Debabrata

 

2. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of Bihar's anti-drug program?

(a) Shabnam Khatun

(b) Jyoti Kumari

(c) Jyoti Sharma

(d) Roshni Mehta

Answer: (b) Jyoti Kumari

* She went viral on Lockdown as ‘Bicycle Girl’

* Because, in the lockdown, he cycled his sick father a total of 1200 km from Gurugram to Darbhanga

 

3. What is the name of the new motorcycle ambulance started by DRDO and CRPF?

(a) Energy

(b) Rakshita

(c) Shakti

(d) Protection

Answer: (b) Rakshita

* DRDO - Defense Research and Development Organization

* CRPF - Central Reserve Police Force

 

4. When was the National Road Safety Month inaugurated?

(a) January 15

(b) 16 January

(c) 17 January

(d) 18 January

Answer: (d) 18 January

* Recently, on 18 January 2021, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Transport Minister Nitin Gatkari launched the ‘National Road Safety Month’ to reduce road accidents in India and raise road safety awareness.

 

5. Which bank has recently launched ‘Debt Solution Scheme’?

(a) ICICI

(b) PNB

(c) SBI

(d) BOB

Answer: (c) SBI

 

6. In which state is the ‘Nagi-Nokti Bird Sanctuary’ located?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(c) Jharkhand

(d) Karnataka

Answer: (b) Bihar

 

7. Where is the ‘Statue of Unity’ located?

(a) Mandbi

(b) Kebadia

(c) Navsari

(d) Madhera

Answer: (b) Kebadia

 

8. Which two countries have been declared as ‘Major Strategic Partners’ of USA?

(a) Bahrain and Israel

(b) United Arab Emirates and Bahrain

(c) Arabia and Egypt

(d)  India and Sri Lanka

Answer: (b) United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain

* The capital of the UAE - Abu Dhabi

* The name of the currency - Dirham

* President - Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

* The capital of Bahrain - Manama

* The name of the currency - Dinar

* Prime Minister - Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

 

9. Which state launched ‘One School One IAS’ scheme?

(a) Bihar

(b) Jharkhand

(c) Kerala

(d) Madhya Pradesh

Answer: (c) Kerala

* Capital - Thiruvananthapuram

* CM- Pinarayi Vijayan

* Governor- Arif Mohammad Khan

 

10. Who wrote the book titled ‘The Commonwealth of Cricket’?

(a) Asif Iqbal

(b) Ramchandra Guha

(c) MS. Dhoni

(d) Nayan Jeth

Answer: (b) Ramchandra Guha

 

11. Who is the first recipient of Covid-19 vaccine in India?

(a) Manish Kumar

(b) Subhash Sharma

(c) Mainak Kumar

(d) Manish Sisodia

Answer: (c) Manish Kumar

* He is a sanitation worker in Delhi

 

12. Which state government inaugurated the first bird festival called 'Kalrab'?

(a) Nagaland

(b) Bihar

(c) Manipur

(d) Meghalaya

Answer: (b) Bihar

* It was inaugurated at Nagi Bird Sanctuary in Jamui district of Bihar

* Capital- Patna

* Chief Minister - Nitish Kumar

* Governor- Fagu Chauhan

 

13. 1000 crore ‘Startup India Seed Fund’ announced by who?

(a) Nirmala Sitharaman

(b) Dharmendra Pradhan

(c) Narendra Modi

(d) Piyush Goel

Answer: (c) Narendra Modi

 

14. Which company made a motorbike ambulance called 'Rakshita'?

(a) CRPF

(b) DRDO

(c) Indian Army

(d) L&T

Answer: (b) DRDO

* The 350cc Royal Enfield bike is designed this way

* This bike ambulance was handed over to CRPF

* Full story of DRDO- Defense Research and Development Organization

* Headquarters- New Delhi

* Establishment year - 1956

* The current chairman-Dr. Satish Reddy

* Full word of CRPF- Central Reserve Police Force

* Headquarters- New Delhi

* Current Director- A.P. Maheshwari

 

15. Who has recently been honored with ‘Indian Personality of the Year Award’?

(a) Biswajit Singh

(b) Biswajit Chatterjee

(c) Prithvipal Singh

(d) None is correct

Answer: (b) Biswajit Chatterjee

 

16. Which company got the title of ‘Best Governed Company’?

(a) TATA

(b) ITC Limited

(c) Bajaj

(d) Hindustan

Answer: (b) ITC Limited

* Headquarters - Kolkata

* Year of establishment - 24th August 1910

* Current CEO- Sanjeev Puri

 

17. Who made India's first domestic machine pistol 'ASMI'?

(a) Indian Army & IIT -Delhi

(b) BSF & Indian Army

(c) Indian Army & DRDO

(d) DRDO & BSF

Answer: (c) Indian Army & DRDO

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