DAILY GK QUIZ: 11, 12 JAN 2021
[Q] Which
organisation will implement the seaplane service project that was initiated by
the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW)?
(a) Sagarmala
Development Company Ltd
(b) Fame India
(c) Naval Research Board
(d) IIFCL Projects Ltd
(e) Ministry of Tourism
[ANS] a
[Q] Which
launched Coastal Research Vehicle (CRV) was launched by Union Minister Harsh
Vardhan at Chennai Port, in January, 2021?
(a) Sagar
Kanya
(b) Sagar Anveshika
(c) Sagar Sampada
(d) Sagar Manusha
(e) Sagar Tara
[ANS] b
[Q] What was the
theme of 16th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, that was celebrated on January 9, 2021?
(a) 100
years of Gandhi’s return from South Africa
(b) Apna Bharat, Apna Gaurav
(c) Redefining engagement with the Indian diaspora
(d) Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat
(e) Role of Indian Diaspora in building a New India
[ANS] d
[Q] Which was
the world’s largest Energy Service Company, as of January, 2021?
(a) Weatherford
International
(b) Energy Efficiency Services Limited
(c) Vestas
(d) PTT Public Company Limited
(e) Formosa Petrochemical Corporation
[ANS] b
[Q] Who was the
current Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, as of January,
2021?
(a) Syed
Akbaruddin
(b) Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre
(c) Uma Shankar
(d) lndra Mani Pandey
(e) T. S. Tirumurti
[ANS] e
[Q] When is the
World Hindi Day observed globally?
(a) 8 January
(b) 9 January
(c) 10 January
(d) 11 January
(e) 12 January
[ANS] c
[Q] Japan recently
committed how much amount as support for India’s COVID relief efforts?
(a) Rs 4,113 Crores
(b) Rs 1,113 Crores
(c) Rs 5,113 Crores
(d) Rs 2,113 Crores
(e) Rs 3,113 Crores
[ANS] d
[Q] A passenger
plane of Indonesia’s Sriwijaya Air carrying 62 people on board crashed into
waters off Jakarta. What was the name of the plane?
(a) Boeing 737-400
(b) Boeing 737-300
(c) Boeing 737-200
(d) Boeing 737-500
(e) Boeing 737-100
[ANS] d
[Q] Who among the
following has been appointed as senior director for Technology and National
Security by Joe Biden?
(a) Suresh Arora
(b) Ravindra Kumar
(c) Tarun Chhabra
(d) Preeti Gupta
(e) Tanu Verma
[ANS] c
