Current Affairs 11th January 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. When will Union Budget 2021 be presented?
A. February 1st
B. March 1st
C. April 1st
D. March 15th
Answer A. February 1st
2. Which nation has gained the top spot in the Test rankings?
A. New Zealand
B. England
C. India
D. South Africa
Answer A. New Zealand
3. The Indian Embassy has suspended all consular services in which nation till February 20?
A. US
B. Japan
C. UK
D. France
Answer C. UK
4. When will the 63rd annual Grammy Awards be presented?
A. March 14th
B. April 15th
C. February 25th
D. March 1st
Answer A. March 14th
5. Which state government will initiate the world’s largest floating solar project by 2023?
A. Maharashtra
B. Karnataka
C. Gujarat
D. Madhya Pradesh
Answer D. Madhya Pradesh
6. Which nation has signed on MOC with India for a basic framework of the partnership for proper operation of the system relating to specified skilled workers?
A. Germany
B. Japan
C. Argentina
D. Brazil
Answer B. Japan
7. Which state government has launched Kisan Kalyan Mission?
A. Madhya Pradesh
B. Rajasthan
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Answer C. Uttar Pradesh
8. Which nation recently released a draft Arctic Policy?
A. Russia
B. US
C. France
D. India
Answer D. India
9. Bharat Griha Raksha Policy is related to …………
A. IRDAI
B. LIC
C. Both A and B
D. None
Answer A. IRDAI
10. About ……. Of Egypt’s drinking water and irrigation supplies depend on the Nile.
A. 97%
B. 96%
C. 95%
D. 94%
Answer A. 97%
11. When is the World Hindi Day celebrated?
A. 10 January
B. 11 January
C. 12 January
D. 13 January
Answer [A] 10 January
12. At which of the following cities had the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) recommended the setting of the Science and Technology Clusters?
A. Bengaluru
B. NCR-Delhi
C. Pune
D. All A, B and C
Answer [D] All A, B and C
13. Who has been named as the white House Deputy Press Secretary in the upcoming Joe Biden administration?
A. Vivek Murthy
B. Atul Gawande
C. Sabrina Singh
D. Aruna Majumdar
Answer [C] Sabrina Singh
14. Which state has flagged off 25 pink buses for free service to women and senior citizens under the 8Bhraman Sarathi’ Scheme?
A. Maharashtra
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Bihar
D. Assam
Answer [D] Assam
5. When will India’s vaccination drive, the world’s largest immunization exercise against the coronovirus disease kick-off?
A. 12 January 2021
B. 16 January 2021
C. 20 January 2021
D. 25 January 2021
Answer [B] 16 January 2021
16. Who is among the winners of NASA’s Artemis Next-Gen STEM-Moon to Mars App Development challenge?
A. Palak Gupta
B. Anshu Jain
C. Aryan Jain
D. Monika Arora
Answer [C] Aryan Jain
17. SK Abdul Kalam is related to which of the following fields?
A. Acting
B. Politics
C. Cricket
D. Journalism
Answer [B] Politics
18. The researchers of which of the following Universities have discovered a new state of matter. Liquid glass?
A. University of Freiburg
B. University of Mannheim
C. University of Konstanz
D. University of Bonn
Answer [C] University of Konstanz
19. Which of the following IITs has approved Noida Authority’s 6.5 crore budget to clean the city’s largest irrigation drain that passes through dozens of residential areas?
A. IIT Delhi
B. IIT Madras
C. IIT Bombay
D. IIT Roorkee
Answer [A] IIT Delhi
20. Which of the following has launched its Anti-Doping Education and Learning platform (ADEL)?
A. United States Anti-Doping Agency
B. The World Anti-Doping Agency
C. International Olympic Committee
D. National Anti-Doping Agency
Answer [B] The World Anti-Doping Agency