Current Affairs 13th January 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Union Home Minister is to launch the ‘Single Window Clearance System’ in which sector?
A. Coal Mines      
B. DISCOMs
C. Steel Plants
D. Copper Mines
Answer [A] Coal Mines
2. The first edition of National Youth Parliament Festival was held in which year?
A. 2015
B. 2017
C. 2019
D. 2020
Answer [C] 2019
3. The LiDAR survey was started for which high speed rail project, from Noida?
A. Delhi-Varanasi High-Speed Rail Corridor
B. Delhi-Patna High-Speed Rail Corridor
C. Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor
D. Chennai-Bengaluru High Speed Rail Corridor
Answer [A] Delhi-Varanasi High-Speed Rail Corridor
4. World Hindi Day commemorates the anniversary of first World Hindi Conference held in which state?
A. Varanasi
B. Nagpur
C. Pune
D. Delhi
Answer [B] Nagpur
5. As per Geological Survey of India (GSI), which Indian state could contain Vanadium Deposits?
A. Jharkhand
B. Bihar
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Odisha
Answer [C] Arunachal Pradesh
6. Which of the following has partnered with Niti Aayog to launch the revamped Women Entrepreneurship Platform?
A. Snapdeal
B. Myntra
C. Ajio
D. Flipkart
Answer [D] Flipkart
7. India’s online video market is projected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of how much per cent between 2020 and 2025 to $4.5 billion?
A. 20
B. 22
C. 24
D. 26
Answer [D] 26
8. Which of the following will ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in January 2021 to commemorate its eighth anniversary of listing on the exchange?
A. TCS
B. Wipro
C. Accenture
D. Infosys
Answer [D] Infosys
9. SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund has sold about how many billion dollar in Uber Technologies Inc. stock?
A. 0.5
B. 1.0
C. 2.0
D. 2.5
Answer [C] 2.0
10. A 13-day Khelo India Zanskar Winter Sport & Youth Festival 2021 will begin in January 2021 in which city?
A. Jammu
B. Ladakh
C. Shimla
D. Chandigarh
Answer [B] Ladakh