Current Affairs 5th January 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Estonia, which was seen in the news recently, is a country in which continent?
A. South America
B. Europe
C. Asia
D. Africa
Answer [B] Europe
2. The Union Cabinet has approved the export of which missile system of India?
A. Akash
B. Nag
C. Prithvi
D. Amogha
Answer [A] Akash
3. Which country’s space agency has recently approved two Sun-exploration heliophysics missions?
A. India
B. United States
C. Russia
D. China
Answer [B] United States
4. Which type of Ethanol is made from sources like molasses, sugarcane, sugar beet, sorghum and edible oil seeds?
A. 1G ethanol
B. 2G ethanol
C. 3G ethanol
D. Clean Ethanol
Answer [A] 1G ethanol
5. Which application has been launched by the External Affairs Ministry to connect with Indian diaspora?
A. Bharat Connect
B. Hindustan Hamara
C. Bharat Communicate
D. Global Pravasi Rishta
Answer [D] Global Pravasi Rishta
6. Which country approved a total of €1.16 billion ($1.41 billion) in arms exports during 2020 to countries involved in both the Yemen and Libya conflicts?
A. USA
B. Spain
C. Germany
D. France
Answer [C] Germany
7. Anil Panachooran passes away in January 2021. He was related to which of the following fields?
A. Politics
B. Classical Dancing
C. Medicine
D. Poetry
Answer [D] Poetry
8. Who took oath as the new Chief Justice of Orissa High Court in January 2021?
A. Justice S Muralidhar
B. Justice Govind Mathur
C. Justice T.B. Radhakrishnan
D. Justice Dipankar Datta
Answer [A] Justice S Muralidhar
9. In January 2021, the much-awaited train services from which city to Kempegowda International Airport has started?
A. Hyderabad
B. Bengaluru
C. Pune
D. Kolkata
Answer [B] Bengaluru
10. Which of the following has bagged an over Rs 7,000 crore order from HPCL Rajasthan Refinery Ltd (HRRL) for setting up a dual-feed cracker unit?
A. Essar Oil Limited
B. Tata Petrodyne
C. L&T Hydrocarbon Enginering
D. Royal Dutch Shell
Answer [C] L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering