JANUARY CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 21

JANUARY CURRENT AFFAIRS SET 21

1.  Name the Lokpal Member, who resigned on January 9, 2020 .
1) Harilal Jekisundas Kania
2) Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale
3) Mehar Chand Mahajan
4) BK Mukherjea
Answer:-2) Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale
2.  Which country has launched its new communication technology experiment satellite, Tongxin Jishu Shiyan Weixing -5 (TJSW-5) recently ?
1) United States (US)          2) Russia
3) Japan     4) China     
Answer:-4) China
3.  Name the India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier that is likely to be commissioned by early 2021 .
1) Aditya            2) Vikram              3) Vikrant
4) Arihant              
Answer:-3) Vikrant
4.  Which manufacturing company, is building the India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, “Vikrant” ?
1) Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL)
2) Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE)
3) Shipping Corporation of India (SCI)
4) Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders (MDS)
Answer:-1) Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL)
5.  Sangeet-Natak Akademi awardee, Idu Sharif passed away recently, he was a _______ .
1) Bhatiali singer       2) Dhadi singer
3) Kajari singer            4) Mand singer
Answer:-2) Dhadi singer
6.  Name the deceased screenwriter, who was nominated for Oscar for directing the film ‘Heaven Can Wait’ along with Warren Beatty .
1) Charlie Kaufman          2) Woody Allen
3) Quentin Tarantino          4) Henry Zuckerman
Answer:-4) Henry Zuckerman
7.  On which date, Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated ?
1) January 6               2) January 7
3) January 9                     4) January 8
Answer:-3) January 9
8. Name the scheme under which 24 states and Union Territories (UTs) will set up a total of 1,023 ‘fast-track special courts’ (FTSCs) .
1) Pradhan Mantri Mantru Vandana Yojana
2) SWADHAR Greh Scheme
3) National Mission for Safety of Women (NMSW)
4) Mahila e-Haat
Answer:-3) National Mission for Safety of Women (NMSW)
9.  What is the total outlay of the project, that will set up 1,023 ‘fast-track special courts’ (FTSCs) ?
1) Rs. 767.25 crore          2) Rs. 667.25 crore
3) Rs. 567.25 crore             4) Rs. 467.25 crore
Answer:-1) Rs. 767.25 crore
10.  How many Indian airports have received the International recognition for reducing the carbon emission level as per the standards set by Airports Council International (ACI) ?
1) 2           2) 4              3) 3            4) 6
Answer:-2) 4