Current Affairs Quiz January 3rd & 4th 2021

Current Affairs Quiz January 3rd & 4th 2021

Here is the Current affairs quiz January 3rd & 4th 2021 for RBI/NABARD/SEBI in the quiz series. This quiz series is also useful for IBPS/SBI PO, Railway recruitment, LIC AAO and clerical exams. The questions covers current affairs, static financial knowledge and other  important topics which can be asked in competitive exams. Answers are given at the end of the quiz.

Current affairs quiz January 3rd & 4th 2021

Q1. Name the country that becomes co-chair of Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP).?

  1. India
  2. China
  3. Japan
  4. Australia

Answer: (1)
India has been chosen as the co-chair of the IUCN-supported Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) for a period of three years.

Q2. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) foundation day is observed annually on ____

  1. 4th January
  2. 3rd January
  3. 2nd January
  4. 1st January

Answer: (4)
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) observed the 63rd Foundation Day of its establishment on January 01, 2021

Q3. Who has topped the Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2021?

  1. Elon R Musk
  2. Jeff Bezos
  3. bill Gates
  4. None of the Above

Answer: (2)

Q4. Mukesh Ambani ranked ____ in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2021

  1. 10th
  2. 11th
  3. 12th
  4. 15th

Answer: (3)
India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and Managing Director of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) dropped down to 12th spot in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index 2021

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Q5. Name the company that has inked pact with Indian Navy Indian Navy for initial supply of Laser Dazzlers?

  1. BHEL
  2. BEL
  3. NHPC
  4. NTPC

Answer: (2)
Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a contract with Indian Navy for initially supply 20 Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Dazlers (Laser Dazzlers)

Q6. Who has recently has delivered to the Indian Navy the last of the eight landing craft utility (LCU) ships manufactured by it?

  1. Cochin Shipyard Limited
  2. Mazagon Dock Limited
  3. Hindustan Shipyard Limited
  4. Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers

Answer: (4)
Defence PSU GRSE has delivered to the Indian Navy the last of the eight landing craft utility (LCU) ships manufactured by it, providing a major boost to the country’s defence preparedness

Q7. Who has constructed a composite Digital Payments Index (DPI) to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country?

  1. RBI
  2. NHB
  3. NITI Aayog
  4. SBI

Answer: (1)
Reserve Bank of India has constructed a composite Digital Payments Index (DPI) to capture the extent of digitisation of payments across the country.
The RBI-DPI comprises of 5 broad parameters that enable measurement of deepening and penetration of digital payments in the country over different time periods. These parameters are – (i) Payment Enablers (weight 25%), (ii) Payment Infrastructure – Demand-side factors (10%), (iii) Payment Infrastructure – Supply-side factors (15%), (iv) Payment Performance (45%) and (v) Consumer Centricity (5%). Each of these parameters have sub-parameters which, in turn, consist of various measurable indicators.

Q8. World Braille Day is observed annually on _____

  1. 4th January
  2. 3rd January
  3. 2nd January
  4. 1st January

Answer: (1)
World Braille Day is an international day on 4 January and celebrates awareness of the importance of braille as a means of communication in the full realization of the human rights for blind and visually impaired people.

Q9. Who has become India’s 67th chess Grandmaster?

  1. Akash
  2. Leon Mendonca
  3. Raunak Sadhwani
  4. Prithu Gupta

Answer: (2)
Goa’s 14-year-old Leon Mendonca has become India’s 67th chess Grandmaster by winning the third and final norm at a tournament in Italy

Q10. Name the state/UT government that has set up a Tamil academy to promote the South Indian language and culture?

  1. Chandigarh
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Delhi
  4. Assam

Answer: (3)
The Department of Art, Culture and Language of the Delhi government set up a Tamil to promote the South Indian language and culture in the Capital.

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