Daily Current Affairs Quiz: January 05, 2021
January 5, 2021 May 21, 2021
1. What is the name of the online event launched by Agriculture Ministry, to promote innovation in agriculture?
[A] Atmanirbhar Agri
[B] Agri India Hackathon
[C] Kisan Mela
[D] Krishi Sammelan
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Correct Answer: B [Agri India Hackathon]
Notes:
Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the Virtual Agri India hackathon 2020 in New Delhi.
It is the largest virtual gathering to organise dialogues and promote innovations in agriculture. This year, the event organized by Pusa Krishi, ICAR – IARI, ICAR & Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare. 24 best innovations will be awarded 1 lakh cash award and incubation support.
2. What is the expansion of ‘IUC’, which was recently seen in the news recently?
[A] Internet usage charges
[B] Intermediate usage charges
[C] Interconnect usage charges
[D] Interconnect utility charges
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Correct Answer: C [Interconnect usage charges]
Notes:
As per the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the Interconnect usage charges (IUC) has been made zero from January 1, 2021.
IUC is the charge paid by a telecom company, for every call made from its network to different service providers. Prior to this move, the telecom company has been paying 6 paise per minute as the IUC.
3. Zhong Shanshan, who replaced Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest person, is from which country?
[A] Singapore
[B] China
[C] Japan
[D] Thailand
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Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Zhong Shanshan’s net worth rose to USD 70.9 billion making him the richest man in Asia above both Mukesh Ambani and China’s Jack Ma.
Zhong Shanshan is the founder of ‘Nongfu Spring’, the largest beverage company in China. He is also the owner of the Chinese pharmaceutical giant ‘Wantai’.
4. Who has been appointed as the new Railway Board Chairman and CEO?
[A] A K Antony
[B] Suneet Sharma
[C] Pradeep Kumar
[D] P S Mishra
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Correct Answer: B [Suneet Sharma]
Notes:
Former General Manager of the Eastern Railway, Suneet Sharma has been appointed as the new Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Railway Board (Ministry of Railways).
He will also serve as the ex-officio Principal Secretary to Government of India. After the completion of the term of incumbent chief V K Yadav, the appointments committee of the Cabinet has approved Suneet Sharma as the new Chairman & CEO.
5. China has completed a railway line linking the Tibetan cities of Lhasa and Nyingchi, near the border of which Indian state?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Meghalaya
[D] Manipur
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Correct Answer: B [Arunachal Pradesh]
Notes:
As per media reports, China has recently completed the track-laying work for a railway line which links the cities of Lhasa and Nyingchi in Tibet.
The cities are close to the Indian border in Arunachal Pradesh. This Sichuan-Tibet Railway is the second railway into Tibet, which starts from the capital of Sichuan Province, Chengdu and enters Tibet.
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