16th January 2021 Current Affairs Quiz

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Question 1: Which state celebrates festival of cattle ‘Kanuma’ on third day of Sankranti festival?

a. Telangana
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Punjab
d. Assam
e. Karnataka

a. Telangana
Explanation: In Telangana, people are celebrating ‘Kanuma’, the festival of cattle, on the third day of Sankranti festival. On the occasion, the people especially in rural areas, worship cattle and agriculture tools. Rural craftsmen and artisans who help farmers in their daily chores are specially honoured.

Question 2: Which state celebrates Bhogali Bihu?

a. Gujarat
b. Assam
c. Bihar
d. West Bengal
e. Andhra Pradesh

b. Assam
Explanation: In Assam, the Magh or Bhogali Bihu is celebrated throughtout the state with traditional fervor and gaiety. People from all sections of life have participated within the joyous celebration of the post-harvest competition.

Question 3: When is Indian Army Day celebrated?

a. 24th December
b. 17th January
c. 10th January
d. 15th January
e. 12th January

d. 15th January
Explanation: Indian Army Day is celebrated on 15th January every year. It marks the day when Lt Gen KM Carriappa took over as commander-in-chief of the Indian Army from General Francis Butcher, the last British commander-in-chief of India, in 1949.

Question 4: Recently, which among the following appointed Tech Industry Leader Pat Gelsinger as its new CEO?

a. IBM
b. Intel
c. Wipro
d. Infosys
e. Dell

b. Intel

Question 5: Recently, Mahindra Lifespace Developers tied up with which bank for faster home loan approvals, discounts?

a. HDFC Bank
b. Bank of Baroda
c. State Bank of India
d. ICICI Bank
e. Bank of India

c. State Bank of India
Explanation: Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd. has signed an MoU with SBI for faster home loan approvals as well as to offer special discounts to customers and employees of both the companies. Mahindra Lifespace and SBI have signed an MoU to enable an improved and more seamless experience for homebuyers across India.

Question 6: Which state became 8th state to successfully undertake East of Doing Business reform?

a. Tamil Nadu
b. Telangana
c. Andhra Pradesh
d. Odisha
e. Kerala

e. Kerala
Explanation: Kerala has become the 8th state in the country to successfully undertake Ease of Doing Business reform stipulated by the Finance Ministry. With this, the state has now become eligible to mobilise additional financial resources of two thousand 373 crore rupees through Open Market Borrowings.
In addition to Kerala, seven other states namely, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Telangana have already completed this reform.

Question 7: IFFI to pay tribute to legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray on his Birth Centenary. Where is the film festival going to be held?

a. Mumbai
b. New Delhi
c. Pune
d. Goa
e. Bangaluru

d. Goa
Explanation: The 51st Edition of Asia’s oldest and India’s biggest festival, the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which is going to be held in Goa from 16th January to 24th January 2021, will pay tribute to the celebrated filmmaker Satyajit Ray marking his birth centenary. He was a renowned director, screenwriter, music composer, graphic artist, lyricist and writer.

Question 8: Which state celebrates Thiruvalluvar Day?

a. Kerala
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Assam
d. Telangana
e. Tamil Nadu

e. Tamil Nadu Explanation: Tamil Nadu celebrates Thiruvalluvar Day on 15th January in the honour of the Saint Poet Thiruvalluvar. Valluvar’s epic work, Thirukkural, which consists of 1330 kurals or couplets is translated into many international and Indian languages.
Thiruvalluvar Day is celebrated on the 2nd day of the Thai month.

Question 9: In which country has the World’s oldest known cave painting founded?

a. Indonesia
b. Malaysia
c. Thailand
d. Bhutan
e. China

a. Indonesia
Explanation: Archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest known cave art – a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was painted at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia.

Question 10: Indian Army along with ____ have jointly produced India’s first indigenous 9mm sub-machine gun.

a. ISRO
b. DRDO
c. NASA
d. IIT Delhi
e. IISc Bangalore

b. DRDO
Explanation: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Army have jointly produced India’s first indigenously developed 9mm sub –machine gun. The 9mm sub-machine gun was recently displayed at the Indian Army ‘s innovation display event.

Question 11: Which among the following is to acquire Payments Technology Services for Rs 66 crore?

a. TCS
b. Wipro
c. Tech Mahindra
d. Reliance Industries
e. IBM

c. Tech Mahindra
Explanation: IT services major Tech Mahindra will acquire Payments Technology Services Ltd (PTSL), a step-down subsidiary of fintech firm FIS, for about Rs. 66 crore. The acquisition will give Tech Mahindra access of IPs and licenses for two products - Open Payment Framework (OPF) and Multi-Bank System (MBS).

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