18th January 2021 Current Affairs Quiz

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Question 1: As per United Nations, which country has the world’s highest Diaspora population?

a. USA
b. Russia
c. China
d. India
e. Australia

d. India
Explanation: India has the largest transnational population in the world. It has the most migrants abroad i.e. 18 million, which is a significant number and another feature which is very interesting about the Indian migrant population is that they’re really distributed all over the globe.

Question 2: Sandeep Aggarwal is appointed as new TEPC chairman. What does P stands for in TEPC?

a. Partnership
b. Public
c. Promotion
d. Private
e. People

c. Promotion
Explanation: TEPC stands for Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council

Question 3: Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro is honored with the prestigious Liftetime Achievement award at IFFI. He belongs to which country?

a. Italy
b. Russia
c. USA
d. France
e. UK

a. Italy
Explanation: The 51st Edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has honored the Italian Cinematographer Vittorio Storaro with prestigious Lifetime Achievement award, at the opening ceremony, scheduled on 16th January 2021.

Question 4: Recently, Juri Ratas resigned as which country prime minister?

a. Uganda
b. Finland
c. Ireland
d. Estonia
e. Sweden

d. Estonia
Explanation: Juri Ratas resigned as prime minister of Estonia and head of the Centre Party on 13th January, amid allegations of corruption against his party.

Question 5: Which among the following has targeted final test of ‘World’s most powerful rocket’ on 17th January 2021?

a. ISRO
b. DRDO
c. NASA
d. BARC
e. None of the above

c. NASA
Explanation: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is looking to carry out the eighth and final test in its “Green Run” test series on 17th January 2021.
Called the ‘hot fire’, this is the final test of an 8-part test series which will gradually bring together the core stage of the agency’s Space Launch System (SLS) to life for the very first time.

Question 6: Who is the author of the book ‘India as a cricketing superpower mirrors our economic rise’?

a. Ravi Shastri
b. Ramachandra Guha
c. Sunil Gawaskar
d. Kirti Azad
e. K Srikanth

b. Ramachandra Guha

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