Current Affairs Quiz: 18 January 2021

18 January 2021: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as National Road Safety Month, DRDO's bike ambulance and G7 summit among others. 

1. Which nation's Prime Minister has invited PM Narendra Modi for the G7 summit this year?
a) France
b) UK
c) Germany
d) Canada

2. Late musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan was honoured with how many Padma awards?
a) Three
b) Two
c) One
d) None

3. When was National Road Safety Month inaugurated?
a) January 15th
b) January 16th
c) January 17th
d) January 18th

4. Which Indian art form was a part of the virtual kick-off ceremony of Biden-Harris's inauguration?
a) Madhubani
b) Warli
c) Kolam
d) Kalamkari

5. Brazil's health regulator has declined emergency use of which COVID-19 vaccine?
a) Sputnik V
b) Covishield
c) Covaxin
d) Pfizer

6. What is the name of the bike ambulance launched by DRDO and CRPF?
a) Suraksha
b) Rakshita
c) Shakti
d) Raksha

7. Which nation's economy showed a growth of 2.3 percent in 2020?
a) US
b) Japan
c) UK
d) China

8. Ice cream samples tested positive for coronavirus in which nation?
a) Brazil
b) US
c) China
d) South Korea

Answers

1. (b) The UK
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has extended an invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the G7 summit this year, which is scheduled to be held in Cornwall in South West England from June 11-14, 2021. This was informed through a press release by the British High Commission on January 17, 2021.

2. (a) Three
Legendary Indian classical musician Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan, who passed away on January 17, 2021 at the age of 89 years, was a receiver of several prestigious awards including the prestigious Padma Shri in 1991, Padma Bhushan in 2006 and Padma Vibhushan in 2018.

3. (d) January 18th
The National Road Safety Month was inaugurated on January 18, 2021 by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari at an inaugural function in New Delhi. The National Road Safety Month will be observed to spread awareness regarding road safety and reduce road accidents in India.  

4. (c) Kolam
Kolam, a traditional art form from Tamil Nadu in South India, was a part of the virtual kick-off ceremony of the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris on January 16, 2021. It comprises geometric patterns consisting of dots and lines as a symbol of welcome.

5. (a) Sputnik V
The Brazil National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has declined to give emergency use approval to Russia's Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 vaccination in Brazil.

6. (b) Rakshita
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on January 18, 2021 launched a specially developed bike ambulance 'RAKSHITA' to attend to urgent evacuation needs of the security force personnel in the event of a medical emergency in Naxal affected areas.

7. (d) China
China's economy showed a growth of 2.3 percent in 2020 as a rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, as per the latest data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics on January 18, 2021. This was the nation's lowest economic growth in four decades but it was still ahead of other major economies.

8. (c) China
In a shocking discovery, coronavirus was recently detected in ice cream in eastern China, leading to the sealing of the concerned company and recall of cartons from the same batch.