Current Affairs Quiz: 5 January 2021

5 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 Disease X, wooden satellites and 51st International Film Festival of India among others. 

1. Who among the following has cancelled his scheduled trip to India later this month?
a) Joe Biden 
b) Boris Johnson 
c) Justin Trudeau
d) Emmanuelle Macron

2. Which nation is working to develop first wooden satellites to reduce space junk?
a) Russia
b) US
c) Japan
d) India

3. Hundreds of winter migratory birds have been found dead in which among the following Ramsar sites in India?
a) Bhoj Wetland
b) Chilika Lake
c) Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary
d) Pong Dam Lake

4. The potential first case of a new and deadly ‘Disease X’ has been discovered in which nation?
a) Uganda
b) Angola
c) Zambia
d) Democratic Republic of Congo

5. India has launched its 40th scientific expedition to which among the following regions? 
a) Arctic Region 
b) Mount Everest 
c) Alaska 
d) Antarctica

6. India will be replacing which nation as the co-chair of Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP)?
a) South Korea
b) China 
c) Malaysia
d) Japan 

7. Alexander Ellis has been appointed as which nation’s next High Commissioner to India?
a) Britain
b) Italy
c) Australia
d) US

8. Who will head the international jury of the 51st International Film Festival of India?
a) Priyadarshan
b) Pablo Cesar
c) Rubaiyat Hossain
d) Abu Bakr Shawky

Answers

1. (b) Boris Johnson 
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on January 4, 2021 cancelled his planned trip to India to be the chief guest at the Republic Day Parade 2021. Johnson has cancelled his visit saying that it is important for him to remain in the United Kingdom to focus on the domestic response to the virus.

2. (c) Japan
A Japanese Company and Kyoto University have decided to collaborate to develop the world’s first wooden satellites by 2023. The research has already started on tree growth and the use of wooden materials in space.

3. (d) Pong Dam Lake
Hundreds of winter migratory birds have been found dead in Himachal Pradesh's Pong Dam Lake sanctuary. No specific cause has been identified for the unfortunate incident.

4. (d) Democratic Republic of Congo 
The scientist who discovered the Ebola virus in 1976 has warned against an unknown number of new and potentially fatal viruses faced by humanity, among which is a deadly disease called 'Disease X'. This came after a woman from a remote town in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was found suffering from symptoms of a hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola, which could have been caused by an unidentified deadly pathogen.

5. (d) Antarctica
India launched the 40th Scientific Expedition to Antarctica on January 4, 2021. The journey marks the fourth decade of the nation’s scientific endeavour to the Southern White Continent.

6. (a) South Korea
India will be the co-chair of Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) for the next three years after successfully increasing the population of wild animals such as lions, tigers, and leopards by protecting their habitats. India will be replacing South Korea, which had held the position till November 2020. 

7. (a) Britain
Alexander Ellis has been appointed as the British High Commissioner to India. He will be succeeding Philip Barton.

8. (b) Pablo Cesar
The International Jury of the 51st International Film Festival of India will be headed by Argentine filmmaker Pablo Cesar. The other members of the jury will include Priyadarshan from India, Rubaiyat Hossain from Bangladesh, Abu Bakr Shawky from Austria and Prasanna Vithanage from Sri Lanka.