Current Affairs Quiz: 12 January 2021
1. US President Donald Trump has declared emergency in which city?
a) New York
b) Los Angeles
c) Washington DC
d) Las Vegas
2. Which state has banned the entry of from neighboring states as a precautionary measure in view of emergence of bird flu?
a) Karnataka
b) Kerala
c) Goa
d) Maharashtra
3. When will US House Democrats vote on Trump's impeachment?
a) January 12th
b) January 13th
c) January 14th
d) January 15th
4. How many US Presidents have been removed from office through impeachment?
a) Three
b) Two
c) One
d) None
5. When is National Youth Day observed?
a) January 12th
b) January 13th
c) January 15th
d) January 17th
6. Rare metal vanadium has been found in which Indian state?
a) Assam
b) Meghalaya
c) Nagaland
d) Arunachal Pradesh
7. Which space agency will launch the world’s most powerful rocket on January 17th?
a) NASA
b) ISRO
c) JAXA
d) ESA
8. When was One Planet Summit held this year?
a) January 10th
b) January 11th
c) January 12th
d) January 8th
Answers
1. (c) Washington DC
US President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency in Washington DC ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20, 2021. The declaration of emergency comes after pro-Trump supporters breached the security of US Capitol building on January 6.
2. (c) Goa
The Goa state government has banned the entry of poultry from neighboring states as a precautionary measure amid the emergence of bird flu cases in several states in the country.
3. (b) January 13th
The US House Democrats plan to vote to impeach President Donald Trump on January 13, 2021. The House will vote on January 12th on a resolution urging Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from power and then vote to impeach the President.
4. (d) None
Three US Presidents have faced impeachment by the Congress—Acosystemndrew Johnson, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. However, no U.S. president has ever been removed from office through impeachment.
5. (a) January 12th
National Youth Day is observed on January 12, 2021. The date was chosen to honor the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, one of India’s greatest spiritual and social leaders.
6. (d) Arunachal Pradesh
The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has found promising concentrations of vanadium in the palaeo-proterozoic carbonaceous phyllite rocks in Arunachal Pradesh’s Papum Pare district.
7. (a) NASA
NASA is set to launch the most powerful rocket in the world on January 17, 2021. NASA has named it as the Space Launch System. The rocket has been built to carry the first woman and the next man to the moon.
8. (b) January 11th
The One Planet Summit was held this year on January 11, 2021. The summit is an international event that aims to advance the protection of the nature and ecosystems.
