Daily current affairs 4 January 2021

Daily Current affairs 4 January 2021

Here is the Daily Current Affairs 4 January 2021 covering the following topics: national anthem, Kazakhstan , Thoubal Multi Purpose Project , Kisan Kalyan Mission and Hindi current affairs .

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Q.1. Who overtook Australia topped the ICC Test rankings?
Ans. New zealand

Q.2. Which country has changed a word in its ‘national anthem’?
Ans. Australia

Explanation:- Historic change to advance Australia Fair, Australia’s national anthem , in the ‘spirit of unity’ .

A national anthem is a country’s national song. The majority of national anthems are marches or hymns in style. Latin American, Central Asian, and European nations tend towards more ornate and operatic pieces, while those in the Middle East, Oceania, Africa, and the Caribbean use a more simplistic fanfare. The oldest national anthem is Great Britain ’s “God Save the Queen,” which was described as a national anthem in 1825 .

Q.3. Raghavendra Singh Chauhan has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the High Court of which state?
Ans. Uttarakhand

Q.4. Kazakhstan has scraped death penalty. What is the capital of Kazakhstan?

Ans. Nur-Sultan (old capital name – Astana)

Explanation :- Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country and former Soviet republic, extends from the Caspian Sea in the west to the Altai Mountains at its eastern border with China and Russia. Its largest metropolis.

• They share boarder with Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.
• Currency:  Kazakhstani tenge
• President:  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
• Official languages:  Kazakh, Russian

Q.5. Who has inaugurated Virtual Agri Hackathon 2020 in New Delhi ?
Ans. Narendra Singh Tomar

Explanation:- Agri India Hackathon is the largest virtual gathering to create dialogues, and accelerate innovations in agriculture. The Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has inaugurated the Virtual Agri-hackathon 2020. The Agri India Hackathon 2020 is organized by Pusa Krishi, ICAR – Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) & Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare.

Q.6. Maitree Setu will connect which state of india to Bangladesh ?

Ans. Tripura

Explanation :- Feni Bridge is known as Maitree setu in Chattogram. Connects South Tripura with Ramgarh of Bangladesh . Bridge to be completed before 2021 reduce the nearest port from 2,200km (Haldia) to 70km (Chittagong).

Q.7. Who has acquired podcast network ‘WONDERY’?
Ans. Amazon

Explanation:- Amazon is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington, which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook.

Important points related to exams – Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos in Bellevue, Washington, on July 5, 1994. 

Headquarter- Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Q.8. Who became the 67th Grandmaster of India?
Ans. Leon Mendoca (Goa)

Q.9. Kochi-Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline will be inagurated by _______ .

Ans. Narender modi

Explanation – Carry natural gas from the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Regasification Terminal at Kochi, Kerala to Mangaluru, Karnataka , while passing through Ernakulam , Thrissure, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod districts.

Q.10. In which city is the Thoubal Multi Purpose Project (Thoubal Dam) inaugurated?
Ans. Imphal

Explanation:- The Thoubal Multipurpose Project on river Thoubal, a tributary of Manipur river, is located near the village Phayang at 35 km from Imphal town in Manipur. The Thoubal Multipurpose Project estimated to cost Rs.47.25 Crores was sanctioned for implementation by the Planning Commission during May’1980.

Q.11. Who has launched ‘Digital Payment Index’?
Ans. RBI

Explanation:- The Reserve Bank of India announced that it will create a Digital Payment Index by July 2020. The main aim of the index creation is to capture the extent of digitization of monetary payments in the country.

Q.12. Who has become the richest person in Asia?
Ans. Zhong Shanshan

Explanation:- Zhong Shanshan born in 1956. He is a Chinese billionaire businessman, who founded and chairs Nongfu Spring, the largest beverage company in China. He is also the owner of the Chinese pharma giant ‘Wantai’. As of September 2020, he is the richest person in China. He became Asia’s richest man after India’s Mukesh Ambani .

Q.13. Who has celebrated its 63rd Foundation Day on 01 January 2021?
Ans. DRDO

Q.14. Which state has introduced Kisan Kalyan Mission ?

Ans. Uttar Pradesh

Explanation :- The Kisan Kalyan mission aims to double tje farmer income covering all the Assembly constituencies of the state of Uttar Pradesh .

The mission aims to create agricultural diversification.

Q.15. Which country to host the co-chair of Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) ?

Ans. India

Explanation:- India has been chosen as the co-chair of the IUCN-supported Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP) for a period of three years till November 2023.

Q.16. Who has become first Female Chairperson of Steel Authority of India ?

Ans. Soma Mondal

Explanation:- Headquarters of SAIL are located in New Delhi.

The Government of india owns about 75% of SAIL’s equity and retains voting control of the company .

Daily current affairs in hindi

Q.1. ऑस्ट्रेलिया को पीछे छोड़कर कौन ICC टेस्ट रैंकिंग में शीर्ष पर पहुंचा है ?
Ans. न्यूजीलैंड

Q.2. किस देश ने अपने ‘राष्ट्रगान’ में एक शब्द को बदल दिया है ?
Ans. ऑस्ट्रेलिया

Q.3. राघवेन्द्र सिंह चौहान को किस राज्य के हाई कोर्ट का मुख्य न्यायधीश नियुक्त किया गया है ?
Ans. उत्तराखंड

Q.4. नई दिल्ली में वर्चुअल अग्री हैकेथान 2020 का उद्धाटन.किसने किया है ?
Ans. नरेंद्र सिंह तोमर

Q.5. पॉडकास्ट नेटवर्क WONDERY’ का अधिग्रहण किसने किया है ?
Ans. Amazon

Q.6. भारत के 67वें ग्रैंडमास्टर कौन बने हैं ?
Ans. लियोन मेंडोका (गोआ)

Q.7. थौबल मल्टी पर्पस प्रोजेक्ट (थौबल डैम) का उदघाटन किस शहर में हुआ है ?
Ans. इम्फाल

Q.8. किसने ‘डिजिटल भुगतान सूचकांक’ शुरू किया है ?
Ans. RBI

Q.9. एशिया के सबसे अमीर व्यक्ति कौन बने हैं ?
Ans. झोंग शानशान

Q.10. किसने 01 जनवरी 2021 को अपना 63वां स्थापना दिवस मनाया है ?
Ans. DRDO