Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2021

1. ‘Adopt a Heritage’ is a scheme implemented by Ministry of Tourism in association with which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Culture
[B] Ministry of Home Affairs
[C] Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
[D] Ministry of Tribal Affairs

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2. Which organisation releases “Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India”?
[A] NITI Aayog
[B] Reserve Bank of India
[C] Finance Ministry
[D] Finance Commission

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3. Which application has been launched by the External Affairs Ministry to connect with Indian diaspora?
[A] Bharat Connect
[B] Global Pravasi Rishta
[C] Hindustan Hamara
[D] Bharat Communicate

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4. What is the expansion of ‘IUC’, which was recently seen in the news recently?
[A] Internet usage charges
[B] Intermediate usage charges
[C] Interconnect usage charges
[D] Interconnect utility charges

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5. STIP, which was recently seen in the news, is a national policy associated with which field?
[A] Epidemiology
[B] Science & Technology
[C] Statistics and Economics
[D] Arts and Culture

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6. Where is the headquarters of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) located?
[A] Geneva
[B] Madrid
[C] Rome
[D] Lausanne

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7. Deepor Beel, which was seen in the news recently, is the only Ramsar site of which state?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Assam
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Manipur

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8. Prayaas is the new initiative adopted by which PSU in India?
[A] NTPC
[B] IOCL
[C] ONGC
[D] HAL

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9. Which institution is to conduct the National Cow Science Examination?
[A] Blue Cross
[B] Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog (RKA)
[C] National Institute of Animal Welfare
[D] People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

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10. Claire Polosak, the first woman to officiate in men’s test match, is from which country?
[A] United Kingdom
[B] Australia
[C] New Zealand
[D] South Africa

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