Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2021

1. ‘Malayali Tribes’, seen in the news recently, are the tribal people belonging to which state?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Karnataka

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2. India asked which country to assist its crew members of the stranded cargo vessels MV Jag Anand and MV Anastasia?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] China
[C] Japan
[D] Thailand

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3. Which Union Ministry releases the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)?
[A] Ministry of Labour and Employment
[B] Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
[C] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs

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4. Which Indian armed force has created a first-of-its kind ‘Human rights cell’?
[A] Indian Navy
[B] Indian Army
[C] Indian Coast Guard
[D] Indian Air Force

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5. Sambalpur, where the Prime Minister of India, laid the foundation stone of IIM, is located in which state?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Odisha
[C] Bihar
[D] Uttarakhand

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6. 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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7. Which county has announced its plan to enrich uranium to 20 per cent?
[A] USA
[B] China
[C] Japan
[D] Iran

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8. As per the recent statement of UNICEF, which country recorded the highest number of births on the New Year’s Day?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] United States
[D] Indonesia

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9. ‘Thai Poosam’ is a religious festival celebrated in which Indian state?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Odisha
[D] Karnataka

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10. What is ‘Bhartiya Nirdeshak Dravya’, that was seen in the news recently?
[A] Covid-19 vaccination framework
[B] Certified Reference Material
[C] Space Technology framework
[D] Cryptocurrency Technique

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