Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2021

41. What is the name of the public awareness campaign program on Ayurveda organised recently by the All-India Institute of Ayurveda?
[A] Ayush Vedha
[B] Ayu Samvad
[C] Arogya Setu
[D] Covishield

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42. As per the recent publication of ZSI, which region of India is home to as many as 428 species?
[A] Western Ghats
[B] Sunderbans
[C] Deccan Plateau
[D] Himalayan Region

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43. Which Indian Economist has been chosen to be a part of UN high-level advisory board on socio-economic challenges in post-COVID-19 world?
[A] Arundhati Roy
[B] Amartya Sen
[C] Jayati Ghosh
[D] Raghuram Rajan

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44. Which Indian organisation is examining about the need and operationalization of digital currencies in India?
[A] SEBI
[B] RBI
[C] NPCI
[D] NITI Aayog

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45. What type of missile is “Akash-NG”, which was test-fired recently?
[A] Surface to Surface Missile
[B] Air to Air Missile
[C] Anti-Tank Missile
[D] Surface to Air Missile

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46. Alpha Global, which was making news recently, is the Union alliance of which tech company?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Alphabet
[C] Apple
[D] Amazon

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47. Which organisation recently conducted the biggest ever opinion poll on climate change?
[A] UNDP
[B] UNEP
[C] WTO
[D] WMO

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48. National Non-communicable Disease Monitoring Survey (NNMS), which was released recently, was conducted during which year?
[A] 2019-20
[B] 2018-19
[C] 2017-18
[D] 2016-17

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49. Which Indian state is to play host to the ‘International Conference on Gender Equality (ICGE-II)’?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Kerala
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Maharashtra

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50. ‘Amrut Mahotsav’, which was seen in the news recently, is the celebration of which event?
[A] 125th birth anniversary of Netaji
[B] 75th year of India’s Independence
[C] 50th year of 1971 War
[D] 50th year of Kargil War

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