Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2021

41. Which city has announced to remove the Statues of William Beckford and Sir John Cass, associated with slavery trade?
[A] Washington
[B] London
[C] Rome
[D] Moscow

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42. Which Ministry has launched a National Migration Support Portal named “ShramShakti”?
[A] Union Labour Ministry
[B] Union Home Ministry
[C] Union Ministry of women and child welfare
[D] Union Tribal Affairs Ministry

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43. India celebrates National Voters Day on January 25, to commemorate which event?
[A] Universal Adult Franchise
[B] First Independent Elections
[C] Foundation of Election Commission of India
[D] Adaptation of Constitution

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44. 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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45. ‘Build Back Better recovery plan’, which was seen in the news, is associated with the Head of which country?
[A] New Zealand
[B] United States
[C] Japan
[D] China

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46. A new School of Public Health (SPH) has been launched in which Indian state/UT?
[A] Punjab
[B] Bihar
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Uttarakhand

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47. “Partnering for Racial Justice in Business”, which was making news recently, is an initiative of which organisation?
[A] IMF
[B] World Bank
[C] WEF
[D] UN

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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. What is Melatonin?
[A] Covid-19 drug candidate
[B] Plant based chemical
[C] Hormone secreted in humans
[D] By-product of fractional distillation

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50. Which country has launched “New Variant Assessment Platform”?
[A] USA
[B] UK
[C] China
[D] Brazil

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