Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2021

41. Ratle hydropower project, which was making news recently, is is being set up in which state/UT?
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Sikkim
[C] Jammu & Kashmir
[D] Arunachal Pradesh

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42. The socio-economic survey report of which state / UT has been released recently?
[A] Jammu and Kashmir
[B] Delhi
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Madhya Pradesh

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43. The Central Government has approved the construction of over 1.68 lakh houses under which scheme?
[A] Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban
[B] Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin
[C] Smart Cities Scheme
[D] Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Urban Livelihoods Mission.

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44. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposed a four-tier regulatory framework for which type of financial institutions?
[A] Payment Banks
[B] NBFCs
[C] Small Finance Banks
[D] Foreign Banks

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45. “Operation Sard Hawa”, which was making news recently, was organised by which organisation?
[A] DRDO
[B] ISRO
[C] BSF
[D] ITBP

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46. Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar is awarded by which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Defence
[B] Ministry of Home Affairs
[C] Ministry of External Affairs
[D] Ministry of women and child development

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47. What is the name of the virtual intelligence tool recently launched, which can help in Government’s policy decisions?
[A] Apna
[B] Tejas
[C] Surya
[D] Vishnu

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48. Who is the Chairperson of the panel set up to review the proposed ban on 27 widely used pesticides?
[A] TP Rajendran
[B] K Vijay Kumar
[C] C Sylendra Babu
[D] K Sivan

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49. Which organisation released a report titled ‘Ageing water infrastructure: An emerging global risk’?
[A] UN
[B] IMF
[C] AIIB
[D] BRICS Bank

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50. Where is the headquarters of the World Customs Organization (WCO) located?
[A] Rome
[B] Paris
[C] Brussels
[D] Berlin

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