Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2021

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

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43. Which Indian city recently unveiled a first-of-its kind Young Readers’ Boat Library?
[A] Mumbai
[B] Kolkata
[C] Ahmedabad
[D] Cochin

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44. Govind Ballabh Pant, who was seen in the news recently, was the first Chief Minister of which state?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Gujarat

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

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46. ‘START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty)’ is an agreement between which two countries?
[A] China-U.S.
[B] Russia- U.S.
[C] Germany- Russia
[D] China-Russia

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47. 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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48. Which Indian public sector bank has raised Rs 1,000 crore by issuing Basel III-compliant bonds?
[A] State Bank of India
[B] Union Bank of India
[C] Punjab National Bank
[D] HDFC Bank

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49. “Davos Dialogue” that is seen in news recently pertains to which organisation?
[A] World Bank
[B] World Economic Forum
[C] United Nations
[D] World Health Organisation

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50. Which country has recently signed a MoU with the International Energy Agency (IEA), for strengthening cooperation in global energy security?
[A] USA
[B] India
[C] China
[D] Cuba

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