Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2021

41. The World Health Organization (WHO) has collaborated with which company to distribute Covid vaccines under Covax alliance?
[A] Pfizer
[B] Roche
[C] Merck
[D] Johnson & Johnson

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42. As per UN, which country has become the world’s top destination for new foreign direct investment last year?
[A] India
[B] Japan
[C] South Korea
[D] China

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43. The former Prime Minister of which country, has been awarded the Padma Vibushan award in 2021?
[A] Singapore
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Japan
[D] Nepal

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44. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has been re-elected as the President of which nation?
[A] Portugal
[B] Italy
[C] Germany
[D] France

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45. Which Indian IT giant has surpassed Accenture to become the world’s most valued IT services company?
[A] HCL
[B] TCS
[C] Infosys
[D] Wipro

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46. Which organisation releases the ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects 2021’?
[A] World Bank
[B] International Monetary Fund
[C] United Nations
[D] Asian Development Bank

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47. As per the International Monetary Fund, which is the only key country that would record a double-digit growth in FY22?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] United States
[D] Germany

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

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49. 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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50. 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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