Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2021

41. First Virtual Expo 2021 for R&D has been organized recently in which sector?
[A] Telecommunication
[B] Marine Technology
[C] Health Care
[D] Food Processing

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42. The train named ‘Vasuki’, that is seen in news recently, is associated with railway zone?
[A] Southern Railway
[B] Konkan Railway
[C] South East Central Railway
[D] Northern Railway

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43. As per the release by Department of Science and Technology, what is India’s position in number of scientific publications?
[A] First
[B] Third
[C] Fifth
[D] Tenth

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44. ‘Recover and revitalise education for the COVID-19 generation’ is the theme of which special day observed on January 24, 2021?
[A] National Girl Child Day
[B] International Education Day
[C] International Children’s Day
[D] World Day against Child Employment

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45. 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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46. 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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47. 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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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. Which country has launched “New Variant Assessment Platform”?
[A] USA
[B] UK
[C] China
[D] Brazil

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50. Which state has recently reduced value-added tax (VAT) rate for petrol and diesel by 2%?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Kerala
[D] Uttar Pradesh

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