Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2021

41. Which organization has released the book on “Faecal sludge and septage management in urban areas”?
[A] WHO
[B] NITI Aayog
[C] IMF
[D] United Nations

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42. 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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43. Namrup, which was recently making news for its Urea Plant, is located in which state?
[A] Assam
[B] Chhattisgarh
[C] Bihar
[D] Uttarakhand

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44. Which Indian mathematician has been named the winner of the 2021 Michael and Sheila Held Prize?
[A] Nikhil Srivastava
[B] C. S. Seshadri
[C] Manindra Agrawal
[D] Sujatha Ramdorai

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45. 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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46. 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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47. Which country recently signed an order to allow Transgender persons to serve in Military roles?
[A] Singapore
[B] United States
[C] New Zealand
[D] India

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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. 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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50. Union Cabinet has cleared a policy for privatisation of which of the following entities?
[A] Public Sector Undertakings
[B] Defence Establishments
[C] Reserve Bank of India
[D] Space Research Laboratories

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