January 2021 Current Affairs Quiz: Top Questions
11. Which type of Ethanol is made from sources like sugarcane, molasses, sugar beet, sorghum and edible oil seeds?
[A] Clean Ethanol
[B] 2G ethanol
[C] 3G ethanol
[D] 1G ethanol
Answer: [D] 1G ethanol
The GOI has approved a modified scheme to increase ethanol distillation capacity in the Country, to produce 1st Generation (1G) ethanol.
12. Multi-Modal Logistics Hub and Multi-Modal Transport Hub (MMTH) have been approved at which city?
[A] Pune
[B] Jodhpur
[C] Gurugram
[D] Greater Noida
Answer: [D] Greater Noida
The Prime Minister approved to set up Multi-Modal Logistics Hub (MMLH) and Multi-Modal Transport Hub (MMTH) at Greater Noida in the meeting convened on Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).
13. Three 10-metre short span bridges, which were recently inducted, were manufactured by which company?
[A] Tata
[B] HAL
[C] L&T
[D] BHEL
Answer: [B] L&T
The DRDO designed and developed the first three sets of a 10-metre short span bridge, which were inducted to the Indian Army. Now Larsen & Toubro is manufacturing these bridges in its Talegaon, Pune Facility.
14. A well-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino dated to be 20000 years old, has been found in:
[A] New Zealand
[B] Russia
[C] Chile
[D] Brazil
Answer: [B] Russia
The Russian Media claimed that a well preserved Ice Age woolly Rhino almost 20,000- to 50,000-years-old, with many of its internal organs still intact, has been recovered. The carcass is found in Russia’s north region near Siberia and it best-preserved specimens of the Ice Age animal recovered till date.
15. Zhong Shanshan, who replaced Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest person, is from:
[A] China
[B] Singapore
[C] Japan
[D] Thailand
Answer: [A] China
As per the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Zhong Shanshan surpasses Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest person. His net word increased to USD 70.09 billion. He is the richest man in Asia above both China’s Jack Ma and Mukesh Ambani.
16. China has completed a railway line linking the Tibetan cities of Lhasa and Nyingchi, near the border of _____India?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Meghalaya
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Manipur
Answer: [C] Arunachal Pradesh
Media reports claim that China built a railway track linking Lhasa and Nyingchi in Tibet. It is very close to Arunachal Pradesh.
17. STIP, which was recently seen in the news, is a national policy associated with:
[A] Epidemiology
[B] Arts and Culture
[C] Statistics and Economics
[D] Science & Technology
Answer: [D] Science & Technology
A draft on Science, Technology and Innovation Policy (STIP) has been released by the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology.
18. Which Central Asian country has recently abolished the death penalty?
[A] Kyrgyzstan
[B] Uzbekistan
[C] Kazakhstan
[D] Turkmenistan
Answer: [C] Kazakhstan
The Parliament of Kazakhstan signed the ratification of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
19. Deepor Beel, which was seen in the news recently, is the only Ramsar site of which state?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Assam
[D] Manipur
Answer: [C] Assam
Deepor Beel is the only Ramsar site in the state of Assam, which is located on the southwestern edge of Guwahati, Assam.
20. The ‘Thai Poosam’ is a religious festival celebrated in which Indian state?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Karnataka
[C] Odisha
[D] Tamil Nadu
Answer: [D] Tamil Nadu
The ‘Thai Poosam’ festival is celebrated in Tamil Nadu which is dedicated to the Tamil God Lord Muruga. Tamil Nadu CM declared the day a public holiday. The festival is also celebrated in the countries like Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Indonesia and Mauritius.