January MCQs 2021 Part 2

1. Where is the headquarters of the ‘National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO)’ located?

[A] Mumbai

[B] Delhi

[C] Hyderabad

[D] Kolkata

2. Which arm of the Indian Army is to recruit women as Pilots for the first time from next year?

[A] Corps of Signals

[B] Armoured Corps

[C] Army Aviation Corps

[D] Corps of Engineers

3. The UN and its partners are seeking USD 1.3 billion, for which country affected by war?

[A] Syria

[B] Iraq

[C] Afghanistan

[D] Palestine

4. The Union Cabinet has approved a MoU with which country on scientific and technical

cooperation?

[A] United Kingdom

[B] UAE

[C] France

[D] Germany

5. With reference to Defence, what is ‘ASMI’, that was seen in the news recently?

[A] Machine Pistol

[B] Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

[C] Anti-tank Guided Missile

[D] Artillery Gun

6. Rushikulya beach, which was making news recently, is located in which Indian state/UT?

[A] Maharashtra

[B] Odisha

[C] Andhra Pradesh

[D] Kerala

7. Who was the Chairperson of a Committee set up by the Centre to review the guidelines on

television rating agencies?

[A] Amitabh Kant

[B] Shashi S Vempati

[C] Prakash Javadekar

[D] Salim Varma

8. India has decided to set up one-million-dollar facility for academic collaboration with countries of

which region?

[A] Europe

[B] South America

[C] Arab

[D] Asia

9. Which company has been ranked at the top in the “2020 Hurun Global 500” list?

[A] Apple

[B] Amazon

[C] Walmart

[D] Space X

10. The national initiative named “Kayakalp” was launched by which Ministry in 2015?

[A] Ministry of Science

[B] Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

[C] Ministry of Agriculture

[D] Ministry of Women and child development