Exercise :: February 2, 2021 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
- February 2, 2021 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
| 1. | Which state has launched its own bottled drinking water under the brand name Mission Bhagirath? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Telangana government has launched its own packaged drinking water 'Mission Bhagirath'.
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| 2. | Which organization has named 2020 as The Worst Year on Record? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: UN World Tourism Organization named 2020 as 'worst year on record'.
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| 3. | Microsoft has opened its new IDC facility in which city? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The newest Microsoft India Development Centre is now open in Noida, a satellite town around New Delhi.
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| 4. | Which state has ranked 1st among the small states on the India Justice Report 2020? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Among the seven small states, Tripura has emerged at the top, followed by Sikkim and Goa.
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| 5. | The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty is an agreement between which of the following two countries? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is a nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation.
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| 6. | National Non-communicable Disease Monitoring Survey was conducted during which year? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: Minister for Health and Family Welfare has released the National Non-communicable Disease Monitoring Survey conducted during 2017-18.
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| 7. | Who has been appointed as the new CEO of the Ayushman Bharat? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Senior bureaucrat and former TRAI chairman Ram Sewak Sharma is the new Chief Executive Officer of the Ayushman Bharat.
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| 8. | Which state has collaborated with the UNICEF for launching the GIS-based dashboard for TEI? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: The Directorate of Teacher Education and SCERT in collaboration with UNICEF, Odisha and technical support from SDRC, have launched the Teacher Education Dashboard for Teacher Education Institutes.
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| 9. | Which telecom venture has become the world's fifth strongest brand? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's four-year-old telecom venture Reliance Jio has been ranked the fifth strongest brand globally.
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| 10. | Recently RBI has cancelled the licence of which of the following bank? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Licence of Maharashtra-based Shivam Sahakari Bank has been cancelled by RBI as it does not have adequate capital and earning prospects.
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| 11. | Which Indian public sector bank has raised Rs 1,000 cr by issuing Basel III-compliant bonds? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The State-owned Union Bank of India has raised Rs 1,000 crore by issuing Basel III-compliant bonds on a private placement basis.
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| 12. | Which state's chief minister has unveiled the 1st indigenous Metro racks at Charkop Metro Depot? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has unveiled the first indigenous Metro racks (train) at Charkop Metro Depot.
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| 13. | Which state ranked highest in the Indian Justice Report 2020? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: In this year's report Maharashtra has emerged at the top among 18 large and mid-sized States when it comes to justice delivery.
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| 14. | Who has established the Innovation Sandbox web portal? |
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Answer: Option D Explanation: Stock exchange BSE has set up an "innovation sandbox" web portal where fintech firms and individuals may use the environment for offline testing of their applications in a test environment.
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| 15. | Which region is the home to 428 species of birds as per the data of ZSI? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Indian Sunderbans which is part of the largest mangrove forest in the world, is home to 428 species of birds, a recent publication of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) States.
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| 16. | NCAVES India forum 2021 has been organized by which ministry? |
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Answer: Option A Explanation: The NCAVES (Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services) India Forum 2021 has been organized by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI).
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| 17. | Which domestic tournament will not be organized by the BCCI for the 1st time? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: The BCCI has decided that it won't be conducting country's premier first-class domestic tournament Ranji Trophy.
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| 18. | Which state will provide free books to scheduled caste college students? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: Haryana government will provide free books to Scheduled Caste students studying in state-run colleges.
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| 19. | Who is the author of the book titled Yearbook? |
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Answer: Option B Explanation: The Actor-writer Seth Rogen is the author of book titled Yearbook.
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| 20. | Who has been appointed as the MD and CEO of SBI Cards? |
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Answer: Option C Explanation: SBI Card- the country's largest pure play credit card issuer has a new Managing Director and CEO - Rama Mohan Rao Amara.
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