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Current Affairs FEB-2021

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261. ‘QUAD’ is a group of four countries: India, United States, Japan and …………………?

A
Russia

B
Australia

C
Canada

D
South Africa

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Correct Answer : B [Australia]

Explaination : [External Affairs S. Jaishankar participated in a virtual ministerial meeting of the Quad, which is a group of four countries: India, United States, Japan and Australia. The Quad association was revived in the year 2017, to tackle the aggression of China and enhance the strength of the Indo-Pacific regions. President Joe Biden has reiterated the US commitment for the same issue.]

262. Jiling-Langlota Iron ore Block and Guali Iron ore Block, have been inaugurated in which Indian state?

A
Bihar

B
Jharkhand

C
Odisha

D
Chhattisgarh

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Correct Answer : C [Odisha]

Explaination : [Union Minister for Mines, Pralhad Joshi and Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik jointly inaugurated the production in two new iron ore mines of Odisha namely Jiling-Langlota Iron ore Block and Guali Iron ore Block. These mines will generate approxiately Rs 5000 crores of annual revenue for Odisha and a wide variety of employment opportunities.]

263. Which country has started developing the anti-missile Arrow-4 system with the U.S.?

A
Israel

B
France

C
Russia

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Correct Answer : A [Israel]

Explaination : [Israel recently announced that it is developing a new ballistic missile shield, the Arrow-4, in collaboration with the United States. Israel’s Arrow-2 and Arrow-3 anti-missile systems are already functioning, which can be deployed in a multi-layered module to destroy incoming missiles.]

264. Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram celebrate their Statehood day on which date?

A
February 17

B
February 19

C
February 20

D
February 24

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Correct Answer : C [February 20]

Explaination : [Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram received their statehood on February 20, 1987, following the 53rd Amendment of the Indian Constitution in 1986. On 20th January 1972, the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) was renamed as Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh and on 20th February 1987 statehood was granted to Arunachal Pradesh. Mizoram was also a Union Territory from 1972 to 1987 before achieving statehood.]

265. ‘Centre for drone pilot training and service of drones’ has been recently inaugurated in which Indian state?

A
Odisha

B
Assam

C
Ladakh

D
Himachal Pradesh

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Correct Answer : B [Assam]

Explaination : [The Indian Institute of Drones has inaugurated a Centre for drone pilot training and Service and maintenance of drones in Guwahati, Assam. The centre has been inaugurated in association with the Electronics Sector Skill Council of India. This is the 15th Centre of the Indian Institute of Drones, which is headquartered in Noida. It trains the drone pilots as per the DGCA CAR (Civil aviation requirements).]

266. Which is the world’s first country to ban all Vulture-Toxic Drugs known so far?

A
India

B
Bangladesh

C
Russia

D
New Zealand

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Correct Answer : B [Bangladesh]

Explaination : [Bangladesh has recently banned the painkiller ketoprofen used widely to treat the cattle. With this it became the first country to ban all the drugs known so far to be toxic to vultures. Over 10 years ago, the country banned the veterinary drug diclofenac. As per Ornithologists, this is a landmark step to save the small existing population of Asia’s globally threatened vultures.]