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Current Affairs FEB-2021

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121. Which Indian airport has bagged the World’s ‘Voice of the Customer’ award from the Airports Council International?

A
Cochin International Airport

B
Delhi International Airport

C
Bangalore International Airport

D
Chennai International Airport

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Correct Answer : C [Bangalore International Airport]

Explaination : [The Bangalore International Airport Limited’s (BIAL) has won the World’s ‘Voice of the Customer’ award from the Airports Council International. The award recognises airports which continued to prioritise the customers during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. As per the council, the airport showed significant efforts in collecting passenger feedback.]

122. What is India’s rank in Corruption perception index (CPI) – 2020?

A
50th

B
75th

C
80th

D
86th

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Correct Answer : D [86th]

Explaination : [The corruption perception index (CPI) for the year 2020 has been released recently by Transparency International (TI). The index uses a scale of 0 to 100 to rate countries, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean. India slipped six places and has been ranked at 86th position out of 180 countries.]

123. Which country recently commenced operations in its ‘Hualong One unit’ nuclear reactor?

A
Germanwatch

B
UNFCCC

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Correct Answer : A [Germanwatch]

Explaination : [The Germany-based think tank Germanwatch has recently released Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2021. The index ranks countries as per their vulnerability to climate risks both in terms of fatalities and economic losses As per the report, India is the 7th worst-hit country on account of extreme weather events in the year 2019.]

124. Which country is resettling its refugees in the Bhashan Char Island?

A
China

B
Bangladesh

C
Nepal

D
Sri Lanka

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Correct Answer : B [Bangladesh]

Explaination : [Bangladesh has sent a third group of Rohingya refugees to Bhashan Char Island, which is a newly developed island in the Bay of Bengal. Around 4,000 refugees have been sent to the island since December. After the third set of 1,778 refugees, the fourth set is also expected to be sent soon. There have been several calls from human rights activists against resettlement of refugees in the island.]

125. The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is an international non-governmental organisation based in which country?

A
Italy

B
India

C
United States

D
France

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Correct Answer : B [India]

Explaination : [The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is an independent and international non-governmental organisation which works towards the realisation of human rights in the Commonwealth countries. The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative has recently issued a statement calling for the withdrawal of sedition cases file against journalists in India. It also sought the repealing of sedition and criminal defamation laws.]

126. ‘Pragyan Bharati’ and ‘Bhasha Gourab’ are the recent initiatives of which Indian state

A
Uttarakhand

B
Assam

C
Telangana

D
Odisha

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Correct Answer : B [Assam]

Explaination : [Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal recently launched two schemes named ‘Pragyan Bharati’ and ‘Bhasha Gourab’. Under Pragyan Bharati scheme, funds are provided to college students for purchasing text books while under the Bhasha Gourab scheme, the state government provides financial assistance to 21 Sahitya Sabhas (literary bodies).]

127. What is the name of campaign launched by Delhi administration, to promote electric vehicles?

A
Green Delhi

B
Clean Delhi

C
Switch Delhi

D
Current Delhi

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Correct Answer : C [Switch Delhi]

Explaination : [The Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal launched a campaign called ‘Switch Delhi’. This is aimed to promote use of electric vehicles and the CM has appealed to the public to use electric vehicles to curb air pollution in the national capital. It is also stated that, the Government of Delhi will hire only electric vehicles for various purposes in the next six weeks.]

128. Which southern state became the second in the country to undertake power sector reforms stipulated by Finance Ministry?

A
Tamil Nadu

B
Kerala

C
Andhra Pradesh

D
Telangana

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Correct Answer : C [Andhra Pradesh]

Explaination : [Andhra Pradesh became the second State in the country to undertake the power sector reforms stipulated by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. The state has been granted permission to mobilise additional financial resources equivalent to 0.15 per cent of its Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP), which means an additional borrowing of Rs 1,515 crore.]

129. ‘BioAsia’ is a flagship summit hosted by which Indian state/UT?

A
Andhra Pradesh

B
Telangana

C
Gujarat

D
Tamil Nadu

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Correct Answer : B [Telangana]

Explaination : [BioAsia’ is a flagship summit hosted by the state of Telangana. It is a global summit which unites the scientists and businesses in various fields with special focus on Life Science. The 18th edition of BioAsia is scheduled to be held during February 22-23, 2021. The theme of the summit is ‘Move the Needle’, with focus on Covid-19, global health, pharma and medtech.]

130. As per the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry, how many manual scavengers have been identified across country?

A
22,292

B
44,492

C
66,692

D
88,892

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Correct Answer : C [66,692]

Explaination : [As per the data given by the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry, as many as 66,692 manual scavengers have been identified across the country. As of February 2021, the highest number of manual scavengers have been identified in Uttar Pradesh at 37,379. It is followed by Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and Assam. It was also announced that 340 people have died while cleaning sewers and tanks in the last five years.]

131. Which payment major announced that it would add cryptocurrency to its network?

A
Pay Pal

B
Mastercard

C
VISA

D
Maestro

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Correct Answer : B [Mastercard]

Explaination : [Global payment major Mastercard has announced that it will support some select cryptocurrency directly on its network. It highlighted that it will give preference to ‘stable coins’ or cryptocurrencies that are linked to fiat currencies like the dollar. It also laid down four conditions for stable coins to be accepted including consumer protection, compliance among others.]

132. Union Road Transport Minister which special type of tractor recently?

A
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Tractor

B
Ethanol Tractor

C
Green Tractor

D
Solar Tractor

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Correct Answer : A [Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Tractor]

Explaination : [India’s first-ever diesel tractor, converted to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), has been launched recently by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari. This conversion has been carried out by two companies- Rawmatt Techno Solutions and Tomasetto Achille India. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is a clean fuel with the lowest content of Carbon and other pollutants. It is also more affordable than diesel.]

133. Which organisation recently released a ‘Seaweed Mission’?

A
NABARD

B
TIFAC

D
Fisheries Ministry

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Correct Answer : B [TIFAC]

Explaination : [Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) is a think-tank under the Department of Science and Technology (DST). It recently launched the ‘Seaweed Mission’, which aims to promote commercial farming of seaweeds and its value addition. It also launched the ‘Saksham’ job portal, which will help eliminate middlemen and labour contractors. It also provides skill cards for various types of workers.]

134. Which organisation is to supply the Super Rapid Gun Mounts (SRGM) for Indian Navy?

B
DRDO

C
BHEL

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Correct Answer : C [BHEL]

Explaination : [Public sector Engineering and manufacturing company public sector engineering and manufacturing company has bagged an order from the Indian Navy to supply two Super Rapid Gun Mounts (SRGM). SRGMs are standardised for all warships of the Indian Navy. BHEL has indigenised the guns and it aids in production, installation and support of these guns, with a dedicated facilities at its Heavy Electrical Equipment Plant, Haridwar.]

135. Which country announced its liberalised guidelines to its national mapping policy and geo-spatial data?

A
China

B
India

C
Sri Lanka

D
Pakistan

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Correct Answer : B [India]

Explaination : [The Department of Science and Technology has announced major changes to India’s mapping policy. This step aims to enable the Indian companies access to modern mapping technologies. As per the guidelines released by the Science and Technology Ministry, there are no restrictions for acquiring and producing geospatial data and geospatial data services including maps.]

136. Who has been conferred with the Skoch Chief Minister of the Year Award?

A
Naveen Patnaik

B
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy

C
Chandrasekhar Rao

D
Pinarayi Vijayan

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Correct Answer : B [Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]

Explaination : [The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has been conferred the Skoch Chief Minister of the Year Award. The award has been provided based on a year-long study of results of the projects being implemented by various state governments of the country. Over 123 projects were implemented in the state of Andhra Pradesh.]

137. The Union Government approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for how many sectors, as of February 2021?

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Correct Answer : D [13]

Explaination : [The Union Cabinet recently approved a Rs 12,195-crore Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for domestic manufacturing of telecom and networking products. The products include switches, routers, radio access network, wireless equipment and other internet of things (IoT) access devices. With this, the total number of sectors stand at 13, for which incentives of 4 to 6 per cent would be provided by the Government.]

138. What is the name of the scheme, launched by Dept. of Science and Technology to encourage girls in STEM field?

A
Vigyan Prasar

B
Nai Roshni

C
Nai Udaan

D
Vigyan Jyoti

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Correct Answer : D [Vigyan Jyoti]

Explaination : [Vigyan Jyoti programme, was launched by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) which encourages gilrs take interest in science and build their career. The second phase of Vigyan Jyoti programme was commenced on the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11, 2021. This will extend the scheme to 50 more districts in additional to the 50 districts.]

139. A Museum themed on dacoits is to come up in which state?

A
Uttar Pradesh

B
Maharashtra

C
Madhya Pradesh

D
Chhattisgarh

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Correct Answer : C [Madhya Pradesh]

Explaination : [A Museum themed on dacoits is set to come up at the Bhind Police Headquarters, which is located in Madhya Pradesh. The museum will have unique items used by dacoits like Phoolan Devi, Nirbhay Gujjar. Bhind of Madhya Pradesh lies in the Chambal belt and is said to be India’s most notorious region.]

140. Which State / UT has associated with a UK-based space agency for flood forecasting?

A
Delhi

B
Puducherry

C
Jammu and Kashmir

D
Ladakh

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Correct Answer : C [Jammu and Kashmir]

Explaination : [The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has associated with a UK-based space agency for flood forecasting. The national space innovation programme (NSIP) is a collaborative effort between the Government of JK, Oxford University, Sayers & Partners (SPL) and D-Orbit. This is expected to help predict fluvial flood risk]