Current Affairs MCQs : 16th February 2021

Current Affairs MCQs : 16th February 2021

Q.1 Where will India’s first dolphin research center be built?
a. Patna
b. Chennai
c. Sanchi
d. Hyderabad

Q.2 Which state government started a crop loan waiver scheme?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Tamil Nadu
c. Chhattisgarh
d. Rajasthan

Q.3 Which day of the year is celebrated as World Radio Day globally?
a. February 10
b. February 11
c. February 12
d. February 13

Q.4 Who has been named as the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha?
a. Mallikarjun Kharge
b. Anand Sharma
c. P. Chidambaram
d. Digvijaya Singh
Q.5 Which state has topped in India with 79.4% Covid-19 vaccination?
a. Haryana
b. Bihar
c. Telangana
d. Punjab
Q.6 National Horticulture Fair was held at which place?
a. Mumbai
b. Varanasi
c. Shimla
d. Bengaluru  
Q.7 How many female scientists have been honored with SERB Women Excellence Award 2021?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Q.8 The Government of India has provided two thousand metric tons of rice to which of the following countries as emergency humanitarian aid?
a. Somalia
b. Syria
c. Egypt
d. Pakistan
Q.9 With which country has the United States extended the “New Start” nuclear disarmament treaty for five years?
a. Canada
b. South Africa
c. India
d. Russia
Q.10 Which country has banned BBC News?
a. Pakistan
b. USA
c. India
d. China
Answers –

Q.1 a)

Q.2 b)

Q.3 d)

Q.4 a) The Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge is all set to become the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha.

Q.5 b) Bihar topped the country with 79.4 percent Covid -19 vaccination according to data released by the union health and family welfare department.

Q.6 d) National Horticulture Fair was held at Bengaluru, Karnataka from 8th to 12th February, 2021. The festival was co-organized by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) – Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) and ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI).

Q.7 d) 4 female scientists- Dr. Ritu Gupta, Dr. Sonu Gandhi, Dr. Antara Banerjee and Shobhna Kapoor have been honored with Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) Women Excellence Award 2021. SERB is a statutory body that comes under the Department of Science and Technology of Government of India.

Q.8 b)

Q.9 d) Extending the New START Treaty ensures the UN has verified limits on Russian ICBMs, SLBMs, and heavy bombers until February 5, 2026.

Q.10 d)