Current Affairs MCQs :10th February 2021
Q.1 India signed an agreement with which nation for the construction of Shahtoot dam?
a. Bangladesh
b. Tajikistan
c. Iran
d. Afghanistan
Q.2 Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala is set to become the first female chief of WTO. She belongs to which nation?
a. Libya
b. Algeria
c. Nigeria
d. Zambia
Q.3 SPHEREx mission is associated with which space agency?
a.ISRO
b.NASA
c.JAXA
d.Roscosmos
Q.4 The prestigious Akashvani Music Festival has been renamed after whom?
a. Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
b. Pandit Ravi Shankar
c Pandit Jasraj
d. Girija Devi
Q.5 Which country has successfully test-fired a ‘Ghaznavi missile’ with nuclear capability?
a. Iran
b. Bangladesh
c. Nepal
d. Pakistan
Q.6 Which of the following organisations has been chosen by NASA to launch its SPHEREx mission?
a. ISRO
b. Space X
c. DRDO
d. None of this
Q.7 Which airport won the ‘Voice of the Customer’ award?
a. Bengaluru International Airport
b. Hyderabad International Airport
c. Puducherry International Airport
d. Indira Gandhi Int. Airport
Q.8 Which country has the highest share in global basmati rice trade?
a. China
b. India
c. Pakistan
d. Nepal
Q.9 Which Technology company has launched a new initiative called ‘Startup School’?
a. Microsoft
b. Google
c. Amazon
d. Apple
Q.10 “Yudh Abhyas” is a joint military exercise between India and which country?
a. China
b. USA
c. Japan
d. Australia
Answers –
Q.1 d) India and Afghanistan on February 9, 2021 signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] for the construction of the Lalandar (Shahtoot) Dam in Kabul. The Shahtoot dam is proposed to be constructed on the Kabul river basin, which is one of the five river basins of Afghanistan.
Q.2 c) Former Finance Minister of Nigeria, Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala is poised to become the next Chief of the World Trade Organisation after US President Joe Biden’s administration gave her its complete support on February 5, 2021.
Q.3 b) “SPHEREx is a planned two-year astrophysics mission to survey the sky in the near-infrared light, which, though not visible to the human eye, serves as a powerful tool for answering cosmic questions involving the birth of the universe, and the subsequent development of galaxies,”
Q.4 a)
Q.5 d) Pakistan has successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile which can strike targets up to 290 kilometers.
Q.6 b)
Q.7 a)
Q.8 b) India exported 4.45 million tonnes of basmati rice (worth USD 4.33 billion) in the financial year 2019-20. It has a 65 per cent share in global basmati trade.Pakistan makes the rest of the global trade. Recently, Pakistan’s basmati rice has received a Geographical Indication (GI) registration within the country. India has applied to the EU for the GI tag for its basmati rice in September 2020. Both countries are exporting basmati to the EU without a GI tag from it.
Q.9 b)
Q.10 b) This year, the 16th edition of India-USA joint military exercise – Yudh Abhyas would be held between February 8 and 21.This year’s exercise would be conducted at Indio-Pakistan border. The exercise aims to enhance cooperation between the two countries and will have a special focus on counter-terrorism operations.