Current Affairs MCQs : 18th February 2021
Q.1 Name the Indian javelin thrower who has been banned for four years by NADA?
a.Rahul Chhabra
b.Arvind Tripathi
c.Lalit Prakash
d.Amit Dahiya
a.Rahul Chhabra
b.Arvind Tripathi
c.Lalit Prakash
d.Amit Dahiya
Q.2 National conference based on the Pradhanmantri Fasal Bima Yojana was organized in which place?
a.Udaipur
b.Bhopal
c.Kanpur
d.Ambala
a.Udaipur
b.Bhopal
c.Kanpur
d.Ambala
Q.3 Where did Prime Minister Modi inaugurate the country’s first full-fledged international cruise terminal, Sagarika?
a.Gujarat
b.Goa
c.Keralad.Tamil Nadu
a.Gujarat
b.Goa
c.Keralad.Tamil Nadu
Q.4 At which station ‘Robotic Spa’ facility has been inaugurated?
a. Asansol Railway Station
b. Nashik Railway Station
c. Visakhapatnam Railway Station
d. Charbagh railway station
Q.5 Who has been awarded the ‘Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award 2020’?
a. Mujtaba Hussain
b. Theodore Baskaran
c. Dr. Rajendra Singh Bhandari
d. Rohini Godbole
a. Asansol Railway Station
b. Nashik Railway Station
c. Visakhapatnam Railway Station
d. Charbagh railway station
Q.5 Who has been awarded the ‘Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award 2020’?
a. Mujtaba Hussain
b. Theodore Baskaran
c. Dr. Rajendra Singh Bhandari
d. Rohini Godbole
Q.6 Which player has been appointed by the Assam government as its Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)?
a. Ryan Parag
b. Ashmita Chaliha
c. Hridy hazarika
d. Hima Das
a. Ryan Parag
b. Ashmita Chaliha
c. Hridy hazarika
d. Hima Das
Q.7 Who is the author of the book titled ‘Turn Around India: 2020 Surmounting Past Legacy’?
a. V. K. Tripathi
b. Anish Sachdeva
c. R. P. Gupta
d. H. R. Swami
Q.8 Name the government instant messaging systems (GIMS) platform launched by the Centre on the lines of Whatsapp?
a. Sandes
b. Sampark
c. Aadesh
d. Khabri
Q.9 Flipkart has partnered with which insurance company to offer ‘Group SafeGuard’ insurance policy to its customers?
a. Bajaj Allianz
b. ICICI Lombardc. Edelweiss Tokio Life
d. Bharti AXA
a. V. K. Tripathi
b. Anish Sachdeva
c. R. P. Gupta
d. H. R. Swami
Q.8 Name the government instant messaging systems (GIMS) platform launched by the Centre on the lines of Whatsapp?
a. Sandes
b. Sampark
c. Aadesh
d. Khabri
Q.9 Flipkart has partnered with which insurance company to offer ‘Group SafeGuard’ insurance policy to its customers?
a. Bajaj Allianz
b. ICICI Lombardc. Edelweiss Tokio Life
d. Bharti AXA
Q.10 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently laid the foundation stone of Cauvery Basin Refinery in which state?
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Odisha
c. Kerala
d. Andhra PradeshAnswers –
a. Tamil Nadu
b. Odisha
c. Kerala
d. Andhra PradeshAnswers –
Q.1 d) National Anti-Doping Agency banned a national javelin thrower Amit Dahiya for four years due to disciplinary issues. He was found guilty of misleading NADA officials during a dope test.
Q.2 a)
Q.3 c) The Prime Minister has inaugurated the country’s first full-fledged international cruise terminal, Sagarika at Cochin Port and Marine Engineering Training Institute of Cochin Shipyard Ltd.
Q.4 c)
Q.5 b)
Q.6 d)
Q.7 c) A book titled ‘Turn Around India: 2020- Surmounting Past Legacy’ has been authored by RP Gupta and published by Himalaya Publishing House.
Q.8 a) The National Informatics Centre (NIC),under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, has launched an instant messaging platform called “Sandes”.Similar to WhatsApp, the new government instant messaging systems (GIMS) platform can be used for all kinds of communications by anyone using a mobile number or email id.
Q.9 b)
Q.10 a) PM Modi laid the foundation stone of Cauvery Basin Refinery at Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. It will have a capacity of 9 million metric tonnes per annum, and will be set up through a Joint Venture of IOCL and CPCL at an estimated project cost of Rs. 31,500 crore.