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Aparchit Super Current Affairs MCQ with facts - 20 February 2021

By Kumar Kaushal
Q.1. Chris Morris has broken all record as he became the costliest player in the history of the
Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. Which of the following team has bought Morris for
Chris Morris for Rs 16.25 crore?
A) Mumbai Indians B) Chennai Super Kings
C) Rajasthan Royals D) Royal Challengers Bangalore
Answer : C .

 South-African all-rounder Chris Morris has broken all record as he became the costliest player in the history
of Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, held in Chennai
 IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals has bought Chris Morris for Rs 16.25 crore
 The 33-year-old played for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2020 season
 Prior to him, Yuvraj Singh was the costliest-ever buy in auction history, when he was bought for Rs 16 crore
by Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2015
 🏆 DREAM 11 IPL 2020 🏆
🏆Champions : Mumbai Indians
🔷 Runners-up : Delhi Capitals
💠 IPL 2020 Sponsor : DREAM 11 ( Rs 222 Crore)
💠 IPL 2020 Edition : 13th
💠 Final Match : Dubai International Cricket Stadium UAE
💠 IPL 2020 Host Country : United Arab Emirates (UAE)
💠 Mumbai Indians win 5th title
🔷 1st title : 2013 🔷 2nd title : 2015 🔷 3rd title : 2017
🔷 4th title : 2019 🔷 5th title : 2020
🔶 Captain : Rohit Sharma
🔶 Coach : Mahela Jayawardene
🔶 Owner : Reliance Industries

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 LIST OF WINNERS IN IPL 2020

🏆 Orange Cap
🔷 KL Rahul (670 runs) (Kings XI Punjab)
🏆 Purple Cap
🔷 Kagiso Rabada (30 wickets) (Delhi Capitals)
🏆 Most Valuable Player of IPL 2020
🔷 Jofra Archer (Rajasthan Royals)
🏆 Emerging Player
🔷 Devdutt Padikkal (Royal Challengers Bengalore)
🏆 IPL 2020 Fairplay award
🔷 Mumbai Indians
🏆 Game-changer of the season
🔷 KL Rahul (Kings XI Punjab)
🏆 Power player of IPL 2020
🔷 Trent Boult (Mumbai Indians)
🏆 Player of the Match in IPL 2020 Final
🔷 Trent Boult (Mumbai Indians)
🏆 Most sixes award
🔷 Ishan Kishan (Mumbai Indians)
🏆 Super Striker of the Season
🔷 Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians)

Q.2. How many Indian-origin people have been featured in the Time100 Next 2021?
A) 3 B) 6
C) 4 D) 5
Answer : D .

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 TIME100 Next 2021 is the second edition of the annual list of Time magazine’s 100 ‘emerging leaders
who are shaping the future.
 Five Indian-origin persons in Time100 Next list
1. UK’s Finance Minister Rishi Sunak
2. Twitter lawyer Vijaya Gadde
3. Get Us PPE executive director and doctor Shikha Gupta
4. Instacart founder and CEO Apoorva Mehta
5. Founder of nonprofit Upsolve’s Rohan Pavuluri

Q.3. Chandra Shekhar Aazad has been featured in the 2021 TIME100 Next. He is the founder of
which Bhim Army organisation that works for the upliftment of dalits. The organisation is
based in which state?
A) Maharashtra B) Chhattisgarh
C) Uttar Pradesh D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : C .

 Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad and five Indian-origin personalities have been featured in
the 2021 TIME100 Next
 Bhim Army is a dalit rights organisation based in Uttar Pradesh to help Dalits escape poverty through
education. It was founded by Satish Kumar, Vijay Ratan Singh and Chandrashekhar Azad in 2015

TIME MAGAZINE'S IN NEWS

 Bhim Army’s Chandra Shekhar Azad named in 2021 TIME100 Next
 Joe Biden & Kamala Harris jointly named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’ 2020
 15-yr-old Indian-American Gitanjali Rao, becomes first-ever TIME’s “Kid Of The Year”
 PM Modi named in Time Magazines 100 Most Influential People 2020 List

Q.4. Who has been appointed as the Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)?
A) Preeti Sinha B) Anil Soni
C) Gita Gopinath D) Usha Rao-Monari

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Answer : D .

 António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General appointed Ms. Usha Rao-Monari of India as Under-
Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
 She succeeds Mourad Wahba of Egypt, who served as the acting associate administrator

UNDP IN NEWS
 India's Usha Rao-Monari appointed as Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of
UNDP
 UNDP and Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation collaborates to co-create India’s first Social
Impact Bond
 UNDP and Invest India joins hand to launch the SDG Investor Map for India
 India Ranks 131 in Human Development Index 2020, Norway Tops; released by UNDP
 Sonu Sood honoured with SDA Special Humanitarian Action Award by UNDP
 Indian Teenager Udit Singhal, named in UN’s 2020 list of Young Leaders for Sustainable Goals
 UNDP and Invest India tie-up to launch the SDG Investor Map for India
 Nitin Gadkari launches UNDP national awareness campaign on ‘Prevention of Human and Animal
Mortality on Highways’
 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Formation : 22 November 196
Headquarters : New York City
Head : Achim Steiner

Q.5. World Pangolin Day is celebrated every year on ______.

A) Last Monday of February B) Third Saturday of February
C) Last Sunday of February D) Third Sunday of February
Answer : B .

 World Pangolin Day is celebrated on the “Third Saturday of February” every year.
 In 2021, the annual World Pangolin Day is being celebrated on 20 February 2020. It marks the 10th
edition of the event
 Pangolin numbers are rapidly declining in Asia and Africa

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Q.6. Which Indian Naval ship reached Abu Dhabi in UAE to participate in the Naval Defence
Exhibition (NAVDEX 21) and International Defence Exhibition (IDEX 21)?
A) INS Kiltan B) INS Pralaya
C) INS Shardul D) INS Sindhuveer
Answer : B .

 Indian Navy Ship Pralaya Participates in Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX 21) and IDEX 21 in Abu
Dhabi, UAE
 Participation of INS Pralaya will showcase the strengths of India’s indigenous ship building, in line with
Hon’ble Prime Minister’s vision of ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat’
 NAVDEX 21 and IDEX 21 is one of the leading international naval and defence exhibitions of the region

UAE IN NEWS
 Indian Navy Ship Pralaya Participates in NAVDEX 21 and IDEX 21 in Abu Dhabi, UAE
 ‘Hope’ probe of UAE successfully enters Mars orbit
 Cabinet approves MoU between India and UAE for Scientific and Technical Cooperation
 20th IORA Council of Ministers Meeting Held in UAE
 Govt of India gave nod to IPL 2020 in UAE
 World Future Energy Summit 2020 Begins in Abu Dhabi
 Trump announces historic peace deal between UAE & Israel to establish full diplomatic relations
 UAE becomes first Arab country to produce nuclear energy
 Piyush Goyal Co-chairs 8th Meeting of the India-UAE High Level Joint Task Force on Investments
 India’s External Affairs Minister and Foreign Minister of UAE Co-Chairs 13th India-UAE Joint
Commission Meeting
 United Arab Emirates launches “Hope” mission to “Mars”
 UAE’s DMCC launches “Agriota E-Marketplace”
 Arab Gulf’s first coal-based power plant being developed in Dubai
 2020 Asia Cup Cricket Tournament Shifted from Pakistan to Dubai
 United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Capital : Abu Dhabi
Currency : Dirham

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President : Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Prime Minister : Mohammed bin

Q.7. DRDO recently tested the indigenously developed Helina and Dhruvastra missile system.
The two missiles are which type of missile?
A) Combat Drones B) Pontoon bridge
C) Armoured personnel carrier D) Anti-Tank Guided Missile Systems
Answer : D .

 DRDO Carries successful user trials of indigenously-developed Anti-Tank Guided Missile Systems
‘Helina’ and ‘Dhruvastra’ at the Pokhran deserts in Rajasthan
 Helina is the Army version and Dhruvastra is the Air Force version of the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH)
 The missile systems have been designed and developed indigenously by the DRDO
 The Helina and Dhruvastra are third generation, “Lock-on-Before-Launch (LOBL)” fire and forget
ATGMs that can engage targets both in direct hit mode as well as top attack mode

DRDO IN NEWS
 DRDO Conducts Two Successful Launches of VL-SRSAM Missile System, Chandipur off the
coast of Odisha
 Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh inaugurates DRDO Skill Development Centre for Fire Safety
Training at Pilkhuwa in Uttar Pradesh
 DRDO Carries successful user trials of indigenously-developed Anti-Tank Guided Missile
Systems ‘Helina’ and ‘Dhruvastra’
 DRDO Develops India’s first Indigenously-Developed 9mm Machine Pistol ‘Asmi’
 DRDO Conducts Successful Maiden Test Launch of Surface-to-Air Akash-NG Missile
 DRDO Celebrates 63rd Foundation Day on 1st January 2021
 Indian Navy & DRDO conduct maiden trial of first indigenous air-dropped container ‘SAHAYAK-NG’
 Hemant Kumar Pandey Honored With DRDO's "Scientist Of The Year" Award
 DRDO develops disinfection unit “Ultra Swachh” to disinfect a wide range of materials including
electronic items, fabrics

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 DRDO successfully test fires high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT)- ABHYAS
 DRDO successfully test-fires anti-radiation missile “Rudram” ( Range 250 kilometres)
 Defence minister Rajnath Singh hands over 3 DRDO high-tech systems to chiefs of 3 armed forces
 DRDO Developing new 200-km strike range Pranash ballistic missile
 DRDO develops UV disinfectant tower
 DRDO has successfully test-fired the indigenously-developed Laser-Guided Anti Tank Guided
Missile (ATGM) from the Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun.
 DRDO successfully flight tests “Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo” (SMART) from
Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha
 Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Formed : 1958
Headquarters : New Delhi
Motto : "Strength's Origin is in Knowledge"
Chairman : G. Satheesh Reddy
 DRDO is India's largest and most diverse research organisation

Q.8. Who has become the first Indian Chairperson of the Advisory Committee of the UN Human
Rights Council?
A) Ajai Malhotra B) Sharad Chandra Sinha
C) Govind Prasad Mathur D) Pinaki Chandra Ghose
Answer : A .

 Ajai Malhotra becomes first Indian Chairperson of the Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights
Council
 United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)
Formation : 2006
Headquarters : Geneva, Switzerland
President : Nazhat Shameem
Total Member : 47

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Q.9. Who has won her second Women’s Singles Title at 82nd National Table Tennis
Championship?
A) Naina Jaiswal B) Ankita Das
C) Neha Aggarwal D) Manika Batra
Answer : D .

 Manika Batra beat Reeth Rishya, 4-2, in the women’s singles final, to win the 82nd Senior National
Table Tennis Championship, at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Panchkula, Haryana
 It was Manika’s second Nationals title. She won her maiden national title in 2015 in Hyderabad

Q.10. Japanese Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto intends to accept the job of Head of the Tokyo
2020 Organising Committee.The games are set to begin on _____.
A) 23 July B) 18 June
C) 27 August D) 20 April
Answer : A .

 Japanese Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto, a woman who has competed in seven Olympic Games, intends
to accept the job of Head of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee
 The previous leader Yoshiro Mori quit due to sexist remarks
 The games are set to begin on the 23rd of July this year despite repeated opinion polls showing that most citizens
are opposed to holding them this year due to the pandemic
 SUMMER OLYMPICS GAMES
2021 : Tokyo Japan
2024 : Paris France
2028 : Los Angeles US
 WINTER OLYMPICS GAMES
2022 : Beijing China
2026 : Milan & Cortina Italy

Q.11. The World Day of Social Justice is observed every year on which day?
A) 18 February B) 20 February
C) 22 February D) 21 February
Answer : B .

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Q.12. What is the theme of World Day of Social Justice 2021?

A) 'Workers on the Move: the Quest for Social Justice
B) If you want Peace and Development, Work for Social Justice'
C) A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy
D) Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice
Answer : C .

 United Nations’ (UN) World Day of Social Justice is observed on February 20 every year since 2009
 Theme 2021 : “A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy.”

Q.13. When is the Soil Health Card Day observed in India?

A) 19 February B) 20 February
C) 22 February D) 21 February
Answer : A .

 Every year India observes the Soil Health Card Day on 19 February to commemorate the launch of the
Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme, and create awareness about the benefits of the scheme.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme on 19th February, 2015 at
Suratgarh in Rajasthan
 2021 marks the sixth year of the launch of the SHC Scheme.
 The scheme aims at issuing soil health cards to farmers every two years so as to provide a basis to
address nutritional deficiencies in soil

Q.14. The I-ACE was a Circular Economy Hackathon, which was recently held by the Government
of India with which country?
A) Brazil B) Austria
C) Maldives D) Australia
Answer : D .

 PM Modi Address the Valedictory Function of India-Australia circular Economy Hackathon (I-ACE)
 The I-ACE was jointly organized by Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, Government of India and
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
 I-ACE aims to accelerate the development of young and promising students and startups/MSMEs working
towards the creation of a sustainable future

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Q.15. The CSIR has collaborated with which entity to promote health research in India?
A) The Rockefeller Foundation
B) Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
C) Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
D) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Answer : D .

 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the development, conduct and promotion of health
research in India

CSIR IN NEWS
 CSIR inks MoU with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to promote health research
 Tata Steel And CSIR Tie Up For Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS)
 Durgapur, West Bengal based CSIR-CMERI develops World’s Largest Solar Tree with installed
capacity of 11.5 kWp
 CSIR Top Scientific Research Institute in Nature Rankings Index 2020
 Dr. Harsh Vardhan launches CSIR Technologies for rural development
 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Founded : 26 September 1942
Founder(s) : Arcot Ramaswamy Mudaliar and Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar
Director General : Shekhar C. Mande
President : Prime Minister of India
Under : Ministry of Science & Technology
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize was established by CSIR in 1958
 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF)
Formation : 2000
Founders : Bill Gates Melinda Gates
Headquarters : Seattle, Washington, U.S.
CEO : Mark Suzman
 "Global Goalkeeper" award by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

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Q.16. Which company has signed a deal to acquire 68% stake in BigBasket for about Rs 9,500
crore?
A) Tata Group B) Reliance Group
C) Mahindra Group D) Wipro Group
Answer : A .

 Tata Group has signed a deal to acquire 68% stake in BigBasket for about Rs 9,500 crore. The stake will
be acquired by Tata Digital, a subsidiary of Tata Sons
 Post acquisition, the enterprise value of BigBasket becomes more than Rs 13,500 crore
Tata Group Bigbasket
Founded : 1868 Founded : 2011
Founder : Jamsetji Tata Headquarters : Bangalore
Headquarters : Mumbai
Chairman : Natarajan Chandrasekaran

Q.17. Which housing finance company get the RBI nod to acquire Dewan Housing Finance
Corporation (DHFL)?
A) Indiabulls Housing Finance
B) Religare Housing Development Finance
C) Prosper Housing Finance
D) Piramal Capital and Housing Finance
Answer : D .

 RBI has given approval to the Dewan Housing Finance Corporation (DHFL) resolution plan from Piramal
Capital and Housing Finance (PCHFL), a company of Piramal group that was submitted by the Committee
of Creditors (CoC).
 As per the plan, Piramal group will merge PCHFL with DHFL, which involves a total payment of around
Rs 35,000 crores
 Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (DHFL)
Founded : 1984
Founder : Rajesh Wadhawan
Headquarters : Mumbai
CMD : Kapil Wadhawan

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 Piramal Capital & Housing Finance Limited (PCHFL)

Founded : 2017
Headquartered : Mumbai
CEO : Vipul Agarwal

Q.18. What is the name of outward forex remittance service rolled out by Kotak Mahindra Bank on
its mobile banking app?
A) Kotak Remit B) Kotak Securities
C) Kotak Locker D) Kotak Digital
Answer : A .

 Kotak Mahindra Bank launched its outward forex remittance service called ‘Kotak Remit’
 The Kotak Remit offers remittances in 15 currencies
 This service will allow the customers to directly send money to their loved ones living abroad from their phones

KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK IN NEWS

 Kotak Mahindra Bank launched its outward forex remittance service called ‘Kotak Remit’
 RBI re-appoints Uday Kotak as MD of Kotak Mahindra Bank
 Kotak Mahindra Bank starts ‘Kona Kona Umeed’ Campaign
 KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK
Founded : 2003
Founders : Uday Kotak
Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra
Chairman : Prakash Apte
MD & CEO : Uday Kotak

Q.19. Which Insurance Company launched an innovative insurance plan, “Health AdvantEDGE”?
A) ICICI Lombard General Insurance
B) Bharati AXA General Insurance
C) IFFCO Tokio General Insurance
D) Universal Sompo General Insurance
Answer : B .

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 Bharti AXA General Insurance, a leading non-life insurer has launched its new and health insurance plan,
Health AdvantEDGE, that provides holistic protection against mounting expenses related to medical
exigencies and other healthcare services and also offers Ayush benefits
 It provides cover from pre-hospitalization (60 days) to post-hospitalization (90 days)

BHARATI AXA GENERAL INSURANCE IN NEWS

 Bharti AXA General Insurance #EkNayaNazariya Campaign Highlights A Cancer Caregiver’s Struggles
 Bharti AXA General Insurance launches ‘Krishi Sakha’ App for farmers
 Bharti AXA General uses WhatsApp to deliver policy and renewal documents
 IRDAI gives in-principle approval for Bharti AXA-ICICI Lombard merger deal
 Bharti AXA General Insurance starts ‘Bohot Zaroori Hai’ campaign
 Airtel Payments Bank, Bharti AXA partner to offer ‘shop insurance’ for retailers
 Bharati AXA General Insurance
Founded : 2008
HQ : Mumbai, Maharashtra
MD & CEO : Sanjeev Srinivasan
Share : Bharti Enterprises (51%)
Axa Business Group (49%)

Q.20. Annual Convention of Association of Domestic Tour Operators (ADTOI) was held in which
city ?
A) Kevadia, Gujarat B) Bengaluru, Karnataka
C) Hyderabad, Telangana D) Mumbai, Maharashtra
Answer : A .

 The Annual Convention of Association of Domestic Tour Operators of India (ADTOI) concluded at
Kevadia in Gujarat
 The convention was jointly organized by the Ministry of Tourism and ADTOI with support from Gujarat
Tourism.
 It aimed at building public confidence to travel for the revival of domestic tourism in the country

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GUJARAT IN NEWS
 Gujarat to Rename Dragon Fruit as ‘Kamalam’
 Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani has announced for the formation of ‘Mukhyamantri Bagayat Vikas Mission’
 India’s first Lithium refinery to be set up in Gujarat
 Gujarat govt announces to set up the world’s biggest Zinc Smelter project
 India’s biggest cardiac hospital in Ahmedabad Gujarat
 Gujarat to commence Seaplane service from 31 October 2020
 Gujarat Tops FSSAI’s State Food Safety Index 2019-20
 Gujarat to launch ‘Digital Seva Setu’ to offer public welfare services online in rural areas
 Gujarat Tops NITI Aayog’s inaugural Export Preparedness Index 2020
 Gujarat inks MoU with Denmark in water sector
 India’s first honey testing laboratory set up at NDDB in Anand district of Gujarat

Q.21. With which country India has recently signed two agreements on visa facilitation & leather
technology?
A) Maldives B) Ethiopia
C) Uganda D) Nigeria
Answer : B .

 Dr S JaishankarIndia and Ethiopia signed two agreements related to visa facilitation and leather technology.
 The agreements were signed in the presence of Ethiopia Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister,
Demeke Mekonnen Hassen and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
 Hassen is on a 4-day visit to India, from February 16

IMPORTANT LATEST SIGN MOU IN NEWS

 India & Ethiopia Sign Agreements On Visa Facilitation and Leather Technology
 India and Afghanistan Inks MoU for the construction of the Lalandar “Shatoot” Dam
 India & Maldives sign 5 deals to boost infrastructure
 MoU signed between India and Uzbekistan for solar energy cooperation
 India and Japan inks MoC to promote movement of skilled workers from India to Japan

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 India and Japan sign MoU to strengthen cooperation in Information and Communications Technology
 India and UAE sign MoU for scientific and technical cooperation
 India, US ink MoU on Intellectual Property Examination and Protection
 India-UK sign MoU on Water Partnership
 Norway signs MoU with Clean Ganga Mission in India
 India and Austria inks MoU on Technology Cooperation
 India and Finland sign MOU on environmental protection
 India & Denmark Inks MoU for Cooperation in the field of Intellectual Property
 India and Japan inks agreement on Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between Armed Forces

Q.22. Who is the author of “Maverick Messiah”, a political biography on NTR Rao?
A) Chetan Bhagat B) Ramesh Kandula
C) Amish Tripathi D) Ruskin Bond
Answer : B .

 Maverick Messiah
A Political Biography of N.T. Rama Rao
Author : Ramesh Kandula
 Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu glowing tributes to former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, late Shri N
T Rama Rao and said the actor-politician was a phenomenon, who strode the political stage like a colossus.

Q.23. HCL Technologies has inked an agreement with which institutation collaborate in the area
of cybersecurity?
A) IIT Madras B) IIT Guwahati
C) IIT Kharagpur D) IIT Kanpur
Answer : D .

IIT KANPUR IN NEWS

 PNB Collaborates with IIT Kanpur to set up Fintech Innovation Centre
 IIT Kanpur develops UV sanitizing device ‘SHUDH’ to disinfect room in 15 mins
 IIT Kanpur Incubated Start-ups Develops Smart Water Quality Testing Device “PADMAVATI”

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 IIT Kanpur, ASI sign MoU with Italian institutes for restoration of monuments
 IIT Kanpur develops virtual classroom teaching setup ‘Mobile Masterjee’
 Power Finance Corporation (PFC) signs agreement with IIT-Kanpur in smart grid technology
 IIT Kanpur & Bharat Dynamics Limited ink pact to make affordable ventilators
 Department of Defence (MoD) signs tripartite MoU with IIT Kanpur and DARPG to conduct predictive
analysis of public grievances
 HCL Technologies
Founded : 1976
Founder : Shiv Nadar
Headquarters : Noida, UP
Chairman : Roshni Nadar Malhotra
MD : Shiv Nadar
CEO : C Vijayakumar

Q.24. Which of the following team has won the KKFI 2021 Super League Kho Kho Tournament ?
A) Champions Jaffna B) Pahadi Billas
C) Dangerous D) Reliance Hope
Answer : B .

 Pahadi Billas win Kho Kho Super League Championship

 The Kho Kho Federation of India's 2021 Super League tournament will be held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor
Stadium New Delhi

Q.25. International Press Institute’s India has been Award for Excellence in Journalism ?
A) Rajdeep Sardesai B) Ritika Chopra
C) Barkha Dutt D) Shekhar Gupta
Answer : B .

 International Press Institute’s Indian National Committee has named Ritika Chopra, Senior Assistant
Editor, The Indian Express, as the recipient of IPI’s India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2020

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STATIC GK Based Current Affairs MCQs 20 February 2021

By Kumar Kaushal
Q.1. How many members are there in a kho kho team?
A) 11 B) 12
C) 15 D) 14
Answer : B .

Q.2. Where is the headquarters of Hindustan Computers Limited (HCL) ?

A) Bengaluru B) New Delhi
C) Chennai D) Noida
Answer : D .

Q.3. What is the capital and currency of Ethiopia

A) Addis Ababa & Birr B) Tehran & Toman
C) Riyadh & Riyal D) Abu Dhabi & Dirham
Answer : A .

Q.4. Which of the following statements is not correct about the 'Statue of Unity'?
A) 'Statue of Unity' is located in Narmada district of Gujarat
B) Its height is equal to the Statue of Liberty
C) The Statue of Unity was dedicated to the nation on 31 October 2018
D) The height of the Statue of Unity is about 182 meters (597 ft).
Answer : B .

 The Statue of Unity is located in the Narmada district of Gujarat and is the tallest statue in the world that
was dedicated to the nation on 31 October 2018. The Statue of Unity has a height of 182 meters (597 ft),
while the height of 'Statue of Liberty' is just 93 meters.

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Q.5. Where is the headquarters of bharti AXA general insurance?

A) New Delhi B) Mumbai
C) Bengaluru D) Hyderabad
Answer : B .

Q.6. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award given in which Indian organisation?

A) DRDO B) CSIR
C) HAL D) ISRO
Answer : B .

Q.7. Where is Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation located?

A) USA B) Australia
C) China D) Russia
Answer : A .

Q.8. Which country will host 2024 Summer Olympics?

A) Japan B) France
C) Italy D) China
Answer : B .

Q.9. Manika Batra is related to which games?

A) Tennis B) Badminton
C) Wrestling D) Table Tennis
Answer : D .

Q.10. Who became the first batsman to score 5000 runs in IPL?
A) MS Dhoni B) Suresh Raina
C) Chris Gayle D) Rohit Sharma
Answer : B .

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