Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020

11. What is the estimated GDP growth rate of India in 2020-21, as per the recent forecast from Fitch Ratings?

[A] 5.2%
[B] 5.4%
[C] 5.6%
[D] 5.8%

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12. Which Indian city was recently certified formally as a World Heritage site by UNESCO?

[A] Varanasi
[B] Ahmedabad
[C] Jaipur
[D] Nagpur

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13. Israel’s Elbit Systems recently signed an MoU with which Indian company for developing an unmanned aerial vehicle?

[A] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
[B] Defence Research and Development Organisation
[C] Bharat Electronics Limited
[D] Indian Space Research Organisation

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14. Which Indian celebrity is at the top spot in the latest brand valuation study by Duff & Phelps?

[A] Akshay Kumar
[B] Virat Kohli
[C] P V Sindhu
[D] Deepika Padukone

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15. What is the profession of Christina Koch, who recently created a world record?

[A] Sportsperson
[B] Astronaut
[C] Writer
[D] Musician

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16. ‘Sharang’, which is to be inducted into the Indian Army, is an upgraded version of which weapon?

[A] Artillery gun
[B] Assault rifle
[C] Combat Shotgun
[D] Sniper rifle

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17. Pardeep Singh, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sports?

[A] Boxing
[B] Archery
[C] Weight-lifting
[D] Tennis

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18. Which city recently organized the Nutan International Theatre Festival (NITF)?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Chandigarh
[C] Jammu
[D] Dehradun

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19. Teenage cricketer Naseem Shah recently became the youngest person to get a hat trick in test cricket. He belongs to which country?
[A] India
[B] Pakistan
[C] Bangladesh
[D] West Indies

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20. The Belum Caves festival was recently organized in which state?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Karnataka
[D] Tamil Nadu

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