Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2021

1. ‘Amrut Mahotsav’, which was seen in the news recently, is the celebration of which event?
[A] 125th birth anniversary of Netaji
[B] 75th year of India’s Independence
[C] 50th year of 1971 War
[D] 50th year of Kargil War

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2. India conducted a joint forum meet with which country, under its ‘Act East Policy’?
[A] Nepal
[B] Japan
[C] Thailand
[D] Singapore

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3. As per a report released by Alvarez & Marsal India, what is the average time taken for resolution in India under IBC, as on Sep’20?
[A] 330 days
[B] 360 days
[C] 400 days
[D] 440 days

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4. NaBFID, the new bank which is proposed to be set up, is to finance which sector?
[A] Agriculture
[B] Infrastructure
[C] MSMEs
[D] Fishery

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5. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the National Health Authority (NHA)?
[A] N S Viswanathan
[B] R S Sharma
[C] Tarun Gogoi
[D] B P Kanungo

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6. Which country is to introduce a bill to ban all private cryptocurrencies and create a sovereign digital currency?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] Japan
[D] New Zealand

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7. The death anniversary of which national leader was observed as the Martyrs’ Day on January 30 in India?
[A] Jawaharlal Nehru
[B] Mahatma Gandhi
[C] Bhagat Singh
[D] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

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8. As per Union Budget 2021-22, what is the new threshold for paid up capital applicable to ‘small companies’?
[A] Rs.10 lakh
[B] Rs.1 crore
[C] Rs.20 lakh
[D] Rs.2 crore

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9. Indian-American Bhavya Lal has been appointed as the acting chief of staff of which organisation?
[A] WHO
[B] NASA
[C] FAO
[D] IMF

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10. Amazon has been in a legal dispute against which company for selling its retail assets to Reliance Retail?
[A] D-Mart
[B] Future Retail
[C] Aditya Birla Retail
[D] K Raheja Corp

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