Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2021

1. Which international organisation conducted the event on ‘Restoring Cross Border Mobility’?
[A] United Nations
[B] World Economic Forum
[C] World Bank
[D] World Trade Organisation

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2. Which state has recently reduced value-added tax (VAT) rate for petrol and diesel by 2%?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Kerala
[D] Uttar Pradesh

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3. Which organization has released the Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2021?
[A] Germanwatch
[B] UNFCCC
[C] WHO
[D] FAO

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4. External Affairs Minister S Jai Shankar proposed Eight Guiding principles to repair the strained relations with which country?
[A] China
[B] Pakistan
[C] Afghanistan
[D] United States

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5. As per the Budget 2021-22, what is the estimated Fiscal Deficit for the current financial year?
[A] 9.5%
[B] 7.0%
[C] 4.0%
[D] 2.0%

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6. Which Technology company has launched a new initiative called ‘Startup School’?
[A] Microsoft
[B] Google
[C] Amazon
[D] Apple

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7. Which space agency has announced the launch of its first all civilian mission to space?
[A] NASA
[B] SpaceX
[C] JAXA
[D] ISRO

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8. ‘Manufacturing Zones under Atmanirbhar Bharat Package’ scheme is to be implemented by which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Heavy Industries
[B] Ministry of Power
[C] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[D] Ministry of Communication

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9. Which country hosted the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) Defence Ministers’ Conclave in February 2021?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] India
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Maldives

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10. What is India’s rank in the 2020 Democracy Index?
[A] 53
[B] 57
[C] 61
[D] 67

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