1. 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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Correct Answer: B [Infrastructure]
Notes:
The National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) Bill 2021 is to be introduced in the Budget session.
The government is set up a National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID), which will facilitate the infrastructure financing of the country. The developmental financial institution (DFI) will act as a principal financial institution and development bank to support infrastructure projects.
2. 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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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
The Indian Government is to introduce a bill in Parliament to ban all private cryptocurrencies and create a sovereign digital currency by the Reserve Bank of India.
The bill is to allow certain exceptions to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency and its uses. A legislative framework on official digital currency is also expected to be created.
3. What is the rank of India in the production of silk, globally?
[A] First
[B] Second
[C] Third
[D] Fourth
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Correct Answer: B [Second]
Notes:
China is the largest producer of silk, in the world. It is followed by India in the second place. India is the only country in the world which produces all four major varieties of silk namely – Mulberry, Eri, Tassar, and Muga.
Recently, the Textiles Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated India’s biggest silk fair, the 8th India International Silk Fair. It is held on the virtual platform of Indian Silk Export Promotion Council.
4. What is the expansion of “OPC”, which is seen in the Union Budget 2021-22?
[A] Over the Port Counter
[B] One Person Company
[C] On Port Company
[D] On the go Private Company
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Correct Answer: B [One Person Company]
Notes:
As per the Union Budget 2020-21, the government would be incentivizing the incorporation of One Person Companies (OPC) in order to boost the ease of doing business.
The Government has reduced the time limit for Indian citizen to start an OPC from 182 days to 120 days. This move allows NRIs to incorporate OPCs in India.
5. 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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Correct Answer: B [Future Retail]
Notes:
Amazon has moved the Delhi High Court against Future Retail for selling its retail assets to Reliance Retail.
Amazon alleges that the ₹24,713 crore worth Future-Reliance deal violates its own contract with the Future Group. The Delhi High Court asked Future retail to maintain status quo. Earlier the Singapore Arbitration gave the Emergency Arbitrator (EA) award in favour of Amazon.
6. Which species has been recently named after the state of Arunachal Pradesh?
[A] Spider
[B] Gecko
[C] Turtle
[D] Butterfly
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Correct Answer: B [Gecko]
Notes:
A team of researchers have discovered a new gecko species in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.
The new species belongs to the genus Cyrtodactylus also known as bent-toed geckos. The species was named as Cyrtodactylus arunachalensis after the state of Arunachal Pradesh, in which it was discovered.
7. In which state, the Kaliveli Lake is located?
[A] Kerala
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Goa
[D] Tamil Nadu
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Correct Answer: D [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
The Kaliveli Lake is a coastal lake and a wet land, situated in Villupuram District of Tamil Nadu. The lake is near the Bay of Bengal and is the second-largest brackish water lake in Southern India after the lake Pulicat.
The district administration has recently issued the first declaration under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, to declare the wetlands as a bird sanctuary.
8. 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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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
India hosted the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) Defence Ministers’ Conclave on February 4, 2021 on the side-lines of Aero India 2021 event.
The broad theme of the conclave is ‘Enhanced Peace, Security and Cooperation in the Indian Ocean’. During the conclave, India announced that it is ready to supply missile systems, LCA and other weapons systems to the countries in Indian Ocean Region.
9. Praveen Sinha has been appointed as the Acting Chief of which Indian organisation?
[A] Intelligence Bureau
[B] Central Vigilance Commission
[C] Central Bureau of Investigation
[D] Election Commission of India
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Correct Answer: C [Central Bureau of Investigation]
Notes:
The Additional Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Praveen Sinha has been appointed as the acting chief of CBI.
He is a 1988-batch Gujarat cadre IPS officer. After Rishi Kumar Shukla who retired recently, the acting Chief has been appointed till a decision on a New Director is taken. This is the third time in last five years that an interim chief will head CBI.
10. As per the WHO, which Cancer is the world’s most commonly diagnosed?
[A] Lung Cancer
[B] Breast Cancer
[C] Cervical Cancer
[D] Blood Cancer
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Correct Answer: B [Breast Cancer]
Notes:
As per the recent notification of the World Health Organisation, Breast cancer is now the world’s most commonly diagnosed cancer.
Earlier, Lung cancer was the most commonly diagnosed. According to statistics released by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), one out of every six deaths in the total 10 million deaths in 2020 was due to Cancer.