Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2021

1. ‘What does ‘R’ stand in the STARS project, co-sponsored by World Bank, which was in news recently?
[A] Response
[B] Results
[C] Remote
[D] Redressal

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

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3. 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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4. As per the NSO’s revised estimates released recently, what was India’s GDP growth rate for 2019-20?
[A] 1.3%
[B] 3.2%
[C] 4.0%
[D] 5.2%

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5. Sandro Botticelli, who was sometimes seen in the news, was a famous painter of which country?
[A] Germany
[B] Italy
[C] Greece
[D] Japan

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6. As per the ‘India Justice Report’, which state has employed most women in its police force?
[A] Kerala
[B] Bihar
[C] West Bengal
[D] Karnataka

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7. Which disease is also called as the ‘Hansen’s’ disease?
[A] Cholera
[B] Polio
[C] Leprosy
[D] Cancer

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8. Who is the chairperson of 15th Finance Commission?
[A] Raghuram Rajan
[B] NK Singh
[C] D Subbarao
[D] YV Reddy

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9. 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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10. 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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