Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2021

1. India launched the ‘Year of Environment’ with which friendly country?
[A] Nepal
[B] France
[C] Brazil
[D] Japan

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2. 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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3. 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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4. Which country has the highest share in global basmati rice trade?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] Pakistan
[D] Nepal

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5. Which tournament would be conducted this year by the BCCI in place of Ranji Trophy?
[A] Anna Hazare Trophy
[B] Sachin Trophy
[C] Vijay Hazare Trophy
[D] Seema Roy Trophy

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6. 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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7. What is the outlay for PM AtmaNirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana?
[A] Rs 1000 crore
[B] Rs 2000 crore
[C] Rs 10,000 crore
[D] Rs 64,180 crore

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8. The ‘ASEAN-INDIA Hackathon’ is an initiative taken by which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of External Affairs
[B] Ministry of Education
[C] Ministry of Culture
[D] Ministry of Science and Technology

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9. Who is the author of the book titled ‘The Little Book of Encouragement’?
[A] Barack Obama
[B] Bill Gates
[C] Dalai Lama
[D] Aung San Suu Kyi

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10. As per a recent research, protein-bases devices have been designed to detect which disease?
[A] Covid-19
[B] Tuberculosis
[C] Pneumonia
[D] Polio

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