Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2021
21. Who is the head of the task force set up by the Education Ministry, to prepare roadmap on imparting technical education in mother tongue?
[A] Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
[B] Amit Khare
[C] Bhaskar Ramamurthy
[D] Rajiv Gauba
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Correct Answer: B [Amit Khare]
Notes:
The Education Ministry constituted a task force to prepare roadmap on imparting technical education in mother tongue. It was set up in December 2020.
The committee will be headed by the Higher Education Secretary Amit Khare, with representations from Directors from different IITs and NITs. This was announced in the Rajya Sabha by the Ministry.
22. As of February 2020, how many green zone sites have been approved for operating drones?
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Correct Answer: B [32]
Notes:
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Defence have recently approved 26 green zone sites across the country, to operate Drones. With this, the total green sites stand at 32.
Under the No-Permission-No-Takeoff (NPNT) compliance regulations, the drones are not authorised to fly without the NPNT automated green signal. The Government is also developing the Digital Sky platform, for automatic authorisations.
23. India’s first thunderstorm research testbed is to be set up in which state/UT?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Odisha
[C] West Bengal
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: B [Odisha]
Notes:
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced that the country’s first thunderstorm research testbed is to be set up in Balasore, Odisha.
The testbed will be established in a collaboration between the Ministry of Earth Sciences, IMD, DRDO and ISRO. It aims to reduce human fatalities and loss of property due to lightning strikes.
24. Which Ministry is to conduct four national surveys to study the status of migrants and domestic workforce?
[A] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
[B] Ministry of Labour and Employment
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Labour and Employment]
Notes:
The Ministry of Labour and Employment announced that it is to conduct four national surveys to study the status of migrants and domestic workforce.
The surveys, which will be conducted by the Labour bureau from this April, will study the employment data with a focus on jobs in the transport sector. It will also study on jobs created by professionals such as doctors and lawyers.
25. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL), is located in which Indian state/UT?
[A] Bihar
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Maharashtra
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Correct Answer: C [Andhra Pradesh]
Notes:
The Cabinet has approved privatisation of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd (RINL) also called as the Vizag steel. It is located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
RINL is a ‘Navratna’ category Public sector Enterprise, which runs the 7.3 million tonne capacity Visakhapatnam Steel Plant. The PSU has two subsidiaries namely The Orissa Minerals Development Company Ltd (OMDC) and The Bisra Stone Lime Company Ltd (BSLC).
26. Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA), which was making news recently, is a commando force of which CAPF?
[A] BSF
[B] CRPF
[C] CISF
[D] ITBP
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Correct Answer: B [CRPF]
Notes:
The Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) was raised under the CRPF for intelligence-based jungle warfare operations. It was launched in the year 2009.
Recently, a maiden contingent of 34 CRPF women personnel was inducted into the CoBRA force, which contained only male personnel till now. The new women team will be deployed in the anti-Naxal operations.
27. Education Ministry is to rename Samagra Shiksha Scheme-funded residential schools and hostels after whose name?
[A] Mahatma Gandhi
[B] Netaji Subash Chandra Bose
[C] Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
[D] B R Ambedkar
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Correct Answer: B [Netaji Subash Chandra Bose]
Notes:
The Education Ministry is set to name the 383 residential schools and 680 hostels funded under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme as ‘Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose residential schools.
Under the Samagra Shiksha Scheme, the Ministry provides financial assistance to States and UTs to open and run residential schools, to promote schooling in less populated areas and tribal areas.
28. Which top populous country recorded over 15% dip in registered births year on year?
[A] India
[B] China
[C] Indonesia
[D] Pakistan
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Correct Answer: B [China]
Notes:
The number of registered births in 2020 was 10.04 million, which is over 15 percent down from the number of registered births of the last year.
As per the data, this is the fourth consecutive year to register a decline in birth rate. China launched the one-child policy in the late 1970s to slow rapid population growth. It was reversed only in the year 2016.
29. Which Indian state has topped the list of beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat Yojana, as of 2020?
[A] Kerala
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Gujarat
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: B [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
As per the information provided by the Health Ministry, Tamil Nadu tops the beneficiaries list with around 25.56 lakh people getting treatment worth Rs 3,239.5 crore, since 2018.
Till February 4 this year, there were around 1.6 crore hospital admissions worth Rs 19, 714 crores under the scheme. Tamil Nadu is followed by Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. The scheme aims to provide a health assurance cover of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year to poor families.
30. Which scheme is implemented at Anganwadi centres to provide health and pre-school education services?
[A] PM Matru Vandana Yojana
[B] Integrated Child Development Scheme
[C] Mahila Shakti Yojana
[D] Beti Bachao Beti Padao
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Correct Answer: B [Integrated Child Development Scheme]
Notes:
Under the Integrated Child Development Scheme, a package of six services is provided at various anganwadis, including supplementary nutrition, pre-school non-formal education, immunisation, health education etc.
As per the recent data, there has been a steady decline in the number of anganwadi beneficiaries, which dropped to 8.55 crore by March,2020 from 10.45 crore beneficiaries in 2014-15.
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