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Important Current Affairs MCQs

FEBRUARY2021

Target: CMAT, TISSNET, TISSMAT, IIFT, XAT,

SSC CGL, Banks, OMETs

Which country has recently won the contract for the construction of Lower Arun

Hydropower Project in Nepal?

A. China

B. India

C. Japan

D. Australia

Points to Know/Note (PTN):

India's Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) has won the contract.

The project was awarded to the SJVN under the Build, Own, Operate and

Transfer (BOOT) delivery method.

In a first, which of these companies will manufacture military aircrafts in India?

A. Reliance

B. Adani Group

C. TATA

D. Vedanta

PTN:

Group will develop and manufacture a military aircraft in India, having acquired

intellectual property rights for a German-origin platform.

Amazon CEO ___________ will step down as the chief executive of the company

- which he founded almost 27 years ago.

A. Elon Musk

B. Steve Jobs

C. Mark Zuckerberg

D. Jeff Bezos

PTN:

Bezos will transition to the role of executive chairman in the third quarter of 2021.

Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services would take over as CEO of Amazon.

As per The Duff & Phelps’ Celebrity Brand Valuation Study 2020, who is the most

valuable celebrity in India?

A. Ranveer Singh

B. Shahrukh Khan

C. Akshay Kumar

D. Virat Kohli

PTN:

Virat Kohli has retained the top position for the fourth consecutive year with a

brand value of $237.7 million. Akshay Kumar ($118.9 million) and Ranveer Singh

($102.9 million) retaining the No. 2 and No. 3 positions.

Which of these has become the 1st state in India to make the end to end

processing of the cabinet paperless by implementing e-cabinet application?

A. Rajasthan

B. Himachal Pradesh

C. Assam

D. Mizoram

PTN:

The entire process from initiation of a cabinet memo, approval of the cabinet

memo through concerned Secretary, Chief Secretary, concerned Minister and

finally by Chief Minister to place in the cabinet has been made online.

Name the 1st Asian country in the world to allow mall investors to directly lend to

the government.

A. China

B. Malaysia

C. India

D. Sri Lanka

PTN:

With the latest announcement from RBI, the small investors will have a new

platform, just like the trading platforms for stocks, which will be directly under the

central bank. “goBID platform”

Which of the following words of Hindi was chosen as the Hindi Word of the Year

2020 by Oxford languages?

A. Aatmanirbharta

B. Samvidhaan

C. Aandolan

D. Kisaan

PTN:

It was chosen because of its increased prominence as a phrase and concept in the

public lexicon following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation in

May 2020.

CM Arvind Kejriwal has launched the campaign - ___________ aimed at fighting

air pollution in Delhi.

A. EV Sahi hai!

B. Switch Delhi

C. Fight Pollution

D. None of these

PTN:

The government launched the campaign to inform, encourage and motivate every

person in Delhi to switch from polluting vehicles to zero-emission EVs. All the

hired cars being engaged by various departments of the Delhi government will

switch to EVs within six months.

Which of the following nations is going to mix Pfizer And Oxford COVID-19

Vaccine Doses?

A. India

B. USA

C. UK

D. Australia

PTN:

This is world’s first trial aimed at finding new ways to swiftly reduce coronavirus

infections as new mutated variants emerge.

Which of the following teams has become the first team to qualify for maiden

World Test Championship final?

A. India

B. New Zealand

C. Australia

D. England

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has signed which of the following

companies as global partner for three years, from 2021 to 2023?

A. Vedantu

B. WhiteHatJr

C. Byju’s

D. Extramarks

PTN:

The agreement will see team India’s jersey sponsor Byju’s partner all ICC events

over the period, including the forthcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in India, and

the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.

Which of the following cricketers has won the ICC's inaugural Player of the Month

award recently?

A. Mohammad Siraj

B. Rishabh Pant

C. Ajinkya Rahane

D. Virat Kohli

PTN:

Rishabh Pant wins ICC inaugural Player of the Month award for his performance in

last two test against Australia.

Assignment!

1. What is the aim of ‘Asom Mela’ Programme?

2. What is the current repo rate of RBI (Feb 2021)?

3. Who is the author of the book, ‘By Many a Happy Accident: Recollections of a

Life’?

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