7th February 2021 Current Affairs Quiz

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Question 1: Which among the following launched ‘Salute to caregivers – ek naya nazariya campaign’ to support cancer survivors?

a. SBI Life Insurance
b. LIC
c. Max Life Insurance Company Ltd.
d. ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.
e. Bharti AXA General Insurance

e. Bharti AXA General Insurance
Explanation: Commemorating World Cancer Day, a global uniting initiative by the Union for International Cancer Control to raise worldwide attention and inspire action for a cancer-free future, Bharti AXA General Insurance believes that all caregivers – friends, family and others – play a significant role to win the battle against cancer.

Question 2: Schools under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan to be renamed after _______.

a. Mahatma Gandhi
b. Subhas Chandra Bose
c. Indira Gandhi
d. Bhagat Singh
e. Jawaharlal Nehru

b. Subhas Chandra Bose
Explanation: Schools and hostels under the Ministry of Education’s Samagra Shiksha scheme will be renamed after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

Question 3: Centre grants permission to raise additional five thousand 34 crore rupees through Open Market Borrowings to four states. Which state is not among those four states?

a. Himachal Pradesh
b. Bihar
c. Assam
d. Haryana
e. Punjab

b. Bihar
Explanation: Government has granted permission to four more states Assam, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to raise additional five thousand 34 crore rupees through Open Market Borrowings. These states have undertaken Ease of Doing Business reforms stipulated by the Department of Expenditure and have become eligible to mobilise additional financial resources.

Question 4: The Indian Navy receives 3 Mk III Advanced Light Helicopters from HAL. Who is the current Indian Navy Chief?

a. Bipin Rawat
b. Manoj Mukund Naravane
c. Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
d. Karambir Singh
e. Subodh Kumar Jaiswal

d. Karambir Singh
Explanation: The Mark-III Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) is meant for coastal security. Out of the 16 Mk-III helicopters, HAL delivered three to Indian Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh at Aero India.

Question 5: Who is the author of the book ‘The Sword of Mastaan’?

a. Salman Rushdie
b. Vineet Bajpai
c. Arundhati Roy
d. Kiran Desai
e. Vikram Seth

b. Vineet Bajpai
Explanation: Recently, TreeShade Books released Vineet Bajpai’s Latest Novel, 1857 – The Sword of Mastaan.

Question 6: Pulitzer prize winning Jhumpa Lahiri’s new book, _______ will release in April 2021.

a. Whereabouts
b. The Lowland
c. The Namesake
d. The Clothing of Books
e. Interpreter of Maladies

a. Whereabouts

Question 7: Assam’s Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates Assam’s first heliport in which district?

a. Darrang
b. Chirang
c. Dibrugarh
d. Jorhat
e. Majuli

e. Majuli
Explanation: Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates Assam’s first heliport in Majuli district. The heliport having facility for simultaneous landing of three helicopters was constructed with an expenditure of Rs. 50 Lakh under untied fund of the State Government.

Question 8: On 4th February 2021, Union Environment Ministry approved Lakhwar electricity project in _______.

a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Haryana
c. Himachal Pradesh
d. Uttarakhand
e. Punjab

d. Uttarakhand
Explanation: On 4th February 2021, Union Environment Ministry approved the Lakhwar electricity project on Yamuna River.
Trivendra Singh Rawat is the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
Baby Rani Maurya is the Governor of Uttarakhand.

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