8th February 2021 Current Affairs Quiz

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Question 1: Zoho’s founder Sridhar Vembu has been appointed to NSAB led by NSA Ajit Doval. What does S stands for in NSAB?

a. Secular
b. Social
c. Security
d. Sovereign
e. System

c. Security
Explantation: NSAB stands for National Security Advisory Board.
Vembu is one of the Padma Shri awardees announced by the government of India in 2021.

Question 2: Recently, who has been appointed as the Managing Director for Google Cloud India Business?

a. Kirthiga Reddy
b. Bikram Singh Bedi
c. Abhijit Bose
d. R. K Singh
e. None of the above

b. Bikram Singh Bedi
Explanation: Bikram Singh Bedi succeeds Karan Bajwa, who was elevated as Vice President for Asia Pacific Region recently.

Question 3: Which state becomes the first state to implement e-cabinet?

a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Uttar Pradesh
c. Punjab
d. Kerala
e. Himachal Pradesh

e. Himachal Pradesh
Explanation: Himachal Pradesh has become the first state in the country to make the end to end processing of the cabinet paperless by implementing e-cabinet application. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated first e-cabinet at Shimla on 5th February 2021. 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.

Question 4: As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), which place will get the country’s first thunderstorm research testbed?

a. Indore, Madhya Pradesh
b. Darjeeling, West Bengal
c. Patna, Bihar
d. Balasore, Odisha
e. Surat, Gujarat

d. Balasore, Odisha
Explanation: As per the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Odisha’s Balasore will get the country’s first thunderstorm research testbed. The objective of setting up the thunderstorm testbed is to minimalise human fatalities and loss of property due to lightning strikes.

Question 5: Recently, which state and Switzerland have agreed to share their expertise in the fields of skill training, tourism, dairying?

a. Gujarat
b. Haryana
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Madhya Pradesh
e. Goa

b. Haryana
Explanation: Haryana and Switzerland have agreed to share their expertise in the fields of skill training, tourism, dairying besides exploring the possibilities of signing MoUs for the teacher-student and cultural exchange programmes.
Manohar Lal Khattar is the Chief Minister of Haryana.
Satyadev Narayan Arya is the Governor of Haryana.

Question 6: India – US joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas 20’ commenced in which state?

a. Karnataka
b. Gujarat
c. Kerala
d. Rajasthan
e. Uttar Pradesh

d. Rajasthan
Explanation: As part of defence cooperation, soldiers from India and the United States participated in a joint military exercise ‘Yudh Abhyas 20’. The joint exercise started on 8th February and will go on to 20th February in Rajasthan.

Question 7: On 5th February 2021, which state government inked MoU with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for model career centre?

a. Haryana
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Goa
e. Telangana

d. Goa
Explanation: To address the challenge of unemployability and the skill gap among Goan youth, the state government inked an agreement with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to operate the model career centre on a public – private partnership basis.

Question 8: Ngozi Okonjo-Iwealo set to become WTO’s First Female Leader. Where is the headquarters of WTO?

a. Vienna
b. Geneva
c. New York
d. Paris
e. London

b. Geneva

Question 9: NASA picks Elon Musk’s SpaceX to help with ____ mission that will map the creation of the universe.

a. $59 million
b. $79 million
c. $89 million
d. $99 million
e. $59 million

d. $99 million

Question 10: Recently, which bank has signed MoU with Japan’s MUFG Bank for serving Japanese corporations operating in India?

a. HDFC Bank
b. SBI
c. AXIS Bank
d. ICICI Bank
e. Bank of India

d. ICICI Bank

Question 11: _____ to build ‘World’s largest’ offshore wind farm.

a. Russia
b. South Korea
c. USA
d. China
e. France

b. South Korea
Explanation: South Korea has unveiled plans to invest $43.2 billion in building what is claimed to be the world’s largest offshore wind farm.

Question 12: Who launched ‘Asom Mala’ programme in Assam’s Sonitpur to boost road infrastructure?

a. Amit Shah
b. Sarbananda Sonowal
c. Narendra Modi
d. M Venkaiah Naidu
e. None of the above

c. Narendra Modi
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Asom Mala’ programme in Sonitpur district with an aim to boost the state’s road infrastructure and contribute to the state’s economic progress and improve connectivity.

Question 13: Who becomes first player to score 200 in 100th test?

a. Virat Kohli
b. Ajinkya Rahane
c. Joe Root
d. Joss Buttler
e. Ben Stokes

c. Joe Root

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