Current Affairs : 02 February to 08 February, 2021 : Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) : Assam Jobs Guide

CURRENT AFFAIRS

02 FEBRUARY, 2021 TO 08 FEBRUARY, 2021

1. Which of the following has become the 1st metro in the country to use ultraviolet rays to sanitise train coaches?

(a) Bengaluru Metro

(b) Delhi Metro

(c) Lucknow Metro

(d) Ahmedabad Metro

Answer: (c)

2. Which state government has launched the ‘Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai’ mission as part of the government’s campaign to accomplish the goal of 100 per cent potable piped water supply in all rural households?

(a) Punjab

(b) Haryana

(c) Himachal Pradesh

(d) Bihar

Answer: (a)

3. Which of the following has approved a project to build the world’s first energy island, in the North Sea that will produce and store enough green energy to meet the electricity needs of three million households in European countries?

(a) Spain

(b) Germany

(c) Sweden

(d) Denmark

Answer: (d)

4. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SBI Cards and Payment Services Ltd (SBI Card) for a period of 2 (two) years?

(a) Aditya Puri

(b) Rama Mohan Rao Amara

(c) Deepak Parekh

(d) Amitabh Chaudhry

Answer: (b)

5. Which state has topped the 2nd edition of the India Justice Report, an initiative of Tata Trusts?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Karnataka

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Kerala

Answer: (a)

6. Which country has topped the 2020 Democracy Index released by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)?

(a) Iceland

(b) Sweden

(c) New Zealand

(d) Norway

Answer: (d)

7. Who has been appointed as the new President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC)?

(a) Sourav Ganguly

(b) Brijesh Patel

(c) Jay Shah

(d) Kapil Dev

Answer: (c)

8. Which of the following shooting contingent has topped the medals tally in the first-ever Asian Online Shooting Championship organised by Kuwait Shooting Federation?

(a) India

(b) Kuwait

(c) China

(d) Bangladesh

Answer: (a)

9. Which of the following has won the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy 2020-21?

(a) Baroda

(b) Tamil Nadu

(c) Punjab

(d) Mumbai

Answer: (b)

10. When is World Leprosy Day observed?

(a) First Sunday of January every year

(b) Second Sunday of January every year

(c) Third Sunday of January every year

(d) Last Sunday of January every year

Answer: (d)

11. When is World Wetlands Day observed?

(a) 02 February

(b) 04 February

(c) 06 February

(d) 08 February

Answer: (a)

12. When is International Day of Human Fraternity observed?

(a) 01 February

(b) 02 February

(c) 03 February

(d) 04 February

Answer: (d)

13. When is International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female observed?

(a) 02 February

(b) 04 February

(c) 06 February

(d) 08 February

Answer: (c)

14. Which of the following has received the world’s first consignment of ‘carbon-neutral oil’ from Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV), a division of United State oil major Occidental?

(a) Reliance Industries Limited

(b) Adani Group

(c) Hindustan Unilever

(d) Alok Industries

Answer: (a)

15. What is the capital of Uttar Pradesh?

(a) Patna

(b) Noida

(c) Lucknow

(d) Prayagraj

Answer: (c)

16. Who is the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?

(a) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

(b) Mayawati

(c) Akhilesh Yadav

(d) Yogi Adityanath

Answer: (d)

17. Who is the Governor of Uttar Pradesh?

(a) Sushilkumar Shinde

(b) Kalyan Singh

(c) Anandiben Patel

(d) Vijay Bahuguna

Answer: (c)

18. What is the capital of Assam?

(a) Guwahati

(b) Dispur

(c) Kamrup

(d) Nagaon

Answer: (b)

19. Who is the Chief Minister of Assam?

(a) Sarbananda Sonowal

(b) Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma

(c) Gaurav Gogoi

(d) Ranjan Gogoi

Answer: (a)

20. Who is the Governor of Assam?

(a) Satya Pal Malik

(b) Najma Heptulla

(c) P. S. Sreedharan Pillai

(d) Prof. Jagdish Mukhi

Answer: (d)