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Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy conferred Skoch Chief Minister of the Year Award
Jagan was chosen for the award based on a year-long study of governance projects in the state
Schemes like YSR Rythu Bharosa Kendras and Cheyuta were focused on bringing in efficiency and
transparency, besides ensuring inclusive growth and development
Q.2. Naman Ojha is associated with which sports who announced his retirement recently?
A) Hockey B) Football
C) Cricket D) Tennis
Answer : C .
Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha has announced his retirement from all formats of
cricket
Q.3. Who Indian-origin has been appointed to head United Nations Capital Development Fund?
A) Arvind Maheshwari B) Rashmi Desai
C) Satish Nigam D) Preeti Sinha
Answer : D .
Indian-origin Preeti Sinha appointed to head United Nations Capital Development Fund
Sinha will work with a focus on providing micro-finance assistance to women, youth, small and medium-
sized enterprises in under-served communities
United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Formation : 1966
Headquarters : New York, USA
Executive Secretary : Preeti Sinha
Q.4. Who took charge as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry after the removal of Dr. Kiran
Bedi?
A) Arif Mohammad Khan B) Tamilisai Soundararajan
C) Biswabhusan Harichandan D) YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
Answer : B .
Dr. Kiran Bedi has been removed from the post of Puducherry Lieutenant Governor
Telangana Governor Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan has been given additional charge as Lieutenant
Governor of Puducherry
PUDUCHERRY IN NEWS
Kiran Bedi Removed As Puducherry Lt Governor
Puducherry launches campaign to become Covid-free by February 28
12th National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme begins in Puducherry
Puducherry airport becomes AAI’s first 100% solar-powered airport
Former Puducherry Lt Governor Chandrawati passes away
Puducherry has celebrated its 59th anniversary of the “De-Jure” day on 16th August
PUDUCHERRY
Founded : 1 November 1954
Capital : Pondicherry
CM : PV. Narayanasamy.
Additional Lieutenant Governor : Tamilisai Soundararajan
State Animal : Squirrel
State Bird : Asian Koel
State : Flower : Cannonball
State Tree : Vilva Tree
No of District : 4
Lok Sabha Seats : 1
Q.5. Which ministry has launched Pilot Pey Jal Survekshan under Jal Jeevan Mission- Urban,
JJM-U?
A) Ministry of Home affairs B) Ministry of Textile
C) Ministry of Railways D) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Answer : D .
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched a Pilot Pey Jal Survekshan under Jal Jeevan
Mission- Urban, JJM-U
As a first step, the Ministry has decided to launch the Survekshan in 10 cities- Agra, Badlapur,
Bhubaneswar, Churu, Kochi, Madurai, Patiala, Rohtak, Surat and Tumkur
Jal Jeevan Mission Urban is designed to provide universal coverage of water supply to all households
through functional taps in all 4,378 statutory towns in accordance with Sustainable Development Goal- 6
FACTS JAL JEEVAN MISSION
Govt has resolved to provide piped water (Har Ghar Jal) to all households by "2024"
Budget 2021: Rs 50,000 crore allocated for Jal Jeevan Mission, FM announces its urban segment
Jal Jeevan Mission Launched in 15 August 2019, a flagship programme of the Modi government,
aims to provide tap water connections to rural households by 2024
Jal Jeevan Mission, a central government initiative under the Ministry of Jal Shakti
Q.6. Amazon India will start manufacturing of electronics products in which city ?
A) Chennai B) Kolkata
C) Noida D) Hyderabad
Answer : A .
CHENNAI IN NEWS
India gets its first Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management in Chennai
India’s first waste exchange platform launched in Chennai
AMAZON IN NEWS
Andy Jassy set to replace Jeff Bezos as Amazon CEO in July
Amazon tops Brand Finance Global 500 2020 report; Tata Group top Indian brand
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos commits USD 1 bn investment in India to digitise small businesses
Amazon signs Amitabh Bachchan for its Alexa voice assistant
Amazon Pay collaborate with Uber to push digital payments in India
Amazon India ties up with IRCTC to start online train ticket bookings
Amazon Pay ties up with Acko to sell auto insurance
Amazon launches seller driven ‘Itna Aasan Hai’ campaign
Amazon Opens Its Largest Global Campus Building in Hyderabad
AMAZON
Founded : 1994
Founder : Jeff Bezos
Headquarters : Seattle, Washington DC
CEO : Andy Jessy
11th World PetroCoal Congress and World Future Fuel Summit organised in Delhi
Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan highlighted the increase in LPG coverage from 56 per cent to nearly
99.5 per cent in less than seven years.
He also mentioned that to reduce vehicular pollution, the country leapfrogged from BS-4 to BS-6
emission standards from April 2020
Q.8. The Chennai-based SpaceKidz India has developed the nanosatellite called Satish Dhawan
Satellite, or SD SAT. SD SAT will be launched using the launch vehicle _____.
A) PSLV- C51 B) GSLV Mark III
C) PSLV- C47 D) PSLV- C29
Answer : A .
The Chennai-based SpaceKidz India has developed the nanosatellite called Satish Dhawan Satellite,
or SD SAT
The SD SAT, a 30x10x10cm cuboid, is an experimental communication satellite, to test the capabilities
of LoRa (Long range) technology in Space.
The indigenously designed and developed miniature spacecraft will be launched on February 28 by the
polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV), C51 rocket of ISRO
Q.9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the NASSCOM Technology and Leadership
Forum, NTLF through video conferencing. Who is the current chairman of NASSCOM?
A) Vishal Sikka B) Nandan Nilekani
C) Keshav R Murugesh D) UB Pravin Rao
Answer : D .
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the NASSCOM Technology and Leadership Forum, NTLF
through video conferencing
The 29th edition of NTLF is being organized from 17th to 19th February
The theme of this year's event is 'Shaping the future towards a better normal'
National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)
Founded : 1988
Headquarters : New Delhi
Chairman : UB Pravin Rao
President : Debjani Ghosh
Q.10. Name the online portal launched by the Government to provide online civic services to
residents of 62 Cantonment Boards
A) e-Chhawani B) e-Swamitva
C) e-SVANidhi D) e-Gram Swaraj
Answer : A .
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently launched an online portal ‘e-Chhawani’ and mobile app, to
facilitate ‘ease of living’ and ‘ease of doing’ for the residents of the Cantonment Boards across the
country.
The ‘e-Chhawani’ portal will provide online municipal services to more than 20 lakh citizens across all
62 Cantonment Boards of India while sitting at home
Jointly been developed by : eGov Foundation, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Directorate General
Defence Estates (DGDE), and National Informatics Centre (NIC)
Q.11. Justice (Retd.) M. Rama Jois, who has passed away recently has also served as the
Governor of which state?
A) Bihar and Orissa B) Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand
C) Chhattisgarh and Bihar D) Bihar and Jharkhand
Answer : D .
Former Governor of Bihar and Jharkhand, Justice (Retd.) M. Rama Jois has passed away
The former Rajya Sabha MP, had also served as the Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court.
He was also a senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India
Q.12. Which country was the biggest trading partner of the European Union (EU) in 2020, as per
Eurostat data?
A) China B) Russia
C) France D) Germany
Answer : A .
Q.13. Which becomes the first government financial institution to launch its own debit card?
A) Kerala Financial Corporation (KFC)
B) Gujarat Financial Corporation (GFC)
C) Bihar Financial Corporation (BFC)
D) Rajasthan Financial Corporation (RFC)
Answer : A .
Kerala Financial Corporation (KFC) announced that it will introduce its own debit card. KFC becomes the
1st government financial institution in Kerala to launch debit card.
Q.14. Kannada Actor Darshan has been roped in as the ‘Agriculture ambassador’ of the
Agriculture department of which state?
A) Telangana B) Karnataka
C) Tamil Nadu D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : B .
BS Yediyurappa, the Chief Minister of Karnataka, roped in Kannada Actor Darshan as the ‘Agriculture
ambassador’ of the Agriculture department of Karnataka
KARNATAKA IN NEWS
President Ramnath Kovind Inaugurates Museum Dedicated to General KS Thimayya in
Karnataka
Karnataka Chief Minister launched Avalokana software
Karnataka Government launches Krishi Sanjeevani Vans to test soil, water
Karnataka Government launches portal ‘FRUITS’ for farmers
Karnataka’s 1st 11.5 megawatt power plant being set up at Bidadi
India’s First Sandalwood Museum to come up in Mysuru, Karnataka
Vijayanagara becomes 31st District of Karnataka, carved out of Ballari district
Karnataka Observes Mask Day on 18th June 2020
Karnataka approves Rs. 600-cr watershed project ‘REWARD’ with World Bank assistance
Karnataka launches India’s first integrated air ambulance service
Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Participates in 7th WASH Conclave Concludes
Karnataka Govt launches loan disbursal programme “Arthika Spandana”
Karnataka launches Weavers’ Sammaan Yojana
Q.15. Who is the authored the book titled, ‘ASOCA: A Sutra’, a memoir of Ashoka The Great?
A) Julian Barnes B) Sally Rooney
C) Margaret Atwood D) Irwin Allan Sealy
Answer : D .
Irwin Allan Sealy to pen a new book titled, ‘ASOCA: A Sutra’, a memoir of Ashoka The Great.
The book is to be published by Penguin Random House‘s Viking imprint and will be released in July 2021
Q.16. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of CEAT Limited?
A) Rana Daggubati B) Vijay Deverakonda
C) Samantha Akkineni D) Keerthy Suresh
Answer : A .
CEAT Limited, a tyre company of RPG Enterprises(Rama Prasad Goenka Group) has signed in Actor Rana
Daggubati as its brand ambassador to promote the new ‘Puncture Safe’ range of bike tyres
CEAT has launched ‘Puncture Safe’ range of tyres in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil
Nadu and Kerala.
DON'T CONFUSE
CEAT ropes in Rana Daggubati as brand ambassador for new range of bike tyres (February
2021)
Aamir Khan is the new brand ambassador of CEAT Tyres (September 2020)
Cavi Elettrici e Affini Torino (CEAT)
Founded : 1924
Headquarters : Mumbai
Chairman : Harsh Goenka
MD : Anant Goenka
MOST IMPORTANT LATEST BRAND AMBASSADOR 2020
🔷 Rana Daggubati : CEAT 🔷 Sonu Sood : Redmi 9 Power
🔷 Milind Soman : Maharishi Amrit Kalash 🔷 Sourav Ganguly : Edtech startup Classplus
🔷 Akshay Kumar : Dabur Chyawanprash 🔷 Sonu Sood : Spice Money
🔷 Kuldeep Handoo : Fit India movement 🔷 AR Rahman : BAFTA Breakthrough
🔷 Chacha Chaudhary : NamamiGange Project 🔷 Priyanka Chopra : Parle Agro
🔷 Rajkumar Rao : Syska Group 🔷 Rohit Sharma : Vega ropes
🔷 Rohit Sharma : Dr Trust 🔷 Rohit Sharma : JKLC Sixer Cement
🔷 Chetan Anand : Transform 🔷 Ajinkya Rahane : Hudle
🔷 Robin Uthappa : Ker startup Entri 🔷 Aamir Khan : Vendantu
🔷 Aamir Khan : CEAT Tyres 🔷 Yuvraj Singh : Aakash Educational Services
Limited (AESL)
🔷 Sonu Sood : Acer India 🔷 Virat Kohli : Great Learning
🔷 Suresh Raina : 9Stacks 🔷 Sachin Tendulkar : Paytm first Games
🔷 Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Smriti Mandhana : 🔷 Dwayne Bravo : SBOTOP
Playerzpot
🔷 Ayushmann Khurrana : Bajaj Allianz Life 🔷 Kiara Advani : Myntra
Insurance
🔷 Rohit Sharma : Oakley 🔷 Harbhajan Singh : ebikeGo
Q.17. Who has won the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award 2020?
A) Amanda Tapping B) Robin Dunne
C) Steven Adelson D) S. Theodore Baskaran
Answer : D .
S. Theodore Baskaran who is a writer, a historian, a naturalist and an activist has won the Sanctuary
Lifetime Service Award, 2020
The award was instituted by the Sanctuary Nature Foundation
Q.18. Who has been named as the brand ambassador for Redmi 9 Power smartphones
A) Vicky Kaushal B) Sonu Sood
C) Virat Kohli D) K L Rahul
Answer : B .
Q.19. India is building the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project with Nation?
A) Myanmar B) Bangladesh
C) Bhutan D) Maldives
Answer : A .
India-Myanmar: Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project. The Union External Affairs Minister,
S. Jaishankar recently said that the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project is in the final
stages however, the project was delayed because of various challenges
The Kaladan project which costs $484 million was supposed to be completed and operation by 2014
MYANMAR IN NEWS
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint detained in Myanmar’s military coup
Paul Sein Twa of Myanmar wins 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize for Asia region
Myanmar Navy formally commissions INS Sindhuvir submarine, handed over by Indian Navy
The 5th India-Myanmar Bilateral Meeting on Drug Control Cooperation was held virtually.
Myanmar’s Chief Aung San Suu Kyi wins landslide victory in Parliamentary election 2020
Indian-built Sittwe port in Myanmar to be operational in the first quarter of 2021
India to hand over its kilo-class submarine INS Sindhuvir to Myanmar for training purpose
Myanmar military “Tatmadaw” returns to Facebook
MYANMAR
Capital : Naypyidaw
Currency : Kyat
President : Win Myint
Q.20. The 2nd edition of the International Conference on Gender Equality (ICGE II) was held in
which state?
A) Bihar B) Odisha
C) Kerala D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : C .
The 2nd edition of International Conference on Gender Equality (ICGE II) was held at the Gender Park
Campus in Kozhikode, Kerala
Age-old Kanchoth festival celebrated across Jammu and Kashmir Chenab valley
The ancient Kanchoth festival, a symbol of ancient Nag culture, was observed with religious fervour
and gaiety across Chenab valley region of Jammu and Kashmir
The festival is celebrated by locals, mainly Nag followers who believe that on this day of Gouri Tritiya,
Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati got married and the latter insisted on a throne made of snow as her
wedding gift
Nuakhai Festival
Odisha and Chhattisgarh
Q.22. Who has been appointed as the new prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the
Congo?
A) Mario Draghi B) Kaja Kallas
C) Michael Bloomberg D) Sama Lukonde Kyenge
Answer : D .
Q.23. Which country has recently joined “Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021”?
A) India B) Japan
C) Russia D) France
Answer : A .
India has joined the “Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021″ which is a two-day naval exercise. The
exercise is being held in the northern part of the Indian Ocean
Q.9. In which year Dr.C.V. Raman was awarded Bharat Ratna Award?
A) 1952 B) 1954
C) 1950 D) 1960
Answer : B .