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The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards was introduced by the Government of India in
1969, to commemorate ‘the father of Indian cinema’, Dadasaheb Phalke
Important winner of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival 2021
Best Actor (Female) – Deepika Padukone, Chhapaak
Best Actor (Male) – Akshay Kumar, Laxmii
Best Film – Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
Best Director – Anurag Basu, Ludo
Critic’s Best Actor – Late Sushant Singh Rajput, Dil Bechara
Critic’s Best Actress – Kiara Advani, Guilty
Outstanding Contribution to Film Industry – Dharmendra
Outstanding Contribution to Literature in Indian Cinema – Chetan Bhagat
Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Vikrant Massey, Chhapaak
Best Actress in Supporting Role – Radhika Madan, Angrezi
Best International Feature Film – Parasite Most Versatile Actor – Kay Kay Menon
Q.2. Who won Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2021 in the 'Critic's Best Actor' category?
A) Akshay Kumar B) Varun Dhawan
C) Raj Kumar Rao D) Sushant Singh Rajput
Answer : D .
Sushant Singh Rajput posthumously honoured at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival with
Critic’s Best Actor Award
Late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke award 2021 in
the 'Critic's Best Actor' category during the prestigious award ceremony held on February 20, 2021
The actor was last seen in the film 'Dil Bechara' opposite Sanjana Sanghi, which was released on the
over-the-top (OTT) platform after his passing.
The actor had made his Bollywood debut with 'Kai Po Che' in 2014.
Q.3. Who won Best Actor (Female) in Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival awards
2021?
A) Keerthy Suresh B) Anushka Shetty
C) Nithya Menen D) Deepika Padukone
Answer : D .
Deepika Padukone won Best Actor (Female) in Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival awards
2021 for essaying the role of an acid attack survivor in Chhapaak.
Q.4. Which film has won the Best International Feature Film award at the 2021 Dadasaheb Phalke
International Film Festival awards?
A) Black Panther B) Moonlight
C) Green Book D) Parasite
Answer : D .
Best International Feature Film – Parasite Most Versatile Actor – Kay Kay Menon
Parasite film Director : Bong Joon-ho
Parasite South Korean movie
Q.5. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has proposed to change which city's
name to Narmadapuram?
A) Singrauli B) Chhindwara
C) Chhatarpur D) Hoshangabad
Answer : D .
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that Hoshangabad city in the state
would be renamed as Narmadapuram
Q.6. Which state government has become the first one to table a paperless budget?
A) Manipur B) Maharashtra
C) Uttarakhand D) Uttar Pradesh
Answer : D .
Uttar Pradesh has become the first state in the country to table a paperless budget
The state's first paperless budget was presented by UP State Finance Minister Suresh Khanna
Q.7. Uttar Pradesh is all set to export 20 tonees of Buddha Rice, popularly known as Kala Namak
Rice to which country?
A) Singapore B) Mauritius
C) Maldives D) Malaysia
Answer : A .
Uttar Pradesh to export 20 tonnes of 'Kala Namak' rice to Singapore by March end
Consignment of 20 tonnes will be sent to Singapore from Siddharth Nagar
The government has also planned to set up a Kala Namak Rice Research Centre at Siddharth Nagar
in association with the International Rice Research Centre, Varanasi
Top 3 Rice Producing Countries
1 China
2 India
3 Indonesia
West Bengal is the largest rice producing state in India, 2nd : Punjab & 3rd : Uttar Pradesh
SINGAPORE IN NEWS
Singapore’s ‘Hawker’ Culture serving as ‘Community Dining Room’ Gets UNESCO Recognition
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has decided to host its 2021 annual meeting in Singapore
Apple’s first ‘floating’ store to be launched in Singapore
27th edition India-Singapore Maritime Exercise SIMBEX-20 Begins in Andaman Sea
Mastercard Partners with Singapore-based Atlantis to Expand Digital First Program in India
Singapore becomes 1st country to use facial recognition to pay taxes
India ranks 43rd on IMD’s World Competitiveness Index 2020; Singapore tops
14th India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue (DPD) held with focus on maritime security cooperation
Kala Narayanasamy honoured with President’s Award in Singapore
Lee Hsien Loong has won a fourth term as the Prime Minister of Singapore
SINGAPORE
Capital : Singapore City
Currency : Dollar
President : Halimah Yacob
Prime Minister : Lee Hsien Loong
Q.8. ICGS C-453 Interceptor boat has been recently commissioned into services in Chennai.
Which company has built the ICGS C-453?
A) Larsen & Toubro B) Goa Shipyard Limited
C) Bharat Electronics Limited D) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Answer : A .
L&T IN NEWS
ICGS C-453 Interceptor boat commissioned into services in Chennai ; built by L&T
L&T Delivers 100th & Final K-9 Vajra Howitzer to Indian Army
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Gets Tender Worth 7000 Crores in India’s First Bullet Train Project
Indian Coast Guard ship C-452, designed and built by L&T
Fifth Offshore Patrol Vessel ICGS Varad Commissioned into Indian Coast Guard, Built by L&T
Offshore Patrol Vessel-6 “VAJRA” launched at Chennai, built By L&T
Indian Coast Guard launches Interceptor Boat ‘ICGS C-454’ built By L&T
Indian Coast Guard commissions new Interceptor boat C-449, built by L&T
Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
Founded : 7 February 1938
Founders : Henning Holck-Larsen
Søren Kristian Toubro
Headquarters : Mumbai, Maharashtra
Chairmam : Anil Manibhai Naik
MD & CEO : S. N. Subrahmanyan
Q.9. PM Modi inaugurated the extension of Metro Railway service from Noapara to
Dakshineswar, in which state?
A) Kerala B) Assam
C) West Bengal D) Tamil Nadu
Answer : C .
Q.11. Which country has allowed its womens to join the armed forces?
A) UAE B) Iraq
C) Iran D) Saudi Arabia
Answer : D .
Capital : Riyadh
Currency : Riyal
Crown Prince : Mohammed bin Salman
Q.12. Which organisation has conducted two successful launches of Vertical Launch Short Range
Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM)?
A) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
B) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)
C) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
D) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Answer : D .
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted two successful launches of
Vertical Launch Short Range Surface to Air Missile (VL-SRSAM).
The launches were carried out from a static vertical launcher from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur
off the coast of Odisha
Indigenously designed and developed by the DRDO for Indian Navy, VL-SRSAM is meant for
neutralizing various aerial threats at close ranges including sea-skimming targets
Q.13. Which has become the 1st country in the world to identify a need for action for Non-Alcoholic
Fatty Liver Disease?
A) France B) India
C) Russia D) Germany
Answer : B .
India becomes 1st country in world to identify need for action for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Q.14. Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has delivered the 100th & Final K-9 Vajra Howitzer to Indian Army.
These K-9 Vajra Howitzer has been manufactured in ____.
A) Dundigal B) Hazira
C) Kapurthala D) Ambala
Answer : B .
The Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane flagged off the 100th and final K9 Vajra 155mm/52 calibre
Tracked Self-Propelled Howitzer, at Hazira near Surat in Gujarat
The indigenously made K-9 Vajra has been developed by Larsen and Toubro (L&T), under the Rs 4,500-
crore contract awarded to it by the Ministry of Defence in May 2017, to develop 100 units of K9 Vajra
howitzer
Q.15. Which ministry has launched the SFURTI (Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional
Industries)?
A) MSME Ministry B) Ministry of Textile
C) Ministry of Home affairs D) Ministry of Commerce
Answer : A .
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated 50 artisan-based SFURTI
clusters spread over 18 States.
The MSME Ministry has funded 85 crore rupees for development of these SFURTI clusters
The Center is implementing the Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) to
organize traditional industries and artisans into clusters to make them competitive and increase their income
Q.16. Which state government has brought an ordinance that will give co-ownership rights to the
women in the ancestral property of their husbands?
A) Maharashtra B) Uttarakhand
C) Himachal Pradesh D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : B .
Uttarakhand has become the first state to give co-ownership rights to women in the ancestral property of
their husbands
UTTARAKHAND IN NEWS
India’s first pollinator park has been developed at Haldwani in Nainital, of the state of Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand sets up Botanical Garden to conserve 210 species of trees of Shivalik range
9th Sustainable Mountain Development Summit held in Dehradun
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the Suryadhar lake at Doiwala in Dehradun
India’s first moss garden built in Nainital district of Uttarakhand
Ganga Avalokan the first museum on River Ganga, located at Chandi Ghat, Haridwar Uttrakhand
Q.17. Which phase of the Intensified Mission Indradhanush has been launched by the government
in 2021?
A) 1st B) 2nd
C) 3rd D) 4th
Answer : C .
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched the Intensified Mission
Indradhanush 3.0, (IMI 3.0) on February 19, 2021, to expand immunization coverage across the country
The focus of IMI 3.0 will be on children and pregnant women who missed their vaccine doses during the
COVID-19 pandemic
Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 2.0 was launched across India on December 2, 2019
Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0 aims to achieve at least 90% pan-India immunisation coverage by
2022
Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0 will target the districts which have immunisation coverage of 70%
or below
It aims to immunise all children under the age of 2 years, as well as all pregnant women, against eight
vaccine preventable diseases
DON'T CONFUSE
The Intensified Mission Indradhanush was launched to intensify the work undertaken under Mission
Indradhanush, which was launched by the then Union Health Minister JP Nadda on December 25, 2014
Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI), which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
October 8, 2017
Q.18. V Narayanasamy has recently resigned as the Chief Minister of which state/UT?
A) Pudhucherry B) Tamil Nadu
C) Lakshadweep D) Andaman and Nicobar
Answer : A .
V Narayanasamy, the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry, has submitted the letter of his
resignation and his council of ministers on February 22, 2021 to the Lieutenant Governor Tamilisai
Soundararajan
PUDUCHERRY IN NEWS
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy Resigns
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
Q.19. PM Modi has dedicated to the nation, the INDMAX Unit at Bongaigaon Refinery of Indian Oil.
The refinery is located in which state?
A) Assam B) Manipur
C) Telangana D) Karnataka
Answer : A .
Prime Minister Modi inaugurates Oil & Gas projects and Engineering Colleges in Assam
During the visit, PM dedicated to the nation and laid foundation stone of following projects
INDMAX Unit at Indian Oil’s Bongaigaon Refinery
Q.20. The first-of-its-kind Skill Development Centre (SDC) for Fire Safety Training of DRDO has
been inaugurated in which state?
A) Assam
B) Kerala
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Andhra Pradesh
Answer : C .
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh inaugurates DRDO Skill Development Centre for Fire Safety Training at
Pilkhuwa in Uttar Pradesh
The first of its kind in India facility has been created by Delhi based DRDO laboratory ‘Centre for Fire,
Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES)
The first recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award was Devika Rani
Q.4. Who is the present chairman of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) ?
A) Kailasavadivoo Sivan B) R. Madhavan
C) G. Satheesh Reddy D) S N Subrahmanyan
Answer : C . .
Q.5. In which state of India was the 8th BRICS Conference organized in 2016?
A) Goa B) Mumbai
C) Bengaluru D) New Delhi
Answer : A .
Q.7. Which of the following country is not the member of the BRICS
A) Brazil B) South Africa
C) Canada D) Russia
Answer : C .
Don't confused
International Rice Research Institute located in India : Varanasi
International Rice Research Institute : Phillipines
National Rice Research Institute : Cuttack Odisha
Indian Institute of Rice Research : Hyderabad, Telangana