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Daily Current Affairs Show 12th Feb 2021 Live Download Android App Now Everyday – 8:00 AM Telegram Channel - @ambitiousbaba Home work Q.1. Which Union Territory has become the first UT to be corona-free? Ans: A & N Islands Q.2. PM Modi has released a postage stamp on the Diamond Jubilee of which high court? Ans: Gujarat HC Q.3. Which ministry has launched the mobile application for 'PMSVANidhi se Samriddhi’? Ans: MoHUA 1. Ramakant Pal RK 2. B Pal 3. Aakash Kuhwaha 4. Ramesh Saini 5. GURu Q.1. How much worth of projects have been grounded under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)? कायाक쥍प और शहरी पररवर्तन के लिए अटि लिशन (AMRUT) के र्हर् ककर्नी पररयोजनाओं को आधार बनाया गया है? (a) Rs 45000 crores / 45000 करो蔼 셁 (b) Rs 78910 crores / 78910 करो蔼 셁 (c) Rs 90000 crores / 90000 करो蔼 셁 B (d) Rs 34020 crores / 34020 करो蔼 셁 (e) Rs 55000 crores / 55000 करो蔼 셁 ● Ans.1.(b) ● Exp. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched on 25 June 2015 in 500 selected cities across the country. The Mission focuses on the development of basic urban infrastructure in the sectors of water supply; sewerage and septage management; storm water drainage; non-motorised urban transport and development of green spaces and parks. ● Projects amounting to ₹78,910 crores have been grounded. Work worth ₹47,703 crores have been carried out including completed projects worth ₹16,449 crores. ● . Q.2. Which airport has achieved Airports Council International (ACI) World's 'Voice of the Customer' recognition? ककस एयरपोटत ने एयरपोटत काउंलसि इंटरनेशनि (ACI) व쥍्त की 'वॉयस ऑफ द कस्टिर' की िान्यर्ा प्राप्र् कर िीहै? (a) Delhi International Airport / दद쥍िी अंर्रातष्ट्रीय हवाई अ蕍्ा (b) Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai / छत्रपतर् लशवाजी अंर्रातष्ट्रीय हवाई अ蕍्ा, ि ंबई D (c) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad / राजीव गांधी अंर्रातष्ट्रीय हवाई अ蕍्ा, हैदराबाद (d) Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru / केम्पेगौ蔼ा अंर्रातष्ट्रीय हवाई अ蕍्ा, बᴂगि 셁 (e) Puducherry airport / प दच ेरी हवाई अ蕍्ा ● Ans.2.(d) ● Exp. The Bangalore International Airport Limited's (BIAL) has bagged global recognition from the Airports Council International World's 'Voice of the Customer' award. ● The 'Voice of the Customer' recognises airports that continued to prioritise their customers and remained committed to ensuring that their voice was heard during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Q.3. SBI Research has projected India’s GDP growth at ______ in FY21. SBI रिस셍च ने वित्त िर्च 21 मᴂ भाित की जीडीपी िृद्धि ______ पि होने का अनुमान लगाया है। (a) -3.5% D (b) -4.7% (c) -5.3% (d) -7.0% (e) -9.2% ● Ans.3.(d) ● Exp. SBI Research on 10th Feb revised its contraction forecast for the current fiscal year to 7 per cent. The agency had earlier forecast a 7.4 per cent contraction in 2020-21 GDP numbers. ● SBI also retained its forecast for 11 per cent growth in India's GDP in financial year 2021-22. Q.4. Who has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award 2021? ककसने वाइ쥍्िाइ괼 괼ोटोग्रा괼र ऑफ द ईयर पीप 쥍स 楍वाइस अवा्त 2021 जीर्ा है? (a) Robert Irwin / रॉबटत इरववन A (b) Ripan Biswas / ररपन बबस्वास (c) Aishwarya Sridhar / ऐश्वयात श्रीधर (d) Hina Jaiswal / दहना जायसवाि (e) Paul Hilton / पॉि दह쥍टन ● Ans.4.(a) ● Exp. Robert Irwin, an Australian wildlife photographer, has won the first prize in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award Contest. ● Robert won the award for the image titled ‘bushfire’, which is the picture of the devastating Australian Bushfire in 2020, he captured using a drone, near the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve in Cape York, Queensland. The image shows a line of fire burning in between the bushes, dividing it into parts. Q.5. Name the Indian Navy's largest mega exercise which has been conducted in Indian Ocean Region. भारर्ीय नौसेना के सबसे ब蔼े िेगा अभ्यास का नाि बर्ाएं जो दहंद िहासागर क्षेत्र िᴂ आयोजजर् ककया गया है। (a) ANNUALEX / एन अिे啍स (b) IBSAMAR / इब्सिर C (c) TROPEX / रोपे啍स (d) INDRA / इंद्रा (e) PASSEX / पास्से啍स ● Ans.5.(c) ● Exp. The Indian Navy is carrying out a mega war game involving almost all operational assets like warships, submarines and aircraft over a vast geographical expanse in the Indian Ocean Region to test the force’s combat readiness in a complex multi-dimensional scenario. ● The biennial ‘Theatre Level Operational Readiness Exercise (TROPEX)’ aims to validate the Navy’s offensive as well as defence capabilities and safeguard national interests in the maritime domain besides promoting peace and stability in the Indian Ocean. Q.6. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Death Anniversary is observed as ______________. दीन दयाल उपाध्याय डेथ एवनिसचिी को ______________ के 셂प मᴂ मनाया जाता है। (a) Parakram Diwas / पिाक्रम वदिस B (b) Samarpan Diwas / समिपन वदिस (c) Sadbhawna Diwas / सदभािना वदिस (d) Shaheed Diwas / शहीद वदिस (e) Mahaparinirvan Diwas / महापरिवनिाचण वदिस ● Ans.6.(b) ● Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays floral tribute to former Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya on his 53rd death anniversary as part of 'Samarpan Diwas', in New Delhi on Feb. 11, 2021. ● Deendayal Upadhyaya was an Indian politician and thinker of right- wing Hindutva ideology espoused by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, and leader of the political party Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the forerunner of Bharatiya Janata Party. प्र .7। हर साि ववश्व यूनानी ददवस ककस ददन िनाया जार्ा है? हर साि ववश्व यूनानी ददवस ककस ददन िनाया जार्ा है? (ए) 10 फरवरी / 10 फरवरी (b) 11 फरवरी / 11 फरवरी B (c) 12 फरवरी / 12 फरवरी (d) 13 फरवरी / 13 फरवरी (e) 14 फरवरी / 14 फरवरी ● Ans.7.(b) ● Exp. World Unani Day has observed every year on 11th February. The main objective of World Unani Day is to spread awareness about health care delivery through the Unani system of medicine through its preventive and curative philosophy. ● This day is celebrated every year to mark the birth anniversary of great Unani scholar and social reformer Hakim Ajmal Khan. The first Unani Day was celebrated in 2017 at Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine (CRIUM), Hyderabad. Q.8. International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed globally on __________________. ववज्ञान िᴂ िदहिाओं और ि蔼ककयⴂ का अर्ं रातष्ट्रीय ददवस __________________ को ववश्व स्र्र पर िनाया जार्ा है। (a) 8 February / 8 फरवरी (b) 9 February / 9 फरवरी D (c) 10 February / 10 फरवरी (d) 11 February / 11 फरवरी (e) 12 February / 12 फरवरी ● Ans.8.(d) ● Exp. International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed globally on 11 February. International Day of Women and Girls in Science to recognize the critical role of women and girls play in science and technology. ● In December 2015, the United Nations adopted a resolution to celebrate February 11 as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. ● The Day is implemented by UNESCO and UN-Women in collaboration with institutions and civil society partners that aim to promote women and girls in science. Q.9. What was the theme for International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021? 2021 मᴂ मवहलाओ ं औि ल蔼वकयो ं का अंतिाचष्ट्र ीय वदिस विर्य क्या था? C (a) Investment in Women and Girls in Science for Inclusive Green Growth (b) Beyond the Borders: Equality in Science for Society (c) Women Scientists at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 (d) Gender Equality and Parity in Science for Peace and Development (e) Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality ● Ans.9.(c) ● Exp. International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed globally on 11 February. International Day of Women and Girls in Science to recognize the critical role of women and girls play in science and technology. ● In December 2015, the United Nations adopted a resolution to celebrate February 11 as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. ● The Day is implemented by UNESCO and UN-Women in collaboration with institutions and civil society partners that aim to promote women and girls in science. ● 2021 Theme: “Women Scientists at the forefront of the fight against COVID- 19”. Q.10. In which year "Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation" (AMRUT) has been launched? वकस िर्च "अटल वमशन फॉि कायाकल्प औि शहिी परिितचन" (AMRUT) शु셂 वकया गया है? (a) 2011 C (b) 2013 (c) 2015 (d) 2016 (e) 2018 ● Ans.10.(c) ● Exp. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched on 25 June 2015. Q.11. Which of the following regulates the working and operations of Non- Banking Financial Company (NBFCs) in India? तनम्नलिखिर् िᴂ से कौन भारर् िᴂ गैर-बकℂ कं ग ववत्तीय कं पनी (NBFC) के कायत और संचािन को तनयंबत्रर् करर्ा है? (a) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) / भारर्ीय बीिा ववतनयािक और ववकास प्राधधकरण (b) Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) / भारर्ीय प्रतर्भूतर् औरD ववतनिय बो्त (c) Ministry of Finance / ववत्त िंत्रािय (d) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) / भारर्ीय ररजव त बकℂ (e) None of the above / इनिे से कोई भी नहीं ● Ans.11.(d) ● Exp.
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