13 February 2021

1.) What is name of new app which is launched as a Indian alternative to twitter ?

नए ऐप का नाम 啍या है जो ट्विटर के ट्िए भारतीय ट्िक쥍प के 셂प मᴂ िॉन्च ककया गया है? a) KOO b) Sandesh c) Aarogyasetu d) None of these

Answer : KOO

Explanation : Koo, another Indian version of Twitter, has gained some prominent followers in the recent days, including Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad, Piyush Goyal and Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan. Koo’s rise comes as Twitter is currently engaged in a standoff with the Indian government over the blocking and unblocking of accounts linked to the farmer protests.

“We started working on this app since November 2019. We wanted to get the voice of Indian language speakers on the internet. Existing platforms focus on the 1 per cent who speak in English. We launched in March 2020, which coincided with COVID,” Aprameya Radhakrishna, CEO and co-founder for Koo told indianexpress.com over a call.

2.) Recently who has launched ’s first CNG Tractor ?

हाि ही मᴂ ककसने भारत का पहिा CNG ट्रै啍टर िॉन्च ककया? है a) Nitin Gadkari/ ट्नट्तन गडकरी b) Smriti Irani/ मृट्त ईरानी c) Piyush Goyal/ पीयूष गोयि d) None of these/ इनमᴂ से कोई नहĂ

Answer : Nitin Gadkari/ ट्नट्तन गडकरी

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Explanation : Union Minister Nitin Gadkari will launch India's first CNG tractor that could save about Rs 1 lakh annually on fuel costs today. The tractor has been converted to CNG from diesel.

"India's first-ever diesel tractor, converted to CNG, will be formally launched by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari tomorrow (Friday)

It added that the conversion, carried out jointly by Rawmatt Techno Solutions & Tomasetto Achille India, will help farmers increase their income by lowering costs and help in creating job opportunities in rural India.

The most important benefit for the farmer will be to save more than Rs 1 lakh annually on fuel costs, which will help them improve their livelihood.

3.) Recently which state has become the 6th state to successfully undertake the ULB Reforms ?

हाि ही मᴂ कौन सा रा煍य ULB सुधारⴂ को सफितापूिवक करने िािा 6 िााँ रा煍य बन गया ?है a) Goa/ गोिा b) Punjab/ पंजाब c) Uttar Pradesh/ उत्तर प्रदेश d) Karnataka/ कनावटक

Answer : Goa/ गोिा

Explanation : Goa has become the 6th State in the country to successfully undertake Urban Local Bodies (ULB) reforms stipulated by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance. Thus, the State has become eligible to mobilise additional financial resources of Rs. 223 crore through Open Market Borrowings. Permission for the same was issued by the Department of Expenditure.

Goa has joined five other States namely, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, and Telangana, who have completed ULB reforms. On completion of this set of reforms, these five States have been granted a total additional borrowing permission of Rs. 10,435 crore.

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4.) World Unani day is observed on which date ?

ट्िश्व यूनानी कदिस ककस तारीख को मनाया जाता है? a) 9 February b) 10 February c) 11 February d) 12 February

Answer : 11 February

Explanation : The Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India organized a hybrid virtual National Conference on Unani Medicine.

The conference themed on ‘Unani Medicine: Opportunities and Challenges in times of COVID- 19’

World Unani day is observed on February 11 every year.

It is celebrated on the birth anniversary of great Unani scholar and social reformer Hakim Ajmal Khan.

Halim Ajmal Khan was the Unani medical educationlit and founder of scientific research in the Unani system of Medicine.

5.) In 2021 on which day “Lunar New Year” is to be celebrated?

2021 मᴂ "चंद्र नि िषव" ककस कदन मनाया जाता है? a) 9 February b) 10 February c) 11 February d) 12 February

Answer : 12 February

Explanation : In 2021 “Lunar New Year” is to be celebrated on 12th February. GURUJI’S KIRPA, SNM IAS STUDY GROUP SCO 376, Sector 37-D, Chandigarh. Mob: 98145-70784, 98148-21057 WEBSITE: www.snmiasacademy.com

It's called the Lunar New Year because it marks the first new moon of the lunisolar calendars traditional to many east Asian countries including China, South Korea, and Vietnam, which are regulated by the cycles of the moon and sun.

In the U.S., though, it's most commonly associated with what's often called Chinese New Year, the American version of China's 15-day-long festivities. Lunar New Year traditions include the Dragon Dance and the distribution of red envelopes filled with money.

Chinese New Year 2021 will be celebrated on February 12. It is also celebrated as the Lunar New Year by many. It is a 15 day celebratory festival for people in the country and the Chinese communities around the globe. Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year falls between mid January to mid-February every year according to the western calendars.

On Chinese New Year, you'll commonly see a calligraphy character on a square of red paper,\ hung in a diamond shape. The character, 福 (fú) (fu), which means good luck, is hung upside down for Lunar New Year.

6.) On 11th February Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay’s death anniversary was observed. In which year he was born?

11 फरिरी को पंट्डत दीन दयाि उपाध्याय की पुण्यट्तट्ि मनाई गई। उनका जन्म ककस िषव मᴂ आिा? a) 1911 b) 1913 c) 1915 d) 1916

Answer : 1916

Explanation : On 11th February Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay’s death anniversary was observed. Deen Dayal Upadhyay was born in 1916.

This year Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay’s death anniversary was observed as 'Samarpan Diwas’. Deen Dayal Upadhyay wanted India to be 'aatmanirbhar' not just in agriculture, but also in defence said PM Modi on Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay’s death anniversary. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya first started the monthly Rashtra Dharma from Lucknow in the 1940s. Later on, he also started the weekly Panchjanya and then the daily Swadesh. He was RSS Pracharak. Pandit GURUJI’S KIRPA, SNM IAS STUDY GROUP SCO 376, Sector 37-D, Chandigarh. Mob: 98145-70784, 98148-21057 WEBSITE: www.snmiasacademy.com

Deendayal Upadhyaya wrote a Hindi drama on Chandragupta Maurya, a biography of Shankaracharya. Deen Dayal

Upadhyay became president of the Jana Sangh in December 1967.

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

7.) Recently 40th INCA International Congress started in which city?

हाि ही मᴂ 40 िᴂ INCA अंतरावष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस की शु셁आत ककस शहर मᴂई? a) Bengaluru/ बᴂगिु셁 b) Kolkata/ कोिकाता c) Chandigarh/ चंडीगढ़ d) / मुंबई

Answer : Kolkata/ कोिकाता

Explanation : Recently 40th INCA International Congress stated in Kolkata.

The focal theme of 40th INCA International Congress is ‘Digital Mapping Innovations in Make India Initiatives’. Full form of INCA is Indian National Cartographic Association.

National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO), under Union Ministry of Science & Technology, is organising 3 days 40th INCA International Congress. Inaugurating the Congress, Governor of West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankar praised the various activities taken by NATMO.

Indian National Cartographic Association (INCA) founded in 1979 at Hyderabad. INCA has evolved into one of the biggest organizations of its kind in the world. From a modest beginning with 79 members on its role initially, today it is a professional body with around 3000 Life Members and 84 Institutional Life Members. It has Branches functioning at Bangalore, Bombay, Calcutta, Chandigarh, Dehra Dun, Delhi, Gujarat, Hyderabad, Indore, Jodhpur, Kerala, Orissa and Tamil Nadu.

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8.) Recently Fossil of world’s ‘oldest animal’ found in which state?

हाि ही मᴂ दुट्नया के 'सबसे पुराने जानिर' के जीिा�म ककस रा煍य मᴂ पाए गए? a) Uttar Pradesh/ उतार प्रदेश b) Telangana/ तेिंगाना c) Madhya Pradesh/ मध्य प्रदेश d) Punjab/ पंजाब

Answer : Madhya Pradesh/ मध्य प्रदेश

Explanation : Recently Fossil of world’s ‘oldest animal’ found in Madhya Pradesh.

One of the rarest fossils in the world, has been discovered in Madhya Pradesh's Bhimbetk Researchers believe they have found Dickinsonia that dates back 570 million years on the roof of the 'Auditorium Cave' at Bhimbetka. a rock shelters in city of Bhopal.

Dickinsonia —the Earth’s 'oldest animal’. Dickinsonia fossils found in other parts of the world exceeded 4 feet in length. But the one found in Bhimbetka is 17 inches long. "The fossils were found in the roof of Auditorium Cave at Bhimbetka Rock Shelters, a UNESCO World Heritage site for Paleolithic and Mesolithic cave art, near Bhopal. Bhimbetka, found in the Vindhya hills, is a UNESCO heritage site.

9.) Recently who won VLCC World2020 belongs to which state ?

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हाि ही मᴂ मनासा िाराणसी ट्जसने िीएिसीसी फेट्मना ट्मस इंट्डयाि쥍डव 2020 जीता ककस रा煍य से संबंट्धत है? a) Telangana/ तेिंगाना b) Goa/ गोिा c) Assam/ असम d) Karnataka/ कनावटक

Answer : Telangana/ तेिंगाना

Explanation : Recently Manasa Varanasi who won VLCC Femina Miss India World 2020 belongs to Telangana.

Manasa Varanasi, an engineer from Telangana was crowned VLCC Femina Miss India World 2020 while Haryana's was declared VLCC Femina India 2020 and Uttar Pradesh's Manya Singh was crowned VLCC Femina Miss India 2020 - runner-up.

The event concluded with the crowning ceremony. 2019 - 2nd Runner-up and Miss World Asia 2019, crowned her successor Manasa Varanasi as the winner of VLCC Femina Miss India World 2020, Manasa Varanasi will represent India at the prestigious Miss World pageant that is scheduled to take place later this year.

10.) 36th National Junior Athletics Championships has been concluded recently in which state?

36 िĂ राष्ट्रीय जूट्नयर एििेटट啍स चℂट्पयनट्शप हाि ही मᴂ ककस रा煍य मᴂ संपन्न ईहै? a) Odisha/ ओट्डशा b) Assam/ असम c) Karnataka/ कनावटक d) Goa/ गोिा

Answer : Assam/ असम

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Explanation : 36th National Junior Athletics Championships has been concluded recently in Assam.

The 36th National junior athletics championships is for athletes under-14, 16, 18 and under-20 boys and girls. It starts from February 6 and was concluded on February 10. The Athletics Federation of India organised 36th National Junior Athletics Championships.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the 36th National Junior Athletics

Championship at the Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati.

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) is the apex body for running and managing athletics in India and affiliated to the World Athletics, Asian Athletics Association (AAA) and Indian Olympic Association.

The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) came into existence in 1946 and the federation organises the National Championships, trains the Indian Athletics National Campers, selects the Indian Athletics Teams for various international competitions, including the Olympics, Asian Games, CWG, World Championships, Asian Championships and other international meets, conducts the National Championships for various age categories.

11.) A book titled “Unfinished” is in news these days. Who authored this book?

"अनकफट्न�ड" नामक एक पुतक इन कदनⴂ खबरⴂ मᴂ है। इस पुतक को ककसने ट्िखा है? a) Priyanka Chopra/ ट्प्रयंका चोपडा b) Kangana Ranaut/ कंगना रनौत c) Sania Mirza/ साट्नया ट्मर्ाव d) None of these/ इनमᴂ से कोई नहĂ

Answer : Priyanka Chopra/ ट्प्रयंका चोपडा

Explanation : Book titled “Unfinished” is in news these days, it is authored by Priyanka Chopra.

The former Miss World, Hollywood and Bollywood star wrote the book, choosing a title she says reflects what she still wants to do with her career.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas is an Hollywood and Bollywood actress, singer, and film producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant. She has received numerous accolades, including a National Film Award and five Filmfare Awards. In 2016, the Government of India honoured her with the Padma Shri and Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and in the next two years Forbes listed her among the World's 100 Most Powerful Women.

12.) Financial Literacy Week is being conducted every year by The Reserve Bank of India since____ ?

भारतीय टरर्िव बℂक द्वारा प्रत्येक िषव से ट्ित्तीय साक्षरता सप्ताह का आयोजन ककयाजाताहै? a) 2010 b) 2012 c) 2016 d) 2018

Answer : 2016

Explanation : Financial Literacy Week is being conducted every year by RBI since 2016.

The Reserve Bank of India has launched the Financial Literacy Week-2021 on the theme of 'Credit Discipline and Credit from Formal Institutions'.

As a part of nationwide campaign, Reserve Bank of India, Delhi is observing Financial Literacy Week from February 8-12, 2021, to propagate financial education. This five- day event was launched recently by Reserve Bank of India, New Delhi.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been conducting Financial Literacy Week (FLW) every year since 2016 to propagate financial education messages on a particular theme across the country.

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This theme is one of the strategic objectives of the National Strategy for Financial Education 2020-2025. Focus will be on responsible borrowing; borrowing from formal institutions and timely repayments.

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