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SUPER Current Affairs MCQ PDF 20th Feb 2021

By Dream Big Institution: (SUPER Current Affairs) ©

Q. The World Day of Social Justice is observed every year on which day?

A) 17 February C) 18 February

B) 19 February D) 20 February

Answer: D

 The United Nations’ (UN) World Day of Social Justice is observed on February 20 every year since 2009.

Important dates in the month of February 2021

. 1 February – Indian Coast Guard Day . 2 February – World Wetlands Day . 4 February – World Cancer Day, Independence Day of Sri Lanka . 6 February – International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation . 7 February – International Safer Internet Day . 11 February – World Day of the Sick . 12 February – Darwin Day, International Day of Women’s Health . 13 February – Sarojini Naidu’s Birth Anniversary . 14 February – Saint Valentine’s Day . 15 February – International Childhood Cancer Day . 18 February – Taj Mahotsav . 20 February – World Day of Social Justice . 21 February – International Mother Language Day . 22 February – World Scout Day . 24 February – Central Excise Day . 27 February – World Sustainable Energy Day

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. 28 February – National Science Day

Q.As per the latest amendments to the Juvenile Justice Act by the Cabinet, which body would determine the nature of the crime committed by the juvenile?

A) The District Magistrate C) The Civil Court Judge

B) The Juvenile Justice Board D) The High Court Judge

Answer - B

Q.On which river is the Dhubri Phulbari bridge proposed?

A) Ganga C) Satluj

B) Brahmaputra D) Hooghly

Answer. B

 Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge is a proposed bridge over the . It would connect and Meghalaya.

Bridge in NEWS

. ’s Longest Road Arch Bridge Inaugurated In Meghalaya . Union Minister Nitin Gadkari Inaugurates Bridge In . Majerhat Bridge Named “Jai Hind” To Mark Netaji’s 125th Birth Anniversary . Country’s Longest Motorable Single-Lane Bridge Inaugurated In Uttarakhand . Anji Khad Bridge: ’ 1st Cable-Stayed Rail Bridge in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)

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List of Major Bridges in India

Bridge Name River State Bhupen Hazarika Setu Lohit River Assam Bridge Dibang River River Bihar Brahmaputra River Assam Ganges River Bihar Vembanad Rail Bridge Vembanad Lake Kerala Ganga Bridge Ganges River Bihar Kotipalli Bridge Andhra Pradesh Chahlari Ghat Bridge Ghaghra River Jawahar Setu Bihar Nehru Setu Son River Bihar Kolia Bhomora Setu Brahmaputra River Assam Korthi-Kolhar Bridge Krishna River Karnataka Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Kathajodi River Odisha Setu Godavari River Andhra Pradesh Godavari Arch Bridge Godavari River Andhra Pradesh Pamban Bridge Palk Strait Naranarayan Setu Brahmaputra River Assam Farakka Barrage Ganges River Kanaka Durga Varadhi Krishna River Andhra Pradesh Rail Bridge Mahanadi River Odisha Pamban Bridge Palk Strait Tamil Nadu Sharavathi Bridge Sharavathi River Karnataka Kosi Maha Setu Bihar Rajendra Setu Ganges River Bihar Koshi Maha Setu Kosi River Bihar

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Daraganj Bridge Ganges River Uttar Pradesh Gautam Buddha Bridge Gandak River Bihar Vashi Bridge Thane Creek Maharashtra Shashtri Bridge Ganges River Uttar Pradesh Damodar Setu West Bengal Vangal-Mohanur Bridge Cauvery River Tamil Nadu Thanthai Periyar Bridge Cauvery River Tamil Nadu Old Saraighat Bridge Brahmaputra River Assam New Saraighat Bridge Brahmaputra River Assam Jangalkanya Setu Subarnarekha River West Bengal Son River Bihar Aghori Bridge Son River Uttar Pradesh Golden Bridge Silver Jubilee Railway Narmada River Gujarat Bridge Bharuch Mahanadi Bridge Mahanadi River Odisha Neelathanallur- Kollidam River Tamil Nadu Madhanathur bridge Brahmani Rail Bridge Odisha Maharana Pratap Setu Banswara River Rajasthan Prakasam Barrage Krishna River Andhra Pradesh Elgin Bridge (Barabanki) Ghaghra River Uttar Pradesh Ghagra Bridge (Road) Ghaghra River Uttar Pradesh Ishwar Gupta Setu Hooghly River West Bengal Malviya Bridge (Dufferin Ganges River Uttar Pradesh Bridge) Sharavathi Bridge Sharavathi River Karnataka Airoli Bridge Thane Creek Maharashtra Sarat Chandra Setu Rupnarayan River West Bengal Old Naini Bridge River Uttar Pradesh

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New Naini Bridge Yamuna River Uttar Pradesh Teesta Railway Bridge Teesta River West Bengal (Jalpaiguri) Balawali Bridge (Anderson Ganges River Uttar Pradesh Bridge) Vivekananda Setu Hooghly River West Bengal Nivedita Setu Hooghly River West Bengal Coleroon Bridge Kollidam River Tamil Nadu Valmiki Bridge Gandak River Bihar Chambal Bridge Chambal River Rajasthan Subansiri Railway/River Subansiri River Assam Bridge Vidyasagar Setu Hooghly River West Bengal Netravati Bridge Netravati River Karnataka Paramathi Velur Bridge (NH Cauvery River Tamil Nadu 7) Yamuna Bridge Yamuna River Himachal Pradesh Lord Curzon Bridge Ganges River Uttar Pradesh Durgam Cheruvu Bridge Durgam Cheruvu Telangana Jajmau Bridge Ganges River Uttar Pradesh Dayang Railway Bridge Dayang River Assam Bridge (Ravindra Hooghly River West Bengal Setu) Durgapur barrage Damodar River West Bengal Garmukteswar Bridge Ganges River Uttar Pradesh Lav Kush Barrage Ganges River Uttar Pradesh Atal Setu Ravi River Punjab And J&K State New Yamuna Bridge Yamuna River Uttar Pradesh Signature Bridge Yamuna River Delhi Bandra–Worli Sea Link Mahim Bay Maharashtra Sampreeti Bridge Hooghly River West Bengal

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Atal Setu (Goa) Mandovi River Goa Konkan Railway Bridge Zuari River Goa Kali River Bridge Kali River Karnataka Sadarghat Bridge Barak River Assam Zuari Bridge Zuari River Goa

Q.Who would chair the sixth Governing Council meeting of the NITI Aayog?

A)Pramod Kumar Mishra C) Ram Nath Kovind

B) D)Manoj Mukund Naravane

Answer. B

Narendra Modi in NEWS

. PM Narendra Modi appointed as Chairman of Gujarat’s Somnath Temple Trust . Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off 100th ‘Kisan Rail’ . Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses 6th Indo-Japan SAMVAD Conference . Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses International Bharati Festival 2020 Virtually . Prime Minister Narendra Modi Inaugurates VAIBHAV 2020 Summit

About NITI Aayog

. Chairperson of NITI Ayog: Narendra Modi. . Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NITI Ayog: Amitabh Kant. . Vice Chairperson of NITI Ayog: Rajiv Kumar. . Headquarters of NITI Ayog: .

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Q. Name the Indian city which has received the recognition of the 2020 Tree City of World

A) Bengaluru C) Kochi

B) Chennai D) Hyderabad

Answer: D

 Telangana’s capital, Hyderabad has been recognized as a 2020 Tree City of World, by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Arbor Day Foundation, for its commitment to growing and maintaining urban forests.  Hyderabad is the only city from India to have been recognized as a Tree City, till date.

HYDERABAD IN NEWS

. Veteran Bureaucrat, poet and Hyderabad historian Narendra Luther passes away at 89 . ‘TiHAN-IIT’, set up at IIT-Hyderabad . Advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel test facility in Hyderabad . Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad Becomes first zoo in India to get ISO certification from UK . Hyderabad’s Neelakanta Bhanu Prakash wins Mental Calculation World Championship at Mind Sports Olympiad . Hyderabad was the top Indian city, placed at the 85th position. in IMD’s Global Smart City Index 2020,

About Food and Agriculture Organization

. Food and Agriculture Organization Head: Qu Dongyu . Food and Agriculture Organization Headquarters: Rome, Italy. . Food and Agriculture Organization Established: 16 October 1945.

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Q. Which player has emerged as the costliest player in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, held in 2021?

A) Chris Morris C) Aaron Finch

B) David Miller D) Hashim Amla

Answer: A

 South-African all-rounder Chris Morris has broken all record as he became the costliest player in the history of Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, held in Chennai on February 18, 2021.  IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals has bought Chris Morris for Rs 16.25 crore.

Quick RECAP :

. Kings XI Punjab renamed as Punjab Kings ahead of IPL auction . BCCI approves 10-team IPL from 2022 About IPL

. Current champion: Mumbai Indians (5th title) . Founded: 2008, India . Founders: India national cricket team, Lalit Modi IPL 2020 Notes . Mumbai Indians wins IPL 2020 trophy Here are the award winners:

 Rohit Sharma adjudged Game Changer of the Match in the final of IPL 2020.  Trent Boult named the Player of the Match in the final of IPL 2020.  Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul bags the Orange Cap.  Game Changer of the Season: KL Rahul.

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 Delhi Capitals’ Kagiso Rabada wins the Purple Cap.  Emerging Player of the season: Devdutt Padikkal (RCB).  Rajasthan Royals speedster Jofra Archer emerges as the Most Valuable Player.a Q. DRDO recently tested the indigenously developed Helina and Dhruvastra missile system. The two missiles are which type of missile?

A) Anti-submarine Missile C) Surface-to-surface Missile

B) Anti-tank guided Missile D) Anti-

Answer: B

List of Anti-tank missiles in India

. DRDO Anti Tank Missile . . missile . HELINA missile/Dhruvastra . SANT missile . Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) DRDO IN NEWS 2021 . DRDO Carries successful user trials of indigenously-developed Anti- Tank Guided Missile Systems ‘Helina’ and ‘Dhruvastra’ . DRDO Conducts Successful Maiden Test Launch of Surface-to-Air - NG Missile . DRDO Successfully Test Flights indigenously developed Smart Anti- Airfield Weapon (SAAW) . DRDO Develops Special Motor Bike Ambulance ‘Rakshita’ for CRPF . DRDO Celebrates 63rd Foundation Day on 1st January 2021 . Indian Navy & DRDO conduct maiden trial of first indigenous air- dropped container ‘SAHAYAK-NG’ . DRDO successfully flight tests Indigenously Developed Anti Radiation Missile RUDRAM

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. DRDO successfully flight tests ‘Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of ’ (SMART) Off Odisha Coast . India successfully test-fires new version of nuclear-capable Missile from Odisha coast, Shaurya : surface-to-surface missile About Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) . Founded : 1958 . HQ : New Delhi . Motto : Strength's Origin is in Knowledge . Chairman : G. Satheesh Reddy Q. When is the Soil Health Card Day observed in India?

A) 17 February C) 19 February

B) 18 February D) 20 February

Answer: C

 Every year India observes the Soil Health Card Day on 19 February to commemorate the launch of the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme, and create awareness about the benefits of the scheme. .

Q. Who has been appointed as the Chairperson of the Advisory Committee of the United Nations Human Rights Council?

A) K. Raghunath C) Brajesh Mishra

B) Shivshankar Menon D) Ajai Malhotra

Answer: D

. Ajai Malhotra became the first Indian to be elected as the Chairperson of the United Nations Advisory Committee of the Human Rights Council.

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About Human Rights Council

. Human Rights Council Founded: 15 March 2006. . Human Rights Council President: Nazhat Shameem. . Human Rights Council Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.

Q. The I-ACE was a Circular Economy Hackathon, which was recently held by the with which country?

A) Japan C) Sri Lanka

B) Australia D) France

Answer: B

 Australia Circular Economy Hackathon (I-ACE )

About Australia

. Prime Minister of Australia: Scott Morrison. . The currency of Australia: Australian dollar. . Capital of Australia: Canberra. . Central Bank of Australia : The Reserve Bank of Australia

Q. Chandra Shekhar Aazad has been featured in the 2021 TIME100 Next. He is the founder of which Bhim Army organisation that works for the upliftment of dalits. The organisation is based in which state?

A) Uttar Pradesh C) Punjab

B) Rajasthan D)

Answer: A

 Bhim Army Chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad and five Indian-origin personalities have been featured in the 2021 TIME100 Next, released on

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17 February 2021. TIME100 Next 2021 is the second edition of the annual list of Time magazine’s 100 ‘emerging leaders who are shaping the future.’

The five Indian-origin persons in Time100 Next list are:

. Twitter lawyer: Vijaya Gadde . UK’s Finance Minister: Rishi Sunak . Instacart founder and CEO: Apoorva Mehta . Get Us PPE executive director and doctor: Shikha Gupta . Founder of nonprofit Upsolve’s: Rohan Pavuluri

Uttar Pradesh in News  Ram Temple Tableau Of Uttar Pradesh On Republic Day Wins 1st Prize  Uttar Pradesh Govt To Launch ‘Kisan Kalyan Mission’  ‘Varasat’ campaign launched in Uttar Pradesh to curb property & land- related disputes in rural areas  ADB & India sign $300 million loan to upgrade power distribution network in Uttar Pradesh  also known as Sur Sarovar, in in Uttar Pradesh added to Ramsar sites  UP Govt to establish anti-human trafficking Police Stations  Ayodhya Airport to be renamed as Maryada Purushottam Sri Ram Airport  Yogi Adityanath rings bell at BSE for listing bond of Municipal Corporation  Major Dhyan Chand Vijaypath Yojana  Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana  Bal Shramik Vidya Yojana  Mukhyamantri Krishak  Durghatna Kalyan Yojana  ‘Team-11’ App  ‘Pravasi Raahat Mitra’ app  Ayush Kavach-COVID’ App

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 'Annapurna', Supply Mitra Portal  ‘Kaushal Satrang' programme  Mission Vriksharopan-2020  Uttar Pradesh becomes 1st state to geotag community kitchens  Uttar Pradesh became 1 state to Initiate Pool Testing of COVID-19  India’s 1st War Memorial for Animals to be set up in Meerut, UP  Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh as an International Airport  Uttar Pradesh govt launches NRI unified porta  Uttar Pradesh emerges as top destination in 2019 for attracting domestic tourists  PM lays the foundation stone of rural drinking water supply projects in Vindhyachal region of Uttar Pradesh

About Uttar Pradesh:

 Capital city- Lucknow  Chief Minister- Yogi Adityanath  Governor- Anandiben Patel  State Animal- Swamp Deer  State Bird- Sarus Crane  State Tree- Ashoka tree  State Flower- Palash Q. Which Indian ship is participating in the Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX 21) and International Defence Exhibition (IDEX 21) in Abu Dhabi?

A) INS Vibhuti C) INS Nirghat

B) INS Veer D) INS Pralaya

Answer: D

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Indian Navy in NEWS

. Indian Navy Ship Pralaya Participates In NAVDEX 21 And IDEX 21 . Indian Navy Undertaking Exercise “TROPEX” In Indian Ocean Region . Indian Navy Conducts Exercise AMPHEX – 21 With Army And Air Force . GRSE Delivers 8th Landing Craft Utility Ship To Indian Navy . BEL And Indian Navy Inks Pact For Initial Supply Of Laser Dazzlers . PASSEX Conducted By Indian Navy And Russian Navy

About Indian Navy

. Chief of Naval Staff: Admiral Karambir Singh. . Indian Navy Founded: 26 January 1950. . Indian Navy Day: 04 December

Q. Name the player who has clinched women’s single title at the 82nd Senior National Table Tennis Championship

A) Ankita Das C) Manika Batra

B) Neha Aggarwal D) Meena Parande

Answer: C

 India’s top-ranked table tennis player Manika Batra beat Reeth Rishya, 4- 2, in the women’s singles final, to win the 82nd Senior National Table Tennis Championship, at the Tau Devi Lal Sports Complex in Panchkula, Haryana on February 18, 2021.

Q. The CSIR has collaborated with which entity to promote health research in India?

A) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation C) Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance

B) The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, D) Rotary International Tuberculosis and Malaria

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Answer: A

Recently Collaboration News:

 Exim Bank to provide USD 400 mn funding for Greater Male Connectivity Project in Maldives  World Bank Signs $100 million Project to Support Nutrition-Supportive Agriculture in Tribal-Dominated Areas of  New Development Bank Commits $100 million in NIIF Fund of Funds  India and Afghanisatn Inks MoU for the construction of the Lalandar “Shatoot” Dam in Afghanistan  India-Bahrain holds first Joint Working Group meeting in the field of Renewable Energy  HAL inks MoU with MIDHANI to develop and manufacture composite raw materials for aircrafts  Ford joins hand with Google to offer cloud-based data services  Prakash Javadekar Launches 2021 as Indo-French Year of the Environment  India Inks Strategic Partnership Agreement with International Energy Agency  India to procure 21 MiG-29 and 12 Sukhoi-30MKI fighter aircraft from Russia

Q. The World Pangolin Day is observed globally on______

A) 20 February C) 19 February

B) Third Saturday of February D) Third Friday of February

Answer: B

 The World Pangolin Day is celebrated on the “Third Saturday of February” every year. In 2021, the annual World Pangolin Day is being celebrated on 20 February 2020. It marks the 10th edition of the event.

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Q. What is the theme of World Day of Social Justice 2021?

A) A Call for Social Justice in the C) If You Want Peace & Digital Economy Development, Work for Social Justice B) Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice D) Workers on the Move: the Quest for Social Justice Answer: A

 2021 Theme: “A Call for Social Justice in the Digital Economy.”

Q. In which year was the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme launched?

A) 2014 C) 2015

B) 2017 D) 2016

Answer: C

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme on19th February, 2015 at Suratgarh in Rajasthan

Q. How many Indian-origin people have been featured in the Time100 Next 2021?

A) 7 C) 2

B) 5 D) 3

Answer: B

The five Indian-origin persons in Time100 Next list are:

1. Twitter lawyer Vijaya Gadde 2. UK’s Finance Minister Rishi Sunak 3. Instacart founder and CEO Apoorva Mehta 4. Get Us PPE executive director and doctor Shikha Gupta

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5. Founder of nonprofit Upsolve’s Rohan Pavuluri STATIC GK BASED CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQ

Q. Which of the following city is C) Mumbai famous for leather goods? D) Bengaluru A) Durgapur Answer: D B) Kanpur Q. Which Indian city is known as C) Digboi the Land of Rising Sun?

D) Gwalior A) Itanagar

Answer: B B) Dispur

Q.Tau Devi Lal Stadium is a multi- C) Guwahati purpose sports complex located D) Shillong in which state? Answer: A A) Himachal Pradesh Q. What is the capital of Burkina B) Rajasthan Faso? C) Uttarakhand A) Ouagadougou D) Haryana B) Conakry Answer - D C) Lome Q. Where is the HQ of Razorpay D) Niamey Software Private Limited situated? Answer: A

A) Hyderabad Q. Name the first Chief Election Commissioner of India? B) Pune

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A) Nagendra Singh Q. The Chalo dance is the folk dance of which state? B) M. S. Gill A) Mizoram C) V. S. Ramadevi B) Kerala D) Sukumar Sen C) Answer: D D) Arunachal Pradesh Q. The headquarter of International Energy Agency Answer: D (IEA) is based in which country? Q. “Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary” is A) Tokyo, Japan located in ______.

B) Paris, France A) Jammu & Kashmir

C) Vienna, Austria B) Goa

D) Rome, Italy C) Tamil Nadu

Answer: B D) Chhattisgarh

Q. Tau Devi Lal Stadium is a Answer: B multi-purpose sports complex Q. In which state is the “Pobitora located in which state? Wildlife Sanctuary” located? A) Himachal Pradesh A) Madhya Pradesh B) Rajasthan B) Himachal Pradesh C) Uttarakhand C) Assam D) Haryana D) Karnataka Answer: D Answer: C

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