Current Affairs 12th February 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Dobhi – Durgapur Natural Gas Pipeline, a part of Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga project, is located in which state/UT?
A. Assam
B. West Bengal
C. Odisha
D. Bihar
Answer [B] West Bengal
2. ‘Asom Mala’ programme has been launched in which Indian state/UT?
A. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Sikkim
C. Bihar
D. Assam
Answer [D] Assam
3. India’s first geothermal field development project is to be established in which state/UT?
A. Ladakh
B. Punjab
C. Himachal Pradesh
D. Rajasthan
Answer [A] Ladakh
4. Which Indian documentary film won the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival 2021?
A. Writing with Fire
B. The Pink Cloud
C. I was a simple Man
D. The Changing same
Answer [A] Writing with Fire
5. Education Ministry is to rename Samagra Shiksha Scheme-funded residential schools and hostels after whose name?
A. Mahatma Gandhi
B. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
C. Netaji Subash Chandra Bose
D. B R Ambedkar
Answer [C] Netaji Subash Chandra Bose
6. Where was the foundation stone for Lalandar [Shatoot] Dam laid by Indian Government recently in February 2021?
A. Nepal
B. Bhutan
C. Bangladesh
D. Afghanistan
Answer [D] Afghanistan
7. What was the total amount allocated by central government for FY22, for its crop insurance program, Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)?
A. Rs. 15000 crores
B. Rs. 13150 crores
C. Rs. 16000 crores
D. Rs. 11500 crores
Answer [C] Rs. 16000 crores
8. What was India’s GDP growth predicted for FY-21, as per SBI’s Ecowrap report?
A. – 6.3%
B. – 7%
C. – 7.4%
D. – 5.2%
Answer [B] – 7%
9. Which state govt. (in Feb’21), launched a web portal on ‘Digital Workforce Management System’ under its Knowledge Mission?
A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Assam
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer [A] Kerala
10. Which Indian state has introduced a ’16 – digit unicode’ to identify the landholdings in the state?
A. Bihar
B. Madhya Pradesh
C. Uttar Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
Answer [C] Uttar Pradesh