Current Affairs 15th February 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. The foreign grants received by NGOS in the country are regulated by which act?
A. Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA)
B. Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA)
C. Anti-money Laundering Act
D. Non-Government Organisations Act
Answer [A] Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA)
2. Which mutual fund house is to distribute Rs 9,122 cr to Franklin Templeton unitholders?
A. SBI Mutual Fund
B. ICICI Pru Mutual Fund
C. HDFC Mutual Fund
D. ABSL Mutual Fund
Answer [A] SBI Mutual Fund
3. As per the recent CAG data, what is the profit earned by 247 central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) during 2018-19?
A. Rs 56,000 crore
B. Rs 98000 crore
C. Rs 1.78 lakh crore
D. Rs 20 lakh crore
Answer [C] Rs 1.78 lakh crore
4. Smart-up grants, which was making news recently, is associated with which Indian bank?
A. ICICI Bank
B. Axis Bank
C. HDFC Bank
D. Yes Bank
Answer [C] HDFC Bank
5. Where is the headquarters of the Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd located?
A. Hyderabad
B. Jaipur
C. Gurgoan
D. Bengaluru
Answer [C] Gurgoan
6. When is India’s National Productivity Day celebrated annually?
A. 13th February
B. 6th February
C. 12th February
D. 10th February
Answer [C] 12th February
7. Which app/web portal was (in Feb’21) integrated into ‘Aarogya Setu’ app?
A. e-Sampada App
B. Co-Win Portal
C. Mera Covid Kendra
D. Jeevan Seva App
Answer [B] Co-Win Portal
8. Which country received (in Feb’21) a financial assistance of $400 million from Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) for construction of 6.7 km connectivity Project?
A. Maldives
B. Sri Lanka
C. Nepal
D. Bangladesh
Answer [A] Maldives
9. Which organization received the order (in Fev’21) to manufacture 2 Super Rapid Gun Mounts (SRGM) from Indian Navy?
A. Bharat Electronics
B. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)
C. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL)
D. Bharat Dynamics
Answer [C] Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL)
10. Which Indian state/UT will get India’s 1st Impact-based Flood Forecasting System, under UK Space Agency’s (UKSA) programme on ‘Impact Based Flood Forecasting using Earth Observation (EO)’?
A. Ladakh
B. West Bengal
C. Odisha
D. Jammu & Kashmir
Answer [D] Jammu & Kashmir
11. Who is set to became the next Director General (DG) of the International Solar Alliance (ISA)?
A. Dinesh Paliwal
B. Pawan Munjal
C. Varun Berry
D. Ajay Mathur
Answer [D] Ajay Mathur
12. In Which state, Finance Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma presented the interim budget in the assembly in February 2021?
A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Bihar
C. Assam
D. Gujarat
Answer [C] Assam
13. The government is procuring each dose of Covishield vaccine for how many rupees from Serum Institute of India?
A. 150
B. 210
C. 230
D. 250
Answer [B] 210
14. Who has announced her candidacy to be its next Secretary-General of UN?
A. Sakshi Garg
B. Manisha Gupta
C. Anjali Rajpoot
D. Akanksha Arora
Answer [D] Akanksha Arora
15. Which of the following Indian short films has been shortlisted in top 10 films under Live Action Short film category for the 93rd Oscar Awards?
A. Bittu
B. Teen Paheliyan
C. Chalo Jeete Hain
D. Devi
Answer [A] Bittu
16. Who launched a campaign on COVID Vaccination and Atma Nirbhar Bharat by Field Outreach Bureau, Goa, in February 2021?
A. Digambar Kamat
B. Shripad Naik
C. Pramod Sawant
D. Bhupesh Baghel
Answer [C] Pramod Sawant
17. President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Justice Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar as the Chief Justice of which of the following High Courts?
A. Rajasthan High Court
B. Manipur High Court
C. Sikkim High Court
D. Tripura High Court
Answer [B] Manipur High Court
18. In February 2021, the upper ceiling for family pension has been raised from Rs 45,000 to how many rupees per month?
A. 1,10,000
B. 1,15,000
C. 1,25,000
D. 1,30,000
Answer [C] 1,25,000
19. Which day marks the birth anniversary of Swami Dayanand Saraswati, the founder of Arya Samaj?
A. 10 February
B. 11 February
C. 12 February
D. 13 February
Answer [C] 12 February
20. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit which of the following states on 14 February 2021?
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Both 1 and 2
Answer [D] Both 1 and 2