Current Affairs 16th February 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which is the largest combat exercise of the Indian Navy, which is being held in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)?
A. INDRA
B. MALABAR
C. TROPEX
D. MILAN
Answer [C] TROPEX
2. What is the name of the Made-in-India alternative to Twitter, which was making news recently?
A. Freak
B. Whisper
C. Sparrow
D. Koo
Answer [D] Koo
3. As per the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry, how many manual scavengers have been identified across country?
A. 22,292
B. 44,492
C. 66,692
D. 88,892
Answer [C] 66,692
4. Which country proposed the observance of the World Pulses Day?
A. Chile
B. Burkina Faso
C. Niger
D. Benin
Answer [B] Burkina Faso
5. Which payment major announced that it would add cryptocurrency to its network?
A. Mastercard
B. Pay Pal
C. VISA
D. Maestro
Answer [A] Mastercard
6. Where will 11th edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav organized?
A. West Bengal
B. Darjeeling
C. Murshidabad
D. All the above
Answer [D] All the above
7. Kalaripayattu is a martial art that originated in _____?
A. Kerala
B. Karnataka
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Andhra Pradesh
Answer [A] Kerala
8. Lok Sabha passed the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act 2021 was passed by voice vote on ____?
A. February 12, 2021
B. February 13, 2021
C. February 14, 2021
D. February 15, 2021
Answer [A] February 12, 2021
9. Where is headquarter of The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India?
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Telangana
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Mumbai
Answer [B] Telangana
10. When was Vigyan Jyoti Programme initiated?
A. December 2017
B. December 2018
C. December 2019
D. December 2020
Answer [C] December 2019