Current Affairs 18th February 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. In February 2021, Tata Group has signed a deal to acquire how much percent stake in BigBasket?
A. 62
B. 64
C. 66
D. 68
Answer [D] 68
2. In February 2021, the UN Capital Development Fund has appointed whom as its Executive Secretary?
A. Anukriti Mishra
B. Renu Joshi
C. Nandini Raj
D. Preeti Sinha
Answer [D] Preeti Sinha
3. In February 2021, Kiran Bedi was removed as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. Who has been given the additional charge of Puducherry?
A. Acharya Devvrat
B. Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
C. Tamilisai Soundarajan
D. Phagu Chauhan
Answer [C] Tamilisai Soundarajan
4. In February 2021, which country has conferred the “Order of the Rising Sun” on Manipur physician and former President of state tourism forum, Dr. Thangjam Dhabali Singh?
A. USA
B. Japan
C. France
D. Spain
Answer [B] Japan
5. Who unveiled his seventh book, Fractured Mosaic, in February 2021?
A. Arshdeep Singh
B. Sabarna Roy
C. Amitav Ghosh
D. Anita Desai
Answer [B] Sabarna Roy
6. India and Russia held bilateral consultations on UNSC issues in which city at the DG level in February 2021?
A. Moscow
B. Delhi
C. Mumbai
D. Kolkata
Answer [A] Moscow
7. The ancient Kanchoth festival, a symbol of ancient Nag culture, was observed in which following UTs/states?
A. Bihar
B. Ladakh
C. J&K
D. Punjab
Answer [C] J&K
8. In February 2021, the Jharkhand government has decided to hike the pay for mid-day meal kitchen assistants at government schools by how many rupees?
A. 350
B. 400
C. 450
D. 500
Answer [D] 500
9. The Delhi-Dehradun Expressway will be the country’s first highway with an elevated corridor of how many kilometers, for wildlife protection?
A. 12 Km
B. 13 Km
C. 10 Km
D. 11 Km
Answer [A] 12 Km
10. Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated Gender Park campus in which city in February 2021?
A. Thrissur
B. Thiruvananthapuram
C. Kozhikode
D. Kochi
Answer [C] Kozhikode