Current Affairs 1st March 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. Which institution is to provide USD 304 million loan to Assam to enhance inter-state Power Transmission Project?
A. ADB
B. World Bank
C. AIIB
D. New Development Bank
Answer [C] AIIB
2. Luca Attanasio, who was recently killed, was the ambassador of which country to Democratic Republic of Congo?
A. Iraq
B. Iran
C. Italy
D. Israel
Answer [C] Italy
3. What does ‘T’ stand for in the SFURTI scheme, which was making news recently?
A. Transmission
B. Traditional
C. Transformation
D. Tournament
Answer [B] Traditional
4. As per the recent study by NASA and German Aerospace Center, some microbes are found on the Earth may survive in which planet?
A. Mars
B. Jupiter
C. Venus
D. Mercury
Answer [A] Mars
5. India’s first undersea tunnel is being constructed in which city?
A. Chennai
B. Cochin
C. Kolkata
D. Mumbai
Answer [D] Mumbai
6. Which country has become the second country after Ghana to receive a shipment of COVID-19 vaccine doses via COVAX initiative?
A. Senegal
B. Cameroon
C. Kenya
D. Ivory Coast
Answer [D] Ivory Coast
7. Which of the following is going to launch the Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1, in February 2021?
A. ISRO
B. Roscosmos
C. JAXA
D. ESA
Answer [A] ISRO
8. When is National Science Day celebrated every year?
A. 25 February
B. 26 February
C. 27 February
D. 28 February
Answer [D] 28 February
9. In February 2021, who has been given an additional charge of the Department of Revenue?
A. Ajay Bhushan Pandey
B. Tarun Bajaj
C. Arun Goel
D. Om Prakash Gupta
Answer [B] Tarun Bajaj
10. Deepak Kumar is related to which sport?
A. Tennis
B. Badminton
C. Boxing
D. Cricket
Answer [C] Boxing