Current Affairs 21th February 2020 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Which city is host to the 13th UN Convention on the Conversation of Migratory Species (CMS) (COP-13), 2020?
A. Mumbai
B. Madrid
C. Gandhinagar
D. Tokyo
Answer [C] Gandhinagar
2. Recently, the Supreme Court of India upheld the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, when was the original act of 1989 amended?
A. 2016
B. 2017
C. 2018
D. 2019
Answer [C] 2018
3. American Factory, which won the Oscar for the best feature-length documentary, was produced by which famous American Personality?
A. Donald Trump
B. Barrack Obama
C. Hillary Clinton
D. Tiger Woods
Answer [B] Barrack Obama
4. Which bird is named the mascot of UN Convention of Conversation of Migratory Species (CMS) (COP-13)?
A. Great Indian Bustard
B. White-bellied heron
C. Forest owlet
D. Lesser Florican
Answer [A] Great Indian Bustard
5. ‘Ajeya Warrior’ is the joint military exercise conducted between India and which country?
A. Japan
B. United Kingdom
C. Israel
D. France
Answer [B] United Kingdom
6. Which Union Ministry releases the Public Enterprises Survey, on the performances of Central Public Sector Enterprises?
A. Ministry of Finance
B. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
C. Ministry of Corporation Affairs
D. Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
Answer [D] Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises
7. Which state government recently launched the ‘Reading Mission’ initiative for students?
A. Odisha
B. Kerala
C. Haryana
D. West Bengal
Answer [C] Haryana
8. When is the World Pulses Day observed, across the world?
A. February 8
B. February 9
C. February 10
C. February 11
Answer [C] February 10
9. Which union ministry has recently launched the web portal for ‘Star rating of coal mines’?
A. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
B. Ministry of Coals
C. Ministry of Mines
D. Ministry of Earth Sciences
Answer [B] Ministry of Coals
10. The storm ‘Ciara’ recently hit several countries of which continent?
A. Asia
B. Europe
C. Australia
D. North America
Answer [B] Europ