Current Affairs 27th February 2021 : Daily GK Update in English
1. ‘Rashtra Pratham – 82 varshon ki Swarnim Gatha’ which was released recently, is a book narrating which armed force?
A. CRPF
B. ITBP
C. Indian Coast Guard
D. SSB
Answer [A] CRPF
2. Which country hosts the defence exercises ‘NAVDEX 21’ and ‘IDEX 21’, which are to be participated by the Indian Navy?
A. France
B. Italy
C. Japan
D. UAE
Answer [D] UAE
3. Space Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Development (SEED) is the initiative of which organization?
A. DRDO
B. ISRO
C. NSL
D. HAL
Answer [B] ISRO
4. Which country is set to register Himalayan pink salt as Geographical Indications (GI)?
A. India
B. Nepal
C. Pakistan
D. Bangladesh
Answer [C] Pakistan
5. Which country has created a new National Ministry for Extra-terrestrial Space Affairs?
A. EI Salvador
B. Costa Rica
C. Nicaragua
D. Panama
Answer [C] Nicaragua
6. Which country hosted the 2021’s BRICS Financial Cooperation Meeting?
A. Brazil
B. India
C. Russia
D. China
Answer [B] India
7. Recently (in Feb’ 21), Mohamed Bazoum was elected as the President of ____?
A. Niger
B. Italy
C. Georgia
D. Rwanda
Answer [A] Niger
8. Who was appointed (in Feb’21) as the Chairman of 6th National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC)?
A. Thawar Chand Gehlot
B. Ram Katheria
C. George Baker
D. Vijay Sampla
Answer [D] Vijay Sampla
9. Who was appointed as the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)’s Goodwill Ambassador (in Feb’21)?
A. Alisson Becker
B. Marianna V. Vardinoyannis
C. Natalia Vodianova
D. Lilly Singh
Answer [C] Natalia Vodianova
10. Which state govt. announced (in Feb’21) the creation of a separate Department for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship in ITIs and polytechnic colleges?
A. Bihar
B. Kerala
C. Karnataka
D. Tamil Nadu
Answer [A] Bihar