Current Affairs 2nd March 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. Where is the headquarters of the Fino Payment Bank located?
A. Mumbai
B. Ahmedabad
C. Cochin
D. Chennai
Answer [A] Mumbai
2. Which is the first country to receive the batch of free Covid vaccines through COVAX scheme?
A. DRC
B. Ghana
C. Sudan
D. Ethiopia
Answer [B] Ghana
3. ‘A historic painting created over 17000 years ago by Aboriginal artists has been identified’ in which country?
A. China
B. India
C. Australia
D. Greece
Answer [C] Australia
4. ‘Alpine Plant species’, which are critically endangered have been discovered in which state?
A. Assam
B. Sikkim
C. Arunachal Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh
Answer [C] Arunachal Pradesh
5. What is the outlay of the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme approved for the pharmaceuticals and IT hardware sector?
A. Rs 15000 crore, Rs 7350 crore
B. Rs 12000 crore, Rs 5750 crore
C. Rs 10000 crore, Rs 2340 crore
D. Rs 8000 crore, Rs 1250 crore
Answer [A] Rs 15000 crore, Rs 7350 crore
6.Which country (in Feb’21) signed 4 MoUs with Nepal to reconstruct its 25 health posts at a cost of 530 mn Nepali Rupees?
A. USA
B. France
C. China
D. India
Answer [D] India
7. Who addressed on the inaugural session of the 16th Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Higher Education Summit 2021?
A. Narendra Modi
B. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
C. Piyush Goyal
D. Hardeep Singh Puri
Answer [B] Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
8. Which Payment bank recently (in Feb’21) got the status of Scheduled Commercial bank, after getting included in the 2nd schedule under the RBI Act, 1934?
A. NSDL Payments Bank
B. Paytm Payments Bank
C. Fino Payments Bank
D. India Post Payments Bank
Answer [C] Fino Payments Bank
9. Which bank signed (in Feb’21) a corporate agency agreement (Bancassurance) with the SBI General Insurance to retail its insurance products to the bank’s customers?
A. State Bank of India
B. Canara Bank
C. Bank of India
D. Indian Overseas Bank
 
Answer [D] Indian Overseas Bank

10. Which insurance provider, recently (in Feb’21) launched ‘Activ Health Policy’, India’s 1st policy to provide 100% premium returns?
A. Manipal Cigna Health Insurance Ltd
B. Star Health Insurance Co Ltd
C. Max Bupa Health Insurance Ltd
D. Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company Ltd
Answer [D] Aditya Birla Health Insurance Company Ltd