Current Affairs 8th February 2021 : Daily GK Update in English

1. India’s first Centre for Wetland Conservation and Management has been set up in which Indian city?
A. Cochin
B. Chennai
C. Vishakhapatnam
D. Guwahati        
Answer [B] Chennai
2. The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is an international non-government organization based in which country?
A. Italy
B. United States
C. India
D. France
Answer [C] India
3. The Supreme Court has directed which Mutual Fund company to distribute Rs 9122 crores to its unitholders?
A. Baroda Mutual Fund
B. BNP Paribas Mutual Fund
C. Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
D. Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
Answer [C] Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund
4. Which country recently pulled out of a deal signed with India and Japan to develop a strategic port terminal?
A. Nepal
B. Bangladesh
C. Iran
D. Sri Lanka
Answer [D] Sri Lanka
5. What is the theme of the ‘World Wetlands Day 2021’?
A. Wetlands and Water
B. Wetlands for Us
C. Wetlands and Covid-19
D. Save Wetlands
Answer [A] Wetlands and Water
6. What is the outlay of the “Deep Ocean Mission” announced recently in the Union Budget?
A. Rs 1000 crore
B. Rs 2000 crore
C. Rs 3000 crore
D. Rs 4000 crore
Answer [D] Rs 4000 crore
7. RBI has appointed an external firm to audit HDFC Bank under the provisions of which act?
A. RBI Act
B. Banking Regulation Act
C. Negotiable Instruments Act
D. Information Technology Act
Answer [B] Banking Regulation Act
8. Which space agency has announced the launch of its first all civilian mission to space?
A. NASA
B. ISRO
C. JAXA
D. SpaceX
Answer [D] SpaceX
9. Pattachitra, which was making news recently, is a popular art form of which state/UT?
A. Odisha
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Kerala
D. Jammu & Kashmir
Answer [A] Odisha
10.  Which Indian city is the venue of the Global Air show ‘Aero India’?
A. Cochin
B. Bengaluru
C. Vishakhapatnam
D. Chennai
Answer [B] Bengaluru