Daily GK and Current Affairs Quiz – 10th February 2021

Correct Answer: C. Rishabh Pant

Explanation: The Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has won the inaugural ICC Player of the Month award 2021. Pant has been honoured for his superlative performances in the two Tests against Australia in January 2021, wherein he scored a 97 at Sydney and an unbeaten 89 at Brisbane, leading India to an incredible series win.Apart from this, Shabnim Ismail of South Africa has been named the ICC Women’s Player of the Month following her performances across three ODIs and two T20Is in January 2021. A fast bowler, Ismail took seven wickets in ODI series against Pakistan to gain victory and five wickets in the second T20 International against the same opposition.

Correct Answer – D. Madhya Pradesh

Explanation: The health department in Madhya Pradesh has launched the Social Awareness and Action to Neutralise Pneumonia Successfully (‘SAANS’) campaign. The main purpose of the campaign is to reduce the death rate due to pneumonia among infants a strategy is being chalked out under the Social awareness campaign in which medical staff is being trained.

About the campaign:

Training will be imparted at the community and primary health centres.Around 4,000 Health and Wellness Centres have been set up in Madhya Pradesh for this purpose.The State government has also developed training modules in partnership with PGIMER, Chandigarh, and UNICEF, which will be used to enhance the skills of health workers, including doctors and paramedical staff.

Important Points:

Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Singh Chouhan; Governor: Anandiben Patel.

Correct Answer – B. Jackie and Oopjen

Explanation: The 14th International Children’s Film Festival of Bangladesh (ICFFB) came to an end in Dhaka. A total of 12 awards were presented to the winners at the concluding ceremony. 179 films from 37 countries were shown at various venues during the 7-day long festival organised by the Children’s Film Society (CFS) of Bangladesh.Apart from Bangladesh, films from India, Armenia, US, UK, Ireland, Japan and China among others were shown in the course of the festival. Dutch Film Jackie and Oopjen were awarded the Best International Feature Film Award. Bangladeshi film Maati got The Young Talent Award while Lottery won the Special mention under the Young Talent Award.

Important Points:

• Prime Minister of Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina;
• Capital: Dhaka;
• Currency: Taka
• President of Bangladesh: Abdul Hamid

Correct Answer – A. Rs 1000 Crore

Explanation:  The defence ministry has signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) to procure a software-defined radio tactical (SDR-Tac) ship-borne system worth over Rs 1,000 crore. The procurement of SDR-Tac (software-defined radio tactical) “will bring strategic depth to the armed forces.

About the SDR-Tac:

The SDR-Tac is a four-channel multi-mode, multi-band, 19-inch rack-mountable, ship-borne software-defined radio system to serve ship-to-ship, ship-to-shore and ship-to-air voice and data communication for network-centric operations.

Important Points:

• Bharat Electronics Limited Chairman & Managing Director: M V Gowtama.
• Bharat Electronics Limited Headquarters: Bengaluru.
• Bharat Electronics Limited Founded: 1954.

Correct Answer – D. 10th February

Explanation: World Pulses Day (WPD) is observed every year on 10 February to realize the importance of pulses in human life.UN General Assembly has decided to mark 10 February as World Pulses Day in 2018.WPD was first held on February 10, 2019.Theme 2021: ‘Nutritious Seeds for a Sustainable Future’.WPD has been established by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of UN to recognize the importance of pulses (dry beans, lentils, dry peas, chickpeas, lupins) as a global food.

Correct Answer – D. Bank of Maharashtra

Explanation: State-owned Bank of Maharashtra has entered into a co-lending agreement with the Pune-based non-banking financial company LoanTap Credit Products, for MSME loans.Under the co-lending model, the bank will have an exposure of up to 80 per cent while the rest will be borne by the LoanTap.Co-lending is the system introduced by RBI in the wake of the liquidity crisis at non-banking finance companies to enhance the credit flow to the unserved and underserved sector and make available funds to the ultimate beneficiary at an affordable cost.

Correct Answer – A. 2%

Explanation: Vegetable oils/fats products shall not contain trans fatty acids more than 5 per cent by weight provided that maximum limit of trans fatty acid shall not be more than 3 per cent by weight, on and from January 1, 2021 and not more than 2 per cent by weight, on and from January 1, 2022 as per FSSAI.

Correct Answer – A. Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR)

Explanation: The five-day National Horticulture Fair was held at the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) campus.The theme of the National Horticulture Fair 2021 will be: ‘Horticulture for Start-Up and Stand-Up India’.The theme seeks to encourage the farmers to become entrepreneurs.The fair will be organised by the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR).

Correct Answer – B. Skyroot Aerospace

Explanation: Skyroot Aerospace and Bellatrix Aerospace have signed an MoU to use the Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) being developed by Bellatrix Aerospace.An Orbital Transfer Vehicle is a spacecraft that can perform various in-orbit operations, allowing a launch vehicle to deliver satellites to more orbits.Skyroot and Bellatrix plan to have the first mission of a Vikram launcher with an OTV by 2023.

Correct Answer – B. Dharmendra Pradhan

Explanation: Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan has launched the Investment Corner under Project Development Cell (PDC).It has been launched on the revamped website of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.On registering with the PDC, the investor can indicate her/his plans to invest in the sector of preference in case of a new investor.

Correct Answer – A. Tata Starbucks

Explanation: Tata Starbucks has appointed Sushant Dash as its new Chief Executive Officer in India effective from 1 May 2021.He will join Tata Starbucks as CEO Designate effective April 1, 2021, and take over as CEO on May 1, 2021.Dash replaces current CEO Navin Gurney, who is stepping down to pursue an opportunity outside of the company.Starbucks started operating in India from 2012 onwards.

Correct Answer – B. Rajasthan

Explanation: Rajasthan has become the 12th state in the country to successfully undertake ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ system reform stipulated by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.Now, the state has become eligible to mobilize additional financial resources of Rs 2,731 crore through Open Market Borrowings, and permission in this regard has been issued.

Rajasthan:

• Chief Minister– Ashok Gehlot.
• Governor – Kalraj Mishra.
• Number of Districts– 33.
• Lok Sabha seats – 25.
• Rajya Sabha seats – 10.

Correct Answer – C. 4.78

Explanation:  In the Union Budget for 2021-22, the allocation for the Defence services has been increased to ₹4.78 lakh crore compared to ₹4.71 lakh crore in the 2020-21 budget.There is nearly a 19% hike in the capital expenditure and it is the highest-ever increase in the last 15 years.Rs 1,35,000 crore has been set aside for capital expenditure that includes purchasing new weapons, aircraft, warships, etc.

Correct Answer: B. 119.79 MT

Explanation: Indian Railways has registered the highest ever loading figures i.e. 119.79 MT in January 2021.The last best was in March 2019 as 119.74 MT.As per the statistics for February 2021, Indian Railways loading was 30.54 million tonnes which include 13.61 million tonnes of coal, 4.15 million tonnes of iron ore, 1.04 million tonnes of foodgrains, 1.03 million tonnes of fertilizers, etc.