Important Weekly Current Affairs Quiz from 8-15 February, 2021
1) Who signed an MoU to empower Jawan with IIM Lucknow?
Ans:- The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
2) The Nobel laureate Paul J. Crutzen has passed away. He has received the award in which field?
Ans:- Chemistry
3) Which state has ranked last in the India Justice Report 2020?
Ans:- Uttar Pradesh
4) What state government has transferred Rs 400 cr to the 20 lakh farmers' account?
Ans:- Madhya Pradesh
5) The first Dog Park of North India is set to be built in which city?
Ans:- Chandigarh
6) Who introduced the 2021 Pulse Polio Programme?
Ans:- Ram Nath Kovind
7) What metro has become the first metro to sanitise train coaches by using UV rays?
Ans:- Lucknow Metro
8) What Indian monument was lit up to observe the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day on January 30th?
Ans:- Qutub Minar
9) Who has been sworn in as the Asian Cricket Council's new president?
Ans:- Jay Shah
10) What bank has agreed to limit the withdrawal of money from non-EMV automated teller machines by its customers?
Ans:- Punjab National Bank
11) Who has been named to chair the Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Board of Directors?
Ans:- Anish Shah
12) Who has been appointed as the Acting Chief of Staff of the US Space Agency by NASA?
Ans:- Bhavya Lal
13) What team went on to win the 2020-21 Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy?
Ans:- Tamil Nadu
14) What state has set up the 'Shivalik Arboretum' botanical garden?
Ans:- Uttarakhand
15) What was India's GDP growth rate for 2019-2020, as per the NSO's revised estimates published recently?
Ans:- 4%
16) Chauri Chaura is a city where the Indian state/UT is located?
Ans:- Uttar Pradesh
17) Who won the gold medal in the first ever Asian Championship of Online Shooting?
Ans:- Saurabh Chaudhary
18) Which country will emerge as the second most resilient economy in 2021, according to the IER ranking?
Ans:- India
19) What Indian city will host its first international test match on February 5th in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Ans:- Chennai
20) The 'Har Ghar Pani-Har Ghar Safai' mission was initiated by which state government?
Ans:- Punjab
21) What Indian medical institute opened India's first clinic for amputees?
Ans:- The Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER).
22) Who is the newly elected Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President?
Ans:- Ajay Singh
23) At which venue was the Chiefs of Air Staff (CAS) Conclave organised?
Ans:- Bengaluru
24) What company has got the world's first U.S. 'carbon-neutral crude' consignment?
Ans:- Reliance
25) What state has signed an Eklavya Model Residential Schools MoU for better management?
Ans:- Kerala
26) In which city did India set up its first wetland conservation centre?
Ans:- Chennai
27) Who has become NASA's new acting chief?
Ans:- Bhavya Lal
28) Which state announced to open its first human milk bank?
Ans:- Kerala
29) What term was named by the Oxford Languages as the Hindi word of the year 2020?
Ans:- Aatmanirbharta
30) On which date is the International Day of Human Fraternity observed?
Ans:- February 4
31) In which city will India's First Amputee Clinic be launched?
Ans:- Chandigarh
32) Who has been named as Tamil Nadu's chief secretary?
Ans:- Rajeev Ranjan
33) What state government declared a waiver for a farm loan worth Rs 12,110 crore?
Ans:- Tamil Nadu
34) What nation has agreed to forge a deeper clean energy engagement with India?
Ans:- Bahrain
35) What state government is going to set up an Indian Skills Institute?
Ans:- Gujarat
36) Who has been the youngest female Pilot in India?
Ans:- Ayesha Aziz
37) Which organisation has entered into an agreement with MIDHANI to produce composite raw materials and manufacture them?
Ans:- HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited)
38) Who was named as the CBI's interim director?
Ans:- Praveen Sinha
39) Narendra Modi, Prime Minister, inaugurated the centennial celebrations of which incident?
Ans:- Chauri Chaura
40) In how many hours has the NHAI set a world record for laying 2580 m of concrete pavement quality road?
Ans:- 24 hours
41) What Territory of the Union has been the first corona-free UT?
Ans:- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
42) Which company has applied in the United States for emergency use approval of its single-shot COVID-19 vaccine?
Ans:- Johnson & Johnson
43) On which date is the International Day for Human Fraternity celebrated?
Ans:- February 4
44) For the first time, which state forest department conducted a census of water birds?
Ans:- West Bengal
45) What company obtained the world's first carbon-neutral oil consignment from Oxy Low Carbon Ventures?
Ans:- Reliance
46) Who was named President of the National Safety Council?
Ans:- S.N. Subrahmanyan
47) What general insurance company launched the cancer survivors' campaign 'Salute to Caregivers Ek Naya Nazariya'?
Ans:- Bharti AXA
48) What states did CM inaugurate the first state heliport in Majuli?
Ans:- Assam
49) What state cabinet has approved the Water Conservation Program for Chief Ministers?
Ans:- Maharashtra
50) Who is the author of Whereabouts, a novel?
Ans:- Jhumpa Lahiri
51) Who has concluded an offset deal with JSC Rosoboronexport?
Ans:- Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL)
52) What ministry has launched the 'PMSVANidhi se Samriddhi' mobile application?
Ans:- MoHUA
53) Which institute has signed an MoU with NIUA to create healthy and inclusive Indian cities that are accessible?
Ans:- IIT Kharagpur
54) As the MD of which company was Bikram Singh Bedi appointed?
Ans:- Google Cloud
55) What state has the Lakhwar Electricity Project approved by the Environment Ministry?
Ans:- Uttarakhand
56) Who signed the MoU with CSIR-NAL for Aircraft Two-Seater Trainer Development?
Ans:- BEML (Bharat Earth Movers Limited)
57) Who is the author of the '1857 The Sword of Mastaan' novel?
Ans:- Vineet Bajpai
58) Who has signed a contract to send a fast patrol vessel to the Seychelles?
Ans:- Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE)
59) What state government has declared no road tax, no electric vehicle registration fees?
Ans:- Telangana
60) At which air force station did Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurate Aero India?
Ans:- Yelahanka