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February - 2021 Current Affairs
A)
CDRI Lucknow
B)
CSWRI, Avikanagar
C)
Acronym IEG
D)
CESS

Correct Answer : Option (A) - CDRI Lucknow


The Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI), Lucknow has established a Common Research and Technology Development Hub (CRTDH) for conducting advanced research.

Published On : 02/01/2021 16:55:36
A)
AAP
B)
BJP
C)
Congress
D)
CPI(M)

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Congress


Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Captain Satish Sharma passed away in Goa after a brief illness, and suffering from cancer.

Published On : 02/01/2021 16:55:36
A)
CITES
B)
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
C)
United Nations Development Programme
D)
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Wildlife Crime Control Bureau


The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) has received the Asia Environmental Enforcement Award-2020 awarded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Published On : 02/01/2021 16:55:36
A)
South China Sea
B)
Arctic Ocean
C)
Pacific Ocean
D)
Indian Ocean

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Indian Ocean


The India has joined Iran and Russia in the naval exercise dubbed as "Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021", which kicked-off in the northern part of the Indian Ocean.

Published On : 02/01/2021 16:55:36
A)
Lake
B)
Volcano
C)
Crater
D)
Asteroid

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Volcano


Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the solar system present in the planet of Mars. It is a large shield volcano, which is over two times the height of Mount Everest above sea level.
The UAE’s “Hope” Mars probe sent back its first image of Mars, after the spacecraft successfully entered the planet’s orbit. The probe recently captured the Olympus Mons volcano, taken from an altitude of 24,700 kilometres above the Martian surface.

Published On : 02/01/2021 16:55:36
A)
Karnataka
B)
Kerala
C)
Tamil Nadu
D)
Andhra Pradesh

Correct Answer : Option (B) - Kerala


Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated Bharat Petroleum’s Propylene Derivatives petrochemical complex at Kochi Refinery.
The Rs 6,000 crore worth Propylene Derivative Petrochemical Project (PDPP) will produce Acrylic Acid, Oxo-Alcohol and Acrylates, which are mainly imported in India. He also inaugurated the Ro-Ro vessels of Inland Waterways Authority in Kochi, Kerala

Published On : 02/01/2021 16:55:36
A)
Mauritius
B)
Malaysia
C)
Canada
D)
Singapore

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Mauritius


The Union Cabinet has approved the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation and Partnership Agreement (CECPA) between India and Mauritius.

Published On : 02/01/2021 16:55:36
A)
Ganeshi Lal
B)
Bhagat Singh Koshyari
C)
Tamilisai Soundararajan
D)
Biswabhusan Harichandan

Correct Answer : Option (C) - Tamilisai Soundararajan


The Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan will discharge the duties of the Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry in addition to her own duties.

Published On : 02/01/2021 16:55:36
A)
Anil Soni
B)
Jane Ellison
C)
Soumya Swaminathan
D)
Preeti Sinha

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Preeti Sinha


The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has appointed Preeti Sinha as its Executive Secretary.

Published On : 02/01/2021 16:55:36
A)
Uttar Pradesh
B)
Haryana
C)
Punjab
D)
Assam

Correct Answer : Option (A) - Uttar Pradesh


The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of Maharaja Suheldev Memorial and development work of Chittaura Lake at Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh.

Published On : 02/01/2021 16:55:36