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1 .

As per the recent Union Budget, the Gig economy workers are to be covered under which organisation?

LIC

ESIC

EPFO

PFRDA

Correct Answer : ESIC

In the recent Union Budget, the Finance Minister announced that all social security benefits will be extended to gig and platform workers.

Minimum wages will be ensured to all categories of workers. All those workers will also be covered by the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). She also announced that women will be allowed to work in all categories and in the night-shifts with adequate protection.

Published On : February 5, 2021

2 .

‘Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai’ mission has been launched in which state/UT?

Uttar Pradesh

New Delhi

Rajasthan

Punjab

Correct Answer : Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh virtually launched the ‘Har Ghar Pani, Har Ghar Safai’ mission.

This scheme is a part of the government’s campaign to provide 100 per cent potable piped water supply in all rural households by March 2022. The Chief Minister also launched ‘Mega Surface Water Supply Scheme’.

Published On : February 5, 2021

3 .

The Government of India has launched a unified web portal for monitoring the progress of which activities?

GOBARDHAN

MyGov

Make in India

None of the above

Correct Answer : GOBARDHAN

The Agriculture Minister, Petroleum Minister, Animal Husbandry Minister, Jal Shakti Minister and Minister of State for Jal Shakti has jointly launched a unified web portal for monitoring the progress of GOBARDHAN activities across the nation.

Published On : February 5, 2021

4 .

Who is the newly elected President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI)?

Ashish Shelar

Rakesh Singh

Ajay Singh

Ramesh Tomar

Correct Answer : Ajay Singh

Ajay Singh has been elected as the president of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).

Published On : February 5, 2021

5 .

Who has been appointed as the chief secretary of Tamil Nadu?

Rajeev Ranjan

Raghav Singh

Palak Rastogi

Arjun Kumawat

Correct Answer : Rajeev Ranjan

Senior IAS officer Rajeev Ranjan has been appointed as the new chief secretary of Tamil Nadu.

Published On : February 5, 2021

6 .

Who will replace Jeff Bezos as the CEO of Amazon?

Jon Rubinstein

Andy Jassy

Patty Stonesifer

Wendell P. Weeks

Correct Answer : Andy Jassy

Andy Jassy, who is currently serving as the chief executive of Amazon Web Services (AWS), will replace Bezos as the CEO of Amazon.

Published On : February 5, 2021

7 .

Arun Hydropower Project, which was making news recently, is being constructed in which country?

India

Nepal

Bhutan

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : Nepal

The Investment Board Nepal (IBN), chaired by the Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has awarded the Arun Hydropower Project to India’s Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam.

The project to develop the 679-megawatt Lower Arun Hydropower Project, is awarded to the SJVN under the build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT) delivery method. The project cost is estimated at over 100 billion Nepalese rupees.

Published On : February 4, 2021

8 .

Which country is resettling its refugees in the Bhashan Char Island?

Nepal

China

Sri Lanka

Bangladesh

Correct Answer : Bangladesh

Bangladesh has sent a third group of Rohingya refugees to Bhashan Char Island, which is a newly developed island in the Bay of Bengal.

Around 4,000 refugees have been sent to the island since December. After the third set of 1,778 refugees, the fourth set is also expected to be sent soon. There have been several calls from human rights activists against resettlement of refugees in the island.

Published On : February 4, 2021

9 .

The death anniversary of which national leader was observed as the Martyrs’ Day on January 30 in India?

Bhagat Singh

Jawaharlal Nehru

Mahatma Gandhi

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Correct Answer : Mahatma Gandhi

On 30th Jan 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse in the year 1948. On this day, India observes Martyrs Day or Shaheed Diwas, to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi and all martyrs who sacrificed their life for the nation’s freedom.

The 73rd death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi was observed as Martyrs’ Day recently.

Published On : February 4, 2021

10 .

Vaccination against which disease was conducted recently as a National Vaccination Day?

Pneumonia

Hepatitis

BCG

Polio

Correct Answer : Polio

On the Polio National Immunization Day scheduled on January 31, 2021, around 89 lakh children were given polio drops under National Polio Immunisation drive across the country.

President Ram Nath Kovind launched the first round of Pulse Polio Programme 2021. Over seven lakh booths were set up for implementing the drive. A house-to-house surveillance will also be provided to vaccinate the remaining children.

Published On : February 4, 2021