Daily Current Affairs Quiz: February 09, 2021
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1. India recently participated in the first meeting of Joint Working Group in the field of Renewable Energy, with which country?
[A] Saudi Arabia
[B] Bahrain
[C] France
[D] Japan
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Correct Answer: B [Bahrain]
Notes:
The first meeting of the Joint Working Group in the field of Renewable Energy between India and the Kingdom of Bahrain was held recently in virtual format
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between India and Bahrain in July 2018, for promoting bilateral cooperation in the field of Renewable Energy. The meeting focussed on enhanced cooperation in the field of solar, wind and clean hydrogen.
2. ‘National Safety Council’ was set up by which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Health and Family welfare
[B] Ministry of Labour
[C] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[D] Ministry of Heavy Industries
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Labour]
Notes:
National Safety Council (NSC) was set up by the Ministry of Labour in 1966 as a not-for-profit body on Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) at the national level.
As per a press statement by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, S.N. Subrahmanyan, CEO and Managing Director of L&T Ltd, has been recently appointed as Chairman of the National Safety Council, for a period of three years.
3. ‘KAPILA’ programme, which was making news recently, is associated with which sector?
[A] Automobile
[B] Aviation
[C] Intellectual Property Rights
[D] MSME
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Correct Answer: C [Intellectual Property Rights]
Notes:
In October 2020, the Union Education Minister Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ virtually launched the ‘KAPILA’ Kalam Program for Intellectual Property Literacy and Awareness campaign.
Under the programme students of higher educational institutions will get information about the system of application process for patenting their invention. It aims to create awareness about the Intellectual Property Rights.
4. Which Indian company has partnered with UNICEF to distribute vaccines around the world?
[A] Biocon
[B] Serum Institute of India
[C] Bharat Biotech
[D] Dr Reddys
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Correct Answer: B [Serum Institute of India]
Notes:
The Serum Institute of India (SII) and UNICEF have recently entered into a long-term supply agreement.
Under the agreement, the UNICEF will have access to 1.1 billion doses of AstraZeneca/Oxford and the Novavax vaccines to distribute around 100 countries.
5. Dominic Ongwen, who was convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes, is from which country?
[A] Sudan
[B] Uganda
[C] Nigeria
[D] Iraq
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Correct Answer: B [Uganda]
Notes:
The Netherlands-based International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted former Ugandan warlord Dominic Ongwen of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Dominic Ongwen led a brigade of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) from 2002 to 2004. He was accused of 70 counts of crimes and was found guilty of 61 of them. LRA is a rebel group operating in Uganda for more than 20 years.
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Santhosh
February 9, 2021 at 8:38 pmGood