Daily Current Affairs Quiz: February 24, 2021
February 24, 2021 December 17, 2021
1. The Dhubri Phulbari bridge which was making news recently, is to be built over which river?
[A] Brahmaputra
[B] Kopili
[C] Teesta
[D] Lohit
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Correct Answer: A [Brahmaputra]
Notes:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently laid the foundation stone for Dhubri-Phulbari Bridge over Brahmaputra river.
It is a 19 km long 4-lane bridge to be laid from Dhubri in Assam to Phulbari in Meghalaya. The bridge will improve transport connectivity in the Barak valley. It also reduces the distance between the four North eastern states of Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram and Assam.
2. Who is the only Indian activist to feature in the 2021 TIME100 Next, TIME magazine’s annual list of 100 emerging leaders?
[A] Chandrashekhar Azad
[B] Kailash Satyarthi
[C] Disha Ravi
[D] Safoora Zargar
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Correct Answer: A [Chandrashekhar Azad]
Notes:
The TIME magazine’s annual list of 100 “emerging leaders who are shaping the future”, named the “2021 TIME100 Next”, was released recently.
Chandrashekhar Azad, the leader of the Bhim army, which runs school to educate Dalit children and works to curb caste-based violence, featured in the list. Other 5 Indian origin personalities are UK finance minister Rishi Sunak, Twitter lawyer Vijaya Gadde, Instacart founder and CEO Apoorva Mehta, ED of nonprofit Get Us PPE Shikha Gupta and founder of nonprofit Upsolve Rohan Pavuluri.
3. Which organisation delivered the 100th K9 Vajra tracked self-propelled howitzer to the Indian Army?
[A] DRDO
[B] OFB
[C] L&T
[D] HAL
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Correct Answer: C [L&T]
Notes:
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has built and delivered the 100th K9 Vajra tracked self-propelled howitzer. This is the last howitzer of the contract awarded in 2017.
This system has been built with technology transfer from South Korean defence major Hanwha Defense. The howitzer was flagged off at the Indian Army’s armoured system complex at Hazira in Gujarat.
4. ‘QUAD’ is a group of four countries: India, United States, Japan and …………………?
[A] Russia
[B] Australia
[C] Canada
[D] South Africa
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Correct Answer: B [Australia]
Notes:
External Affairs S. Jaishankar participated in a virtual ministerial meeting of the Quad, which is a group of four countries: India, United States, Japan and Australia.
The Quad association was revived in the year 2017, to tackle the aggression of China and enhance the strength of the Indo-Pacific regions. President Joe Biden has reiterated the US commitment for the same issue.
5. Jiling-Langlota Iron ore Block and Guali Iron ore Block, have been inaugurated in which Indian state?
[A] Bihar
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Odisha
[D] Chhattisgarh
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Correct Answer: C [Odisha]
Notes:
Union Minister for Mines, Pralhad Joshi and Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik jointly inaugurated the production in two new iron ore mines of Odisha namely Jiling-Langlota Iron ore Block and Guali Iron ore Block.
These mines will generate approxiately Rs 5000 crores of annual revenue for Odisha and a wide variety of employment opportunities.
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