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MCQ-1
World Day of Social Justice is observed on which day every year?

ବିଶ୍ୱ ସାମାଜିକ ନ୍ୟାୟ ଦିବସ ପ୍ରତିବର୍ଷ କେଉଁ ଦିନ ପାଳନ କରାଯାଏ?
A. 17 February
B. 18 February
C. 19 February
D. 20 February

World Day of Social Justice is observed on 20th February every year.
Social justice is the view that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and
opportunities. The theme of World Day of Social Justice -2021 is “A Call for Social Justice in the
Digital Economy”. The digital economy is transforming the world of work. Over the past decade,
expansion in broadband connectivity, cloud computing, and data have led to the proliferation of
digital platforms, which have penetrated several sectors of the economy and societies. Since
early 2020, the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to remote working
arrangements and allowed for the continuation of many business activities, further reinforcing
the growth and impact of the digital economy.
The United Nations’ (UN) World Day of Social Justice is annually observed to encourage people
to look at how social justice affects poverty eradication. It also focuses on the goal of achieving
full employment and support for social integration.
On 26 November 2007, the UN General Assembly declared that, starting from the 63rd session
of the Assembly, 20 February will be celebrated annually as the World Day of Social Justice.

ADDITIONAL INFORMAITON

Important Days and Events of February 2021

1st February	Kalpana Chawla’s Death Anniversary
2nd February	World Wetlands Day
4th February	World Cancer Day
6th February	International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation
7th February	Safer Internet Day (second day of the second week of February)
10th February	World Pulses Day National De-worming Day
11th February	International day of women and girls in science
12th February	International Darwin Day National Productivity Day
13th February	World Radio Day National Women’s Day
14th February	Valentine Day

20th February	World Day of Social Justice
24th February	Central Excise Day
27th February	World NGO Day
28th/29th February	National Science Day. Rare Disease Day

MCQ-2
Which among the following have planned to launch the World
Solar Bank?

ନିମ୍ନଲିଖିତ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ କେଉଁଟି ବିଶ୍ୱକୁ ଲଞ୍ଚ କରିବାକୁ ଯୋଜନା କରିଛି |
ସୋଲାର ବ୍ୟାଙ୍କ?
A. International Solar Alliance
B. Renewable Energy Group
C. International Energy Agency
D. International Solar Energy Society

The International Solar Alliance have planned to launch the World Solar Bank
The International Solar Alliance have planned to launch the World Solar Bank at the United
Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow that is scheduled for November 2021.
The WSB will be launched because many member countries of the ISA face the challenge of
raising finances on their own. Further, it was launched to assist the 800 million people who
do not have access to power.
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an alliance of 121 countries initiated by India, most
of them being sunshine countries
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) was founded at 2015 climate change conference in
Paris. It is the first treaty-based international government organization which is
headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana. It is the nodal agency to implement the global
electricity grid plan of India called “One Sun One World One Grid (OSOWOG). Ajay Mathur
is Director General of The International Solar Alliance (ISA).

ADDITIONAL INFORMAITON

MCQ-3
The annual interaction of PM with the students – “Pariksha Pe Charcha” will be
held online this year. In which year the first edition of the interaction was held?

ଛାତ୍ରମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ପ୍ରଧାନମନ୍ତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ବାର୍ଷିକ କଥାବାର୍ତ୍ତା – “ପାରିକ୍ସା ପେ ଚାରଚା” ହେବ |
ଏହି ବର୍ଷ ଅନଲାଇନରେ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠିତ ହୋଇଥିଲା | କେଉଁ ବର୍ଷରେ କଥାବାର୍ତ୍ତାର ପ୍ରଥମ ସଂସ୍କରଣ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠିତ ହୋଇଥିଲା?
A. 2016
B. 2017
C. 2018
D. 2019

The first edition of “Pariksha Pe Charcha” was held in 1918.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s annual interaction with students ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ will be held online in this
year in view of the Covid-19 pandemic, Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ informed recently.
The interaction with students from classes 9 to 12 ahead of their exams will be held in March. The registration for
the programme began on Thursday and it will conclude on March 14. Students who will get to ask questions will be
selected through a competition. The first edition of the prime minister’s interaction programme with school and
college students ”Pariksha Pe Charcha 1.0” was held at the Talkatora Stadium on February 16, 2018.
There are different topics assigned for students, parents and teachers in the contest. The applicants can also pose
their questions on this platform. The selected participants will be participating in the programme online from their
respective state and UT headquarters and will be presented with a special PPC kit (Pariksha Pe Charcha kit).

ADDITIONAL INFORMAITON
MCQ-4
Recently who has been sworn in as the Lt Governor of the
Puducherry?

ସମ୍ପ୍ରତି ଯିଏ କି Lt ର ରାଜ୍ୟପାଳ ଭାବରେ ଶପଥ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଛନ୍ତି |
ପୁଡୁଚେରୀ?

A. Salim Gangadharan
B. Tamilisai Soundararajan
C. Murali Ramakrishnan
D. Ranjana Salgaocar
Tamilisai Soundararajan was sworn in as the Lt Governor of the Puducherry, the Union
Territory.
Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan, who was given additional charge of
Puducherry, was sworn in as Lt Governor of the Union Territory on Thursday. Chief
Justice of the Madras High Court Sanjib Banerjee administered the oath of office to
her at a simple function at the Raj Nivas. The Lt Governor took a guard of honour given
by the territorial police. Ms. Soundararajan is the fifth woman to hold the post of Lt.
Governor of Puducherry. Tamilisai Soundararajan replaced Kiran Bedi.
Velu Narayanasamy is serving as the 10th and current Chief Minister of the Union
Territory of Puducherry since June 2016.
Puducherry, also called Pondicherry, city, capital of Puducherry union territory, southeastern India. The city constitutes an enclave surrounded by Tamil Nadu state, on the
Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, 105 miles (170 km) south of Chennai.
Puducherry is a Union Territory of India, with four exclaved districts;
Puducherry district and Karaikal district (surrounded by the state of Tamil
Nadu), Mahé district (surrounded by the state of Kerala) and Yanam district
(surrounded by the state of Andhra Pradesh), with Pondicherry district
having the largest area …
ADDITIONAL INFORMAITON
MCQ-5
Recently which Union Minister addressed the inaugural
the ceremony of the third India Tourism Mart?

ନିକଟରେ କେଉଁ କେନ୍ଦ୍ର ମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଉଦଘାଟନୀ ଉତ୍ସବରେ ସମ୍ବୋଧିତ କରିଥିଲେ
ତୃତୀୟ ଇଣ୍ଡିଆ ଟୁରିଜିମ୍ ମାର୍ଟର ସମାରୋହ?
A. Piyush Goyal
B. Amit Shah
C. S. Jaishankar
D. Harsh Vardhan

Recently Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare addressed the
the inaugural ceremony of the third India Tourism Mart
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare addressed the inaugural
the ceremony of the third India Tourism Mart, organized by the Federation of Associations in India
Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH), through video, conferencing today. Over 250 delegates from 60
countries who attended the event virtually.
“India has always been a popular tourist destination, but over the last few years, it has also
emerged as a leading destination for medical tourism. Advancements in our vast & vibrant
healthcare industry have made it comparable with the best in the world. Our education system
that has been producing world-class doctors, nurses, and paramedical staff is well recognized
across the globe. Often called the pharmacy of the world, India is also one of the largest
manufacturers of pharmaceuticals and supplies a large portion of vaccines across the globe.
The Health Minister added that to encourage it further, the government has already started
issuing medical visas and is planning to soon restart E-Tourist Visas as well as scheduled
International flights.
ADDITIONAL INFORMAITON
MCQ-6
Recently PM laid the foundation stone of India’s longest bridge which
will connect which two North-Eastern states?

A. Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
B. Assam and Meghalaya
C. Meghalaya and Manipur
D. Manipur and Assam

Recently PM laid the foundation stone of India’s longest bridge which will connect Assam and
Meghalaya.
The Dhubri – Phulbari Bridge is a proposed bridge over the Brahmaputra River between Assam
and Meghalaya in North-East India.
The Dhubri – Phulbari bridge, planned to be completed by 2026–27, would be India’s longest
bridge over water and would span more than 19 km. This proposed bridge, close to the
Bangladesh border will connect Assam’s Dhubri with Meghalaya’s Phulbari which is also a
missing link of National Highway 127B. Civil works will start in 2019–2020. This is being funded
by Japan International Cooperation Agency and it would be executed by NHIDCL. This is one of
6 proposed bridges on the Brahmaputra.
ADDITIONAL INFORMAITON

MCQ-7
Recently Cabinet has approved PLI scheme for which sector?

ସମ୍ପ୍ରତି କ୍ୟାବିନେଟ୍ କେଉଁ କ୍ଷେତ୍ର ପାଇଁ PLI ଯୋଜନା ଅନୁମୋଦନ କରିଛି?

A. Transportation Sector
B. Retail Sector
C. Telecom Sector
D. Education Sector

Recently Cabinet has approved PLI scheme for Telecom Sector.
The Union Cabinet recently approved a production-linked incentive scheme for the
telecom sector. Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, Electronic and IT Minister
Ravi Shankar Prasad said, the production-linked incentive worth Rs 12,195 Crore has
been cleared for the telecom sector and this will create 40 thousand direct and
indirect employment.
Production Linked Incentive Scheme intends to promote manufacture of Telecom and
Networking Products in India and proposes a financial incentive to boost domestic
manufacturing and attract investments in the target segments of telecom and
networking products in order to encourage Make in India.
The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme is a Central Government scheme that
was notified in April 2020 for Large Scale Manufacturing to provide financial incentives
for domestic manufacturing of goods and also to attract large investments
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

MCQ-8
Recently 11th IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium on Energy Outlooks held
virtually from which country?
ସମ୍ପ୍ରତି ଶକ୍ତି ଦୃଷ୍ଟିକୋଣ ଉପରେ 11 ତମ IEA-IEF-OPEC ସମ୍ମିଳନୀ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠିତ ହୋଇଥିଲା |
ପ୍ରକୃତରେ କେଉଁ ଦେଶରୁ?
A. Singapore
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Malaysia
D. United Arab Emirates

Recently 11th IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium on Energy Outlooks held virtually from
Saudi Arabia.
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas &Steel,
participated in the 11th IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium on Energy Outlooks held
virtually on 17th February 2021 under the patronage of the Minister of Energy of
Saudi Arabia HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud.
The symposium saw the presence of heads of all top inter-governmental energy
agencies -IEF, IEA, OPEC, IRENA and the GECF. Also, dignitaries like, H.E. Norma
RocíoNahle García, Secretary of Energy, Mexico and H.E. Timipre Sylva, Minister of
State of Petroleum Resources of Nigeria participated in the event.
Apart from the comparative analysis of short, medium, and long-term energy
outlooks that OPEC and the IEA published in 2020, the trilateral symposium
reflected on the long-term outlooks of key producer and consumer countries.
ADDITIONAL INFORMAITON

The 11th IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium was hosted by its
permanent sides – the International Energy Agency (IEA),
the International Energy Forum (IEF) and the Organisation
of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
MCQ-9
Recently which state has expanded Atal Bhujal Yojana in all of its
districts?

ସମ୍ପ୍ରତି କେଉଁ ରାଜ୍ୟ ଅଟଳ ଭୁଜାଲ ଯୋଜନାକୁ ସମ୍ପ୍ରସାରଣ କରିଛି |
ଜିଲ୍ଲାଗୁଡିକ?

A. Uttar Pradesh
B. Andhra Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Himachal Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh state has expanded Atal Bhujal Yojana in all of its districts.
‘Atal Bhujal Yojana’, the Centrally-sponsored scheme aimed at ensuring public
participation and improvement in Ground Water Conservation and
Management will be implemented in all districts of the state, the government
announced recently.
Following ‘Atal Bhujal Yojana’, success in the districts of Mahoba, Jhansi,
Banda, Hamirpur, Chitrakoot, Lalitpur, Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Baghpat and
Meerut, the state government decided to implement the scheme in the
remaining 65 districts as well.
“Atal Bhujal Yojana” is a groundwater management scheme launched by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on the 95th birth anniversary of former Prime
Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, on 25 December 2019. The purpose of the
scheme is to improve groundwater management in seven states of India.
ADDITIONAL INFORMAITON

MCQ-10
Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day is celebrated every year on 20th
February. In which year Arunachal Pradesh became a full-fledged State?

ପ୍ରତିବର୍ଷ 20 ରେ ଅରୁଣାଚଳ ପ୍ରଦେଶ ଫାଉଣ୍ଡେସନ ଦିବସ ପାଳନ କରାଯାଏ |
ଫେବୃଆରୀ କେଉଁ ବର୍ଷରେ ଅରୁଣାଚଳ ପ୍ରଦେଶ ଏକ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ରାଜ୍ୟ ହେଲା?

A. 1972
B. 1977
C. 1987
D. 1989
Arunachal Pradesh became a full-fledged State in 1987.

The answer of 19th Feb 2021 Question

Silver gets corroded due to ————- in air.

————- ବାୟୁରେ ରୂପା କ୍ଷୟ ହୋଇଯାଏ |

A) Oxygen

B) Hydrogen Sulphide

C) Carbon dioxide

D) Nitrogen

MCQ for you all to answer
Taklamakan Desert is situated in –

ଟାକଲାମକାନ ମରୁଭୂମି ଅବସ୍ଥିତ –
A. Western Asia
B. South fringe of Sahara in Africa
C. South America
D. Central Asia

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