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WorksheetsCurrent Affairs February 16-29
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Where was the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals held?
New York
New Delhi
Rome
Gandhinagar
What is the other name of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals?
New York Convention
Bonn Convention
The Rhino Conevntion
The UN Convention on Rhinos
Which airport in India became the first one to be free of sing-use plastic?
Dabolim Airport
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
Kempegowda International Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Arvind Kejriwal has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Delhi for the first time. Who administered the oath of office and secrecy to him?
Ram Nath Kovind
Manish Sisodia
Anil Baijal
Anandiben Patel
In which year was the capital of British India shifted to Delhi from Calcutta?
1935
1911
1928
1919
SAMPRITI is joint military exercise between India and Bangladesh. What is the currency of Bangladesh?
Bangladeshi Taka
Bangladeshi Yuan
Bangladeshi Rupee
Bangladeshi Kita
- Beijing’s multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been called a Chinese Marshall Plan, a state-backed campaign for global dominance, a stimulus package for a slowing economy, and a massive marketing campaign for something that was already happening – Chinese investment around the world.
- Over the five years since President Xi Jinping announced his grand plan to connect Asia, Africa and Europe, the initiative has morphed into a broad catchphrase to describe almost all aspects of Chinese engagement abroad.
- Belt and Road, or yi dai yi lu, is a 21st century X road, confusingly made up of a “belt” of overland corridors and a maritime “road” of shipping lanes.
- From South-east Asia to Eastern Europe and Africa, Belt and Road includes 71 countries that account for half the world’s population and a quarter of global GDP. Everything from a Trump-affiliated theme park in Indonesia to a jazz camp in Chongqing have been branded Belt and Road. Countries from Panama to Madagascar, South Africa to New Zealand, have officially pledged support.
(Source: The Guardian)
Q. Identify X (Para 2)
Cotton
Silk
Gold
Coal
- Beijing’s multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been called a Chinese Marshall Plan, a state-backed campaign for global dominance, a stimulus package for a slowing economy, and a massive marketing campaign for something that was already happening – Chinese investment around the world.
- Over the five years since President Xi Jinping announced his grand plan to connect Asia, Africa and Europe, the initiative has morphed into a broad catchphrase to describe almost all aspects of Chinese engagement abroad.
- Belt and Road, or yi dai yi lu, is a 21st century X road, confusingly made up of a “belt” of overland corridors and a maritime “road” of shipping lanes.
- From South-east Asia to Eastern Europe and Africa, Belt and Road includes 71 countries that account for half the world’s population and a quarter of global GDP. Everything from a Trump-affiliated theme park in Indonesia to a jazz camp in Chongqing have been branded Belt and Road. Countries from Panama to Madagascar, South Africa to New Zealand, have officially pledged support.
(Source: The Guardian)
Q. In which year was the Belt and Road Initiative launched?
2013
2012
2017
2016
- Beijing’s multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been called a Chinese Marshall Plan, a state-backed campaign for global dominance, a stimulus package for a slowing economy, and a massive marketing campaign for something that was already happening – Chinese investment around the world.
- Over the five years since President Xi Jinping announced his grand plan to connect Asia, Africa and Europe, the initiative has morphed into a broad catchphrase to describe almost all aspects of Chinese engagement abroad.
- Belt and Road, or yi dai yi lu, is a 21st century X road, confusingly made up of a “belt” of overland corridors and a maritime “road” of shipping lanes.
- From South-east Asia to Eastern Europe and Africa, Belt and Road includes 71 countries that account for half the world’s population and a quarter of global GDP. Everything from a Trump-affiliated theme park in Indonesia to a jazz camp in Chongqing have been branded Belt and Road. Countries from Panama to Madagascar, South Africa to New Zealand, have officially pledged support.
(Source: The Guardian)
Q. Belt and Road Initiative was earlier known as -
The New Silk Route
One Belt One Road
Belt and Silk Road
Road and Belt
According to the 22nd edition of the world language database Ethnologue, which is the 2nd most spoken language in the world?
English
Hindi
Mandarin
Urdu
What is the Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019?
29th
32nd
42nd
35th
Which country topped the UN Sustainability Index rankings?
Switzerland
Norway
Netherlands
Sweden
Which country decided to withdraw from UNHRC consensus resolutions?
Iraq
Sri Lanka
Cuba
Panama
Leo Varadkar resigned from the post of Prim Minister of which country amid coalition battle among the three main parties of this nation?
Paraguay
Papua New Guinea
Bolivia
Ireland
Recently Donald Trump visited India and became the fourth consecutive American President and the 7th US President to visit India. Who was the first US President to visit India?
Barrack Obama
George W. Bush
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ronald Reagan
According to a report by World Population Review, India became the 5th largest economy in the world replacing which country/countries?
UK
France
Italy
Both A and B
Both B and C
The 15th Finance Commission decided to set up an eight-member high level expert group headed by________ to recommend strategies and measures to increase farm productivity and boost
exports.
Sanjiv Puri
Rajeev Mehrotra
Anil Mehta
Sanjiv Mehta
Where was the 25th GulFood 2020 held?
Abu Dhabi
Dubai
Kuwait City
Singapore
What is the target year set by the union government of India for doubling of milk processing capacity from over 53 million tonne to 108 million tonne?
2022
2024
2025
2030
Under which commission was the Reserve Bank of India set up in 1935?
Hunter Commission
Hartog Commission
Hilton–Young Commission
Floud Commission
Imperial Bank of India is the old name of which bank?
Reserve Bank of India
State Bank of India
Union Bank of India
Union Bank of Calcutta
Who won the Laureus World Sportsman of the year award this year?
Lewis Hamilton
Novak Djokovic
Lionel Messi
Both A and B
Both A and C
Currently which is the world's largest cricket stadium with a capacity of 1.10 lakh spectators?
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Sardar Patel Stadium
Eden Gardens
Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium
'Nadu Nedu' scheme has been launched by the state government of Andhra Pradesh. It is related to which field?
School infrastructure
Hospital infrastructure
Agricultural growth
None of these
Which movie bagged the Best Film Award at the 65th Filmfare Awards 2020?
Andhadhun
Gully Boy
Uri
Kabir Singh
Who won the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2019?
Peyush Bansal, Founder and CEO, Lenskart Solutions
K. B. S. Anand, Managing Director and CEO, Asian Paints
Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairperson and Managing Director, Biocon
Sunil Mirani, Co-founder and CEO, Ugam Solutions
In which year was the Non-cooperation Movement launched by Mahatama Gandhi?
1920
1919
1917
1918
Where was India's first floating jetty inaugurated?
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Panjai, Goa
Vasco, Goa
In which year did Goa became a part of India?
1948
1952
1961
1965
Which state became the first state to launch unified vehicle registration card?
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Kerala
Which state became the first state in India to achieve 100% LPG coverage?
Sikkim
Himachal Pradesh
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
What is the rank of India in the Corruption Perception
Index (CPI) prepared by Transparency International?
75th
81st
80th
65th
Riek Machar has been sworn in as the first Vice President of which country?
South Sudan
Fiji
Samoa
Mauritius
Where was the G20 finance ministers’ and central bank governors’ meeting 2020 held?
Abu Dhabi
Riyadh
Nairobi
Beijing
According to 2018-19 data from the Commerce Ministry, which country has become the top trading partner of India?
China
USA
Russia
Bangladesh
Which company became the first non-life insurers in India to deliver policies and renew premium to its customers through WhatsApp?
Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co
Cigna TTK Health Insurance Co
Bharti Axa General Insurance Co
Apollo Munich Health Insurance Co.
Astronomers from which country have identified molecular oxygen in a galaxy outside the Milky Way for the first time ever?
USA
China
India
France
Where was the first Khelo India Winter Games inaugurated?
Goa
Sikkim
Leh
Assam
ASKDISHA is a tool launched by -
Ministry of Railways
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Coal
Ministry of Commerce
Who won the Best Actor Award at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival 2020?
Ranveer Singh
Amitabh Bacchan
Hrithik Roshan
Ayushman Khurana
