Current Affairs Quiz for IBPS 2020 Mains Exams: 18th February

Current Affairs 18th February 2021 Quiz

Here is the Current Affairs Quiz of 18th February 2021 covering the following topics Headlines: e-Chhawani, Pahela Phagun, International Solar Alliance, Urban Co-operative Banks, Marching Contingent Trophy-2021.

The Current Affairs section constitutes a major part of General Awareness section in a competitive examination and plays an instrumental role. To supplement your preparation for the General Awareness Section of the upcoming exams like IBPS PO/Clerk Mains, SBI PO Mains and SEBI Grade A Prelims, we are providing you Current Affairs Quiz of 18th February 2021 covering the following topics Headlines: e-Chhawani, Pahela Phagun, International Solar Alliance, Urban Co-operative Banks, Marching Contingent Trophy-2021.

Q1. Former India wicketkeeper-batsman ____________ has announced his retirement, from all formats of cricket.
(a) Deep Dasgupta
(b) Ajay Ratra
(c) Wriddhiman Saha
(d) Dinesh Karthik
(e) Naman Ojha

Q2. Age-old Kanchoth festival is celebrated in which state/UT?
(a) Ladakh
(b) Manipur
(c) Daman & Diu
(d) Jammu & Kashmir
(e) Arunachal Pradesh

Q3. Who has been appointed as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)?
(a) Soumya Swaminathan
(b) Jane Ellison
(c) Preeti Sinha
(d) Anil Soni
(e) Shashi S Vempati

Q4. Who has won the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award 2020?
(a) Jane Ellison
(b) Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
(c) Carolina Araujo
(d) Theodore Baskaran
(e) Mindy Lubber

Q5. Who has been appointed as the head of the committee formed by RBI to suggest steps for strengthening and consolidating Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)?
(a) Hasmukh Adhia
(b) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
(c) Karnam Sekar
(d) N. S. Vishwanathan
(e) Vinod Gupta

Q6. The 11th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav has been organised in which state by the Government of India?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Gujarat
(e) West Bengal

Q7. Which city’s Police has received the Best Marching Contingent Trophy-2021?
(a) Mumbai
(b) Delhi
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Hyderabad
(e) Chennai

Q8. Justice Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar has been sworn-in as Chief Justice of which state’s High Court?
(a) Assam
(b) Manipur
(c) Nagaland
(d) Meghalaya
(e) Sikkim

Q9. Who has been elected as the new Director General at the special assembly of the International Solar Alliance?
(a) Ajay Mathur
(b) Bikram Singh Bedi
(c) Satishwar Balakrishnan
(d) Sridhar Vembu
(e) Anish Shah

Q10. How many members are there in the expert panel formed by RBI to suggest steps for strengthening and consolidating Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs)?
(a) 7
(b) 10
(c) 8
(d) 9
(e) 5

Q11. Which of the following state government has recently appointed Hima Das as a Deputy Superintendent of Police in the state?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Nagaland
(c) Tripura
(d) Sikkim
(e) Assam

Q12. Name the country who recently celebrated the first day of the spring called ‘Pahela Phagun’?
(a) Myanmar
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Nepal
(d) Indonesia
(e) China

Q13. Name the War veteran, who had participated in major battles including the 1962 Indo-China war, and 1965 and 1971 India-Pakistan war, has passed away recently.
(a) Basant Kumar Mahapatra
(b) Santosh Babu
(c) Satnam Singh
(d) Sunil Kuma
(e) Bipul Roy

Q14. Name the online portal launched by the Government to provide online civic services to residents of 62 Cantonment Boards
(a) e-Padaav
(b) e-Basti
(c) e-Samuh
(d) e-Chhawani
(e) e-Roshni

Q15. Which of the following country recently overtaken the United States (US) as the biggest trading partner of the European Union (EU) in 2020?
(a) North Korea
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Russia
(e) Japan

Solutions

S1. Ans.(e)
Sol. Former India wicketkeeper-batsman Naman Ojha has announced his retirement, from all formats of cricket.

S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. The ancient Kanchoth festival, a symbol of ancient Nag culture, was observed with religious fervour and gaiety across Chenab valley region of Jammu and Kashmir on 14th Feb.

S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) has appointed Preeti Sinha as its Executive Secretary. She is an Indian-origin investment and development banker.

S4. Ans.(d)
Sol. S. Theodore Baskaran who is a writer, a historian, a naturalist and an activist has won the Sanctuary Lifetime Service Award, 2020. The award was instituted by the Sanctuary Nature Foundation.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted an expert committee on Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) to examine issues and suggest a road map for strengthening the sector.Chairperson: The committee will be chaired by the former RBI Deputy Governor N. S. Vishwanathan.

S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Governor of West Bengal, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated the 11th Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav at Cooch Behar Palace at Cooch Behar on February 14, 2021, in the presence of Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture and Tourism, Prahlad Singh Patel.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Delhi Police was adjudged as the best marching contingent among the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and other auxiliary services.

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. Justice Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar has been sworn-in as the Chief Justice of Manipur High Court today at Raj Bhavan, Imphal.

S9. Ans.(a)
Sol. The International Solar Alliance (ISA) today announces Dr. Ajay Mathur as its new Director-General following his election at the first special assembly of ISA members.

S10. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has constituted an eight-member expert committee on Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks (UCBs) to examine issues and suggest a road map for strengthening the sector.

S11. Ans.(e)
Sol. Star sprinter Hima Das has been appointed as a Deputy Superintendent of Police by the Assam government.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. The first day of the spring called ‘Pahela Phagun’ was celebrated in Dhaka, Bangladesh despite the continued shadow of Corona pandemic in the country.

S13. Ans.(a)
Sol. War veteran Major General (retired) Basant Kumar Mahapatra, who had participated in major battles including the 1962 Indo-China war, and 1965 and 1971 India-Pakistan war, has passed away.

S14. Ans.(d)
Sol. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently launched an online portal ‘e-Chhawani’ and mobile app, to facilitate ‘ease of living’ and ‘ease of doing’ for the residents of the Cantonment Boards across the country.

S15. Ans.(c)
Sol. The People’s Republic of China has overtaken the United States (US) as the biggest trading partner of the European Union (EU) in 2020, according to the data by the European Union statistics agency, Eurostat.

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