Current Affairs Quiz for IBPS 2020 Mains Exams: 27th February

Current Affairs 27th February 2021 Quiz

Here is the Current Affairs Quiz of 27th February 2021 covering the following topics Headlines: Carbon Watch, Puducherry, Georgia, Fullerton India Credit Company, Moody’s, ICRA.

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 27th February 2021 covering the following topics Headlines: Carbon Watch, Puducherry, Georgia, Fullerton India Credit Company, Moody’s, ICRA.

Q1. What is the projected growth rate of Indian economy by Moody’s in 2020-21 fiscal?
(a) -7.4%
(b) -7.9%
(c) -7.5%
(d) -7.0%
(e) -7.3%

Q2. The Union Cabinet has recently approved to impose the President Rule in which of these Union Territories?
(a) Ladakh
(b) Puducherry
(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
(e) Chandigarh

Q3. What is the estimated GDP growth rate of India in FY21 as per ICRA?
(a) -9%
(b) -8%
(c) -6%
(d) -7%
(e) -10%

Q4. Who has been appointed as the President of Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI)?
(a) Dushyant Chautala
(b) Rajeev P. Bodas
(c) Chiranjib Choudhury
(d) Rabindra Kumar Parida
(e) Roshan Singh

Q5. The Trilateral Dialogue of India has been set up with which two countries with focus on Indo-Pacific region?
(a) Israel & United States
(b) Australia & Russia
(c) France & Australia
(d) Japan & United States
(e) United States & Australia

Q6. The INDIA PHARMA 2021 & INDIA MEDICAL DEVICE 2021 are which edition of the annual International Conference on Pharmaceutical & Medical Device sector?
(a) 6th
(b) 5th
(c) 4th
(d) 3rd
(e) 2nd

Q7. Irakli Garibashvili has become the new Prime Minister of which of the following country?
(a) Azerbaijan
(b) Georgia
(c) Uzbekistan
(d) Turkmenistan
(e) Armenia

Q8. OLXGroup appoints _____________ as global CEO of OLX Autos.
(a) Ravi Kapoor
(b) Gautam Thakar
(c) Sanjay Kumar
(d) Vineet Tripathi
(e) Kumar Gaurav

Q9. Who among the following has been appointed as CEO and Managing Director of Fullerton India Credit Company?
(a) Jagdish Singha
(b) Girish Kumar
(c) Vipin Verma
(d) Shantanu Mitra
(e) Devanshu Sipla

Q10. ___________ became the first state or Union Territory in India to launch Carbon Watch, a mobile application to assess the carbon footprint of an individual.
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Puducherry
(c) Ladakh
(d) Lakshadweep
(e) Chandigarh

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The US-based rating agency Moody’s has revised its growth projection for India, and now expects the economy to contract 7 percent in the fiscal 2020-21 (FY21).

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Union Cabinet has approved to dissolve the Puducherry Assembly and impose President’s rule in the Union Territory, following the resignation of the Chief Minister, V Narayanasamy, whose government lost majority power in the assembly.

S3. Ans.(d)
Sol. India’s rating agency, ICRA has projected the Indian economy to contract 7 percent in current fiscal (FY21).

S4. Ans.(a)
Sol. Dushyant Chautala has been re-elected as the President of Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) for a period of four-years. He is also the current Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana.

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. A trilateral dialogue was held among India, France, and Australia on February 24, 2021 at the senior officials’ level, with focus on further enhancing cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

S6. Ans.(a)
Sol. The 6th edition of International Conference on Pharmaceutical & Medical Device sector was inaugurated by Union Minister of Railways, Commerce & Industry, and Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution Shri Piyush Goyal on February 25, 2021.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Parliament of Georgia confirmed Irakli Garibashvili as Prime Minister along with a vote of confidence in the cabinet Garibashvili put forward.

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. OLXGroup appoints Gautam Thakar as global CEO of OLX Autos. He will lead a worldwide organisation with a workforce of more than 4,000 employees across Asia, Africa, Latam, and the United States.

S9. Ans.(d)
Sol. Fullerton India Credit Company has appointed Shantanu Mitra as the new CEO and Managing Director.

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Chandigarh became the first state or Union Territory in India to launch Carbon Watch, a mobile application to assess the carbon footprint of an individual.

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