Current Affairs Quiz: 24 February 2021

24 February 2021: The Current Affairs Quizzes section of Jagranjosh aims to help every competitive exam aspirant to revise the day at ease. The day’s updated quizzes cover topics such as President's rule, H5N8 virus and second Indian fast bowler to play 100 Tests among others. 

1. Who has become the second Indian fast bowler to play 100 Tests?
a) Jasprit Bumrah
b) Ravichandran Ashwin
c) Ishant Sharma
d) Mohammed Shami

2. The Cabinet has approved the imposition of the President's rule in which state/ UT?
a) Ladakh
b) J&K
c) Puducherry
d) Delhi

3. When will the second phase of vaccination begin in India?
a) April 1st
b) March 1st
c) March 15th
d) March 30th

4. Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar used which language for the first time at UNSC debate on climate change?
a) Sanskrit
b) Urdu
c) Hindi
d) Bhojpuri

5. The US Senate has confirmed whose nomination as US ambassador to UN?
a) Antony Blinken
b) Avril Haines
c) Pete Buttigieg
d) Linda Thomas-Greenfield

6. The government has signed a $304 million loan with AIIB for strengthening the electricity transmission system of which state?
a) Assam
b) Meghalaya
c) Tripura
d) Manipur

7. The world's first human case of H5N8 virus has been reported by which nation?
a) France
b) Ireland
c) Russia
d) Germany

Answers

1. (c) Ishant Sharma
Ishant Sharma has become the second Indian fast bowler to play 100 Test matches. He reached the milestone when he bowled the first over in India vs England pink-ball Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on February 24, 2021. Former Indian skipper Kapil Dev was the only fast bowler to achieve the feat before this.

2. (c) Puducherry
The Union Cabinet on February 24, 2021 approved the proposal to impose President's Rule in Puducherry. The move comes just a few days after a Congress-led government in the union territory lost the trust vote in the assembly.

3. (b) March
The second phase of COVID-19 vaccination will begin in India from March 1, 2021. Under this phase, people above the age of 60 years and those above 45 years of age with comorbidities will be vaccinated.

4. (a) Sanskrit
Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar used Sanskrit for the first time in United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Debate on climate change on February 23, 2021. 

5. (d) Linda Thomas-Greenfield
The US Senate on February 23, 2021 confirmed Linda Thomas-Greenfield as US ambassador to the United Nations. Greenfield's name was nominated for the post by US President Joe Biden.

6. (a) Assam
The Finance Ministry informed on February 23, 2021, that the Central government has inked a loan agreement worth $304 million with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank- AIIB for strengthening the electricity transmission system of Assam.

7. (c) Russia
Russia has reported the world's first case of bird flu virus strain -H5N8 -that has infected humans through birds. The bird flu strain has been reported to the World Health Organization (WHO).