Current Affairs Quiz: 9 February 2021

9 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 Shatoot dam agreement, world's largest offshore wind farm and WTO Chief among others. 

1. Which nation has suspended its ties with Myanmar?
a) US
b) India
c) Japan
d) New Zealand

2. Which senior Congress leader is retiring from the Rajya Sabha on February 15, 2021?
a) Anand Sharma
b) Mallikarjun Kharge
c) Ghulam Nabi Azad
d) P Chidambaram

3. India signed an agreement with which nation for the construction of Shatoot dam?
a) Pakistan
b) Tajikistan
c) Kazakhstan
d) Afghanistan

4. Rajiv Kapoor passed away on February 9, 2021. He was best known for his performance in which among the following movies?
a) Ram Teri Ganga Maili
b) PremGranth
c) Aa Ab Laut Chalen
d) Henna

5. The centre has announced an investment of Rs 400 crores in which coastal state to make it a fisheries hub?
a) Kerala
b) Goa
c) Tamil Nadu
d) West Bengal

6. Which country plans to build the world's largest offshore wind farm?
a) Japan
b) Ireland
c) South Korea
d) Australia

7. Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala is set to become the first female chief of WTO. She was the former Finance Minister of which nation?
a) Libya
b) Algeria
c) Nigeria
d) Zambia

8. PM Narendra Modi held talks with which nation's President on February 8, 2021?
a) US
b) France
c) Maldives
d) Sri Lanka

Answers

1. (d) New Zealand
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on February 9, 2021 announced the suspension of ties with Myanmar. Ardern said that the government will suspend all high-level political and military contact with Myanmar.

2. (c) Ghulam Nabi Azad
Prime Minister Narendra Modi bid an emotional farewell to the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is retiring from the House on February 15. The Congress stalwart has been in the Rajya Sabha for more than two decades. 

3. (d) Afghanistan
India and Afghanistan on February 9, 2021 signed a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] for the construction of the Lalandar (Shatoot) Dam in Kabul. The Shahtoot dam is proposed to be constructed on the Kabul river basin, which is one of the five river basins of Afghanistan.

4. (a) Ram Teri Ganga Maili
Rajiv Kapoor had made his Bollywood debut in 1983 with the film 'Ek Jaan Hain Hum' and was best known for his performance in 1985’s Ram Teri Ganga Maili.

5. (b) Goa
The Union Fisheries Minister Giriraj Singh on February 7, 2021, announced an investment of Rs. 400 crores in Goa for making the coastal state a fisheries hub in India.

6. (c) South Korea
South Korea plans to build an 8.2GW offshore wind farm in Jeonnam province by 2030. This was announced by the Moon Jae-in administration on February 5, 2021 after the signing of a $43 billion deal.

7. (c) Nigeria
Former Finance Minister of Nigeria, Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala is poised to become the next Chief of the World Trade Organisation after US President Joe Biden’s administration gave her its complete support on February 5, 2021.

8. (a) US
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation with US President Joseph R. Biden on February 8, 2021. The Prime Minister said that he looked forward to working closely with him to further elevate the India-US Strategic Partnership. The two leaders discussed at length regarding regional developments and the wider geo-political context.