1. The central governmentaims to eliminate which disease by 2025?
a) Hepatitis
b) Dengue
c) Malaria
d) Tuberculosis
Answer (d) Tuberculosis
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared on February 23, 2021 that the Central government is aiming to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) from the country by 2025. He said that wearing masks, early diagnosis and treatment are important in its prevention.
2. Which country has banned non-essential international travel to and from the country till May 17, 2021?
a) France
b) United Kingdom
c) Germany
d) Italy
Answer (b) United Kingdom
United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson on February 22, 2021 banned all non-essential international travel to and from the country till at least May 17, 2021. The decision was taken in the view of the spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Which state has constructed first-of-its-kind road from plastic waste?
a) Meghalaya
b) Tripura
c) Manipur
d) Assam
Answer (b) Tripura
Tripura, in a first-ever initiative, has started using plastic waste for the construction of roads. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said on February 22, 2021 that the main aim is to reduce plastic waste and make the environment plastic-free.
4. India signed a free trade agreement with which country on February 22, 2021?
a) Sri Lanka
b) Australia
c) Mauritius
d) Maldives
Answer (c) Mauritius
India and Mauritius on February 22, 2021, signed free trade agreement along with 5 key pacts. This is the first such agreement of India with an African country and it was signed during the visit of EAM S Jaishankar to the island nation.
5. Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar inaugurated Atal Paryavaran Bhavan in which union territory?
a) Jammu& Kashmir
b) Puducherry
c) Andaman& Nicobar Islands
d) Lakshadweep
Answer (d) Lakshadweep
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar recently inaugurated Lakshadweep Forest Department’s headquarters, Atal Paryavaran Bhavan. The Union Minister was on a four-day visit to the Union Territory from February 19-22, 2021.
