16February MCQ : Current Affairs Quiz 16February 2023
In this article, we will discuss all the important Current Affairs MCQs of 16 February with full explanations. Where we will discuss the daily current affairs quiz’s questions and answers. So read all the important 16 February MCQs carefully.
Current Affairs Quiz / 16 February MCQ Current Affairs
16 February Current Affairs MCQ – Questions
1. Which of the following is one of the four pilgrim centers identified by the Ministry of Tourism under the PRASAD Scheme?
(a) Sabarimala Templee
(b) Thirunelli Temple
(c) Maa Chamundeshwari Devi Temple
(d) Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple
2. _____ announced an order of Trent XWB-97 engines from Air India.
(a) MG Motors
(b) Skoda
(c) Rolls-Royce
(d) Mercedes Benz
3. Under the ambitious Cheetah reintroduction program, 12 cheetahs are to be flown in from _____ on February 18.
(a) Nambia
(b) Zimbabwe
(c) South Africa
(d) China
4. Where did Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya Inaugurated IFFCO Nano Urea Liquid Plants?
(a) Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh
(b) Cuttack, Odisha
(c) Jaipur, Rajasthan
(d) Madurai, Tamil Nadu
5. Who was the first woman to become the Governor of South Carolina and recently launched her 2024 presidential bid?
(a) Samantha Power
(b) Nikki Haley
(c) Besty DeVos
(d) Sarah Thompson
6. Who was honored with Kerala’s Akbar Kakkattil award?
(a) T Padmanabhan for Gowri
(b) M Mukundan for Kesavante Vilapangal
(c) MT Vasudevan Nair for Manju
(d) Subhash Chandran for ‘Samudrasila’
7. Which is the host country for the ICC T20 Women’s World Cup?
(a) India
(b) England
(c) Pakistan
(d) South Africa
8. Who launched the ‘iDEX Investor Hub’ (iIH), under which more than Rs 200 crores had already been pledged by leading Indian investors?
(a) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
(b) Home Minister Amit Shah
(c) Culture Minster G. Kishan Reddy
(d) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
9. According to TomTom’s report, which city traffic has made it the second slowest place to drive through in the world in 2022?
(a) Lucknow
(b) Kolkata
(c) Delhi
(d) Bengaluru
10. ______ inaugurated the National Aadi Mahotsav on 16th February 2023 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi.
(a) Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda
(b) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
(c) Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Renuka Saruta
(d) Culture Minister G. Kishan Reddy
11. _____ received approval from DGCA for indigenously developed ‘black boxes’?
(a) Mahindra Aerospace
(b) Tata Advanced Systems Ltd
(c) Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
(d) Adani Defence & Aerospace
12. Which city from India has been ranked as the most polluted city and second most polluted city globally within a week between January 29 and February 8, according to the Swiss air tracking index IQAir?
(a) Bengaluru
(b) Mumbai
(c) Kolkata
(d) Delhi
13. Tarkash is a military exercise between India and which country?
(a) China
(b) Russia
(c) US
(d) Malaysia
14. When was the Indian Oil Corporation founded?
(a) 30th July 1990
(b) 29th January 1989
(c) 30th June 1956
(d) 30th June 1959
15. Which bank was awarded ‘Prathista Puraskar’ under ‘Digidhan Awards 2021-22’ by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)?
(a) Karnataka Bank
(b) Punjab National Bank
(c) Indian Bank
(d) Bank of Baroda
16 February MCQs – Answers
1. (c)
Maa Chamundeshwari Devi Temple is one of the four pilgrim centers identified by the Ministry of Tourism under the PRASAD Scheme.
2. (c)
Rolls-Royce announces the order of Trent XWB-97 engines from Air India.
3. (c)
Under the ambitious Cheetah reintroduction program, 12 cheetahs are to be flown in from South Africa on February 18 to India.
4. (a)
Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya Inaugurated IFFCO Nano Urea Liquid Plants at Aonla and Phulpur
5. (b)
Nikki Haley was the first woman to become the Governor of South Carolina and recently launched her 2024 presidential bid.
6. (d)
Writer Subhash Chandran’s novel Samudrashila has been chosen for the Akbar Kakkattil Award instituted by a trust in the memory of the short story writer and novelist from Kozhikode.
7. (d)
The ICC T20 Women’s World Cup is hosted in South Africa from 10th February 2023.
8. (a)
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched the ‘iDEX Investor Hub’ (iIH), under which more than Rs 200 crores had already been pledged by leading Indian investors.
9. (d)
According to the latest report by a specialist in geolocation technologies TomTom, Bengaluru’s traffic has made it the second slowest place to drive through in the world in 2022.
10. (b)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the National Aadi Mahotsav on 16th February 2023 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi.
11. (c)
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) received approval from DGCA for indigenously developed ‘black boxes’.
12. (b)
Mumbai has been ranked as the most polluted city in India and the second most polluted city globally within a week between January 29 and February 8, according to the Swiss air tracking index IQAir.
13. (c)
Tarkash is a military exercise between India and US. A joint counter-terrorism exercise between National Security Guard (NSG) and US Special Operations Forces (SOF) culminated in Chennai.
14. (d)
The Indian Oil Corporation was founded on 30th June 1959 and is headquartered in New Delhi.
15. (a)
Karnataka Bank was awarded ‘Prathista Puraskar’ under ‘Digidhan Awards 2021-22’ by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).
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