MCQs – Daily CA (21 February)
1. The National Centre of Excellence for Skilling in Aeronautics and Defence will be established in:
A) Bengaluru
B) Kanpur
C) Hyderabad
D) Pune
✅ Answer: B) Kanpur
2. Pax Silica, recently joined by India, primarily focuses on strengthening supply chains in:
A) Renewable Energy
B) Defence Equipment
C) AI, Semiconductors, and Critical Minerals
D) Space Technology
✅ Answer: C) AI, Semiconductors, and Critical Minerals
3. The New Delhi Frontier AI Impact Commitments were announced by:
A) Rajeev Chandrasekhar
B) Ashwini Vaishnaw
C) Nirmala Sitharaman
D) Piyush Goyal
✅ Answer: B) Ashwini Vaishnaw
4. The Assam Cabinet approved reservation benefits for which communities?
A) Scheduled Castes
B) Scheduled Tribes
C) Tea Tribes and Adivasi Communities
D) Economically Weaker Sections
✅ Answer: C) Tea Tribes and Adivasi Communities
5. India participated as an observer in which newly convened international meeting?
A) Global Climate Forum
B) Gaza Board of Peace Meeting
C) UN Security Dialogue
D) Indo-Pacific Summit
✅ Answer: B) Gaza Board of Peace Meeting
6. Andhra Pradesh secured India’s largest lithium-ion battery Gigafactory project by:
A) Tata Power
B) Reliance New Energy
C) Waaree Energies
D) Adani Green Energy
✅ Answer: C) Waaree Energies
7. The investment value of the Waaree Energies Gigafactory project is:
A) ₹5,000 crore
B) ₹6,450 crore
C) ₹8,175 crore
D) ₹10,200 crore
✅ Answer: C) ₹8,175 crore
8. The International Paralympic Committee reinstated athletes from which countries?
A) China and Belarus
B) Russia and Belarus
C) Russia and Ukraine
D) Belarus and Kazakhstan
✅ Answer: B) Russia and Belarus
9. Under which programme were generative AI use cases implemented by public sector banks?
A) Digital India
B) EASE 8.0
C) Jan Dhan 2.0
D) FinTech India Mission
✅ Answer: B) EASE 8.0
10. Axis Bank launched co-branded credit cards in partnership with:
A) Air India
B) Vistara
C) IndiGo
D) Akasa Air
✅ Answer: C) IndiGo
11. ASK Asset & Wealth Management Group received regulatory approval from:
A) RBI
B) IRDAI
C) SEBI
D) Ministry of Finance
✅ Answer: C) SEBI
12. The Reserve Bank of India mandated the use of Unique Transaction Identifier (UTI) for:
A) UPI Transactions
B) Bank Deposits
C) OTC Derivative Transactions
D) Credit Card Payments
✅ Answer: C) OTC Derivative Transactions
13. The UTI mandate will become effective from:
A) April 1, 2026
B) January 1, 2027
C) March 31, 2027
D) July 1, 2026
✅ Answer: B) January 1, 2027
14. Union Budget 2026–27 was presented by:
A) Narendra Modi
B) Amit Shah
C) Nirmala Sitharaman
D) Piyush Goyal
✅ Answer: C) Nirmala Sitharaman
15. India’s climate action expenditure has risen to approximately what percentage of GDP?
A) 3.2%
B) 4.1%
C) 5.6%
D) 6.8%
✅ Answer: C) 5.6%
16. India signed a Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement on Criminal Matters with:
A) Bhutan
B) Sri Lanka
C) Nepal
D) Bangladesh
✅ Answer: C) Nepal
17. The Airbus H-125 helicopter Final Assembly Line was inaugurated at:
A) Hosur
B) Vemagal
C) Nagpur
D) Coimbatore
✅ Answer: B) Vemagal
18. Sarvam AI launched which indigenous large language models?
A) Bharat-7B & Bharat-70B
B) Sarvam-30B & Sarvam-105B
C) Indic-13B & Indic-65B
D) Vaani-40B & Vaani-100B
✅ Answer: B) Sarvam-30B & Sarvam-105B
19. The National Chintan Shivir on minority welfare was organised by:
A) Ministry of Social Justice
B) Ministry of Minority Affairs
C) Ministry of Education
D) NITI Aayog
✅ Answer: B) Ministry of Minority Affairs
20. IIT Madras established its overseas Applied AI Innovation Centre in:
A) Singapore
B) London
C) Dubai
D) New York
✅ Answer: C) Dubai
21. TVS Supply Chain Solutions signed an MoU with which Italy-based company?
A) Leonardo Group
B) ALA Group
C) Finmeccanica
D) Avio Aero
✅ Answer: B) ALA Group
22. The Advisory Group on Ease of Doing Business was constituted by:
A) SEBI
B) RBI
C) Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
D) NITI Aayog
✅ Answer: C) Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
23. VoicERA, launched at the India AI Impact Summit, is related to:
A) Cybersecurity
B) Voice AI Stack
C) Quantum Computing
D) Semiconductor Design
✅ Answer: B) Voice AI Stack
24. International Mother Language Day is observed on:
A) February 14
B) February 21
C) March 8
D) April 22
✅ Answer: B) February 21