GK & Current Affairs Quiz: February 21, 2019
February 21, 2019 May 21, 2021
1. India’s first fulldome 3D Digital theatre inaugurated in which of the following cities?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Pune
[C] Kolkata
[D] Hyderabad
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Correct Answer: C [Kolkata]
Notes:
India’s first ‘fulldome 3D Digital Theatre’ was inaugurated by Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma at the Science City in Kolkata, West Bengal. The new system is capable of screening high resolution, full dome, and digital 2D/3D content by utilising six, high-end projectors in a 23-meter diameter dome using Ulteria Seam technology. The Science City is operated by the National Council of Science Museums under the Ministry of Culture.
2. Which country has launched its first semi-heavy missile-equipped submarine ‘Fateh’?
[A] Iran
[B] Oman
[C] Saudi Arabia
[D] Pakistan
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Correct Answer: A [Iran]
Notes:
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has recently launched the country’s first semi-heavy missile-equipped submarine, dubbed as Fateh (‘Conqueror’ in Persian). The new submarine will fill a gap between the light Ghadir class and the heavy Kilo-class submarines that the country possesses. The Fateh has subsurface-to-surface missiles with a range of about 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles), capable of reaching Israel and U.S. military bases in the region.
3. Wallace Smith Broecker, the renowned Climate scientist has passed away. He was from which country?
[A] Germany
[B] United States
[C] France
[D] Italy
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Correct Answer: B [United States]
Notes:
Prof. Wallace Smith Broecker (87), a scientist who raised early alarms about climate change and popularized the term “global warming”, has passed away in New York, United States. He brought “global warming” into common use with a 1975 paper that correctly predicted rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere would lead to pronounced warming. He was also an advocate for political action to deal with the problem. Broecker was also a pioneer in radiocarbon and isotope dating and became the first person to recognise what he called the ocean conveyor belt, a global network of currents affecting everything from air temperature to rain patterns. He joined Columbia’s faculty in 1959 and was known in science circles as the “Grandfather of Climate Science”.
4. Namvar Singh, who passed away recently, was the renowned writer of which language?
[A] Odia
[B] Bengali
[C] Hindi
[D] Urdu
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Correct Answer: C [Hindi]
Notes:
Prof. Namvar Singh (92), renowned Hindi literary critic and author, has passed away in New Delhi on Feb 19. Born on 28th July 1926 in a village in Varanasi, Singh was the first chairman of JNU’s Centre of Indian Languages. He had authored over a dozen books including ‘Chhayavad’ and ‘Dusri Parampara Ki Khoj’ among others. He received Sahitya Academy Award for literary criticism in 1971 for ‘Kavita Ke Naye Pratiman’. He had unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha election as a candidate of Communist Party of India in 1957 from Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh.
5. Which sportswoman has won the 2019 Qatar Open Tennis title?
[A] Garbine Muguruza
[B] Venus Williams
[C] Simona Halep
[D] Elise Mertens
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Correct Answer: D [Elise Mertens]
Notes:
In tennis, Belgium’s Elise Mertens has claimed the biggest title of her career by beating top seed Simona Halep 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to win the Qatar Open in Doha. This is her first WTA Premier-level crown and fifth title of her overall career.
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