Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020
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31. Recently, Ashraf Ghani was re-elected in the Afghanistan Presidential elections. What is the name of political party of Ashraf Ghani?
[A] National Coalition of Afghanistan
[B] National Congress Party of Afghanistan
[C] Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
[D] None
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Correct Answer: D [None]
Notes:
Ashraf Ghani is an independent politician. The recent elections were held in September, 2019 and their result was declared in February, 2020. As per results, Ghani was re-elected with 50.64% of the vote.
32. Currently, which Economic Census is underway in India?
[A] 5th
[B] 6th
[C] 7th
[D] 8th
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Correct Answer: C [7th]
Notes:
7th Economic Census is being brought out by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation’s Central Statistics Office (Economic Statistics Division). A nationwide Business Register as per international practices adopted by developing countries and in line with UNSD recommendations. It will provide detailed information on economic variables, activity wise, of all the non agricultural establishments of the country including its distribution at all India, State, district, village/ward levels for comprehensive analysis of the structure of the economy.
33. As per the National Population Register (NPR), a person is “usual resident” who has resided in a local area for past how many months / years?
[A] 6 months
[B] 1 year
[C] 18 months
[D] 2 years
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Correct Answer: A [6 months]
Notes:
National Population Register (NPR) is a list of “usual residents” of the country, defined as a person who has resided in a local area for the past six months or more or a person who intends to reside in that area for the next six months or more. It is a register having both biometric and demographic details of every resident in India from village to district to state to the national level.
34. The cabinet of which state in India has cleared a bill to enact the “Time-Bound Clearance Act” which shall ensure time-bound clearance of industrial licenses for investment projects?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Haryana
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: C [Madhya Pradesh]
Notes:
Madhya Pradesh Cabinet has cleared a draft bill to enact Madhya Pradesh Time-Bound Clearance Act. This act will ensure time-bound clearance of industrial licenses for investment projects. It envisages that around 40 clearances and permissions pertaining to almost 10 state departments will have to be delivered within a fixed timeframe.
35. Syed Ata Hasnain, Rajendra Singh and Krishna Vatsa are recently appointed as the members of which Indian organisation?
[A] National Disaster Management Authority
[B] National Disaster Response Force
[C] National Highways Authority of India
[D] National Biodiversity Authority
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Correct Answer: A [National Disaster Management Authority]
Notes:
Retired Army General and former Military Secretary-Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, Former Director General of the Coast Guard-Rajendra Singh and United Nations Development Programme’s Policy advisor in Disaster reduction-Krishna Vatsa are the three members recently appointed as the members of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the Chairman of NDMA. Kamal Kishore, who is serving as member of NDMA, has been provided a fresh term of five years.
36. Project Vector is associated with which major automotive company?
[A] Jaguar Land Rover
[B] BMW
[C] Tesla
[D] Mercedes Benz
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Correct Answer: A [Jaguar Land Rover]
Notes:
Prince Charles has recently launched a new £150-million Tata Motors’ Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) innovation centre in London. The centre called the National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC), is created along with the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG)
It is the largest such automotive research and development facility in Europe. Project Vector, which is an advanced and multi-use electric vehicle, has been developed at the new NAIC. The project showcased electric driver-less car concept.
37. Who has been selected as the Chairman of the Ram Temple Complex Development Committee?
[A] Nripendra Misra
[B] Pramod Kumar Misra
[C] Pulok Chatterji
[D] T. K. A. Nair
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Correct Answer: A [Nripendra Misra]
Notes:
Nripendra Misra, the former principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been selected as the chairman of the Ram Temple Complex Development Committee.
Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas chief Nritya Gopal Das has been named as the Chairman of the Sri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.
38. Which state is to celebrate the birth anniversary of its former Chief Minister as ‘State Women Children Protection Day’?
[A] Telangana
[B] Kerala
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Andhra Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Tamil Nadu]
Notes:
The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Edappadi Palaniswami recently announced in the state assembly that Tamil Nadu will celebrate the birth anniversary of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa (February 24) as the Women and Children Protection Day.
He also announced several welfare schemes for Muslims of the state, including doubling the pension of Muslim scholars (Ulemas) to Rs.3000.
39. What is the rank on India in the ‘Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019’ report?
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Correct Answer: B [35]
Notes:
As per the ‘Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019’ report published by the Economist Intelligence Unit, India is ranked 35th on the overall index in 2019 with a total score of 53.
India has jumped five ranks from its rank of 40 in the last year. This index ranks countries based on their capabilities to provide skill-based education to students. The rank is based on three categories – policy environment, teaching environment and overall socio-economic environment.
40. Which Indian sportsperson won the ESPN’s Female Sportsperson of the Year award for the third consecutive year?
[A] Mary Kom
[B] P V Sindhu
[C] Saina Nehwal
[D] Sania Mirza
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Correct Answer: B [P V Sindhu]
Notes:
India’s ace shuttler and World champion P V Sindhu won the ESPN’s Female Sportsperson of the Year award for a third consecutive time. Sindhu’s World Championship victory has also been selected as the Moment of the Year. Chief National Badminton Coach Pullela Gopichand was selected as the Coach of the Year.
Top-rated shooter Saurabh Chaudhary bagged the ESPN’s Male Sportsperson of the Year award while Manu Bhaker-Saurabh Chaudhary duo grabbed the Team of the Year honour.
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