Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020

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The fourth Anniversary of the launch of Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) was observed on 21st February. In 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Mission under the Ministry of Rural Development, on the same date.
Under the mission, well planned Rurban clusters are created to stimulate local economic development and thereby creating an inclusive rural development.

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India’s new Army Headquarters is christened as ‘Thal Sena Bhawan’. Recently, the Defence Minister laid foundation stone of the new Headquarters at Delhi Cantonment.
The new Army headquarters is to be constructed spanning around an area of 39 acres. The newly created Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) office will also be set up in the building. The multi-storeyed building is scheduled to be constructed in five years and will have all the offices of Army in the complex.

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Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai recently announced the launch of an exclusive terminal for processing and storage of agro and pharma products.
The airport is operated by GVK led consortium and Airports Authority of India. The terminal can hold over 700 tonnes of cargo at one time and is claimed as the largest airport-based temperature-controlled facility in the world.

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The Asian Wrestling Championships, 2020 was held at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi from February 18 to February 23. China was barred from entering into the competition due to the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak. The top four countries in the series were Japan, Iran, India and Kazakhstan. Japan won 8 Gold and total 16 medals. India won 5 Gold medals while total medal tally was at 20.

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The union cabinet recently approved the constitution of the 22nd Law Commission of India. It is to function for 3 years from the date of publication of the order in the Official Gazette. The law commission is not a statutory body. It is not a constitutional body either. It is an advisory body to the union ministry of law and justice. It is an executive body established by the government’s order. A law commission has a term of 3 years from the date of publication of the order in the Official Gazette. The current law commission is the 22nd of its kind. It is primarily composed of legal experts as its main function is legal reforms. The first law commission of independent India was chaired by M C Setalvad, who was the then attorney general of India. It was established in 1955. The first ever law commission in India was constituted in 1834 under the chairmanship of Lord Macaulay.

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The Great Backyard Bird count exercise was recently carried out by the Wildlife Conservation and Birds Club of Ladakh. During the exercise, two new bird species namely ‘Red Throated Thrush and Plumbeous Water Redstart’ have been found for the first time in Ladakh Region.
Bird and wildlife experts have counted and recorded a total of 87 different species of birds in Ladakh.

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The Meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors from G20 nations was recently organised in Riyadh from February 22-23, 2020.
The delegates from across the world attended the meeting, which focussed on maintaining the growth of global economy amid the negative effect of Corona virus in China and some countries.

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Ashok Chatterjee, who recently passed away at the age of 78, was a former India footballer. He was a part of the Indian football team, which won bronze-medal in the Merdeka Cup in 1965 and 1966.
He made his international debut in the Merdeka Cup in 1965. Ashok Chatterjee has appeared in nearly 30 matches, representing the senior national team.

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Container Corporation of India (Concor) and RZD Logistics JSC (Russian Railways) recently signed a service agreement for transporting cargo between India and Russia using a single invoice.
The containers will move between the two countries by using the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC), which passes through Iran. The corridor also passes through Azerbaijan.

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Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman recently unveiled the initiative of Public Sector Banks named ‘EASE 3.0’.
The initiative aims to enhance Ease of banking in all customer experiences, using information technology. The EASE agenda was initially launched in 2018 by Public Sector Banks, for providing smart and effective banking to customers.