Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020
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41. The recently set up Sanjiv Puri Expert Group is looking into which domain?
[A] Unorganized Sector
[B] Farm Exports
[C] Manufacturing Industries
[D] Service Sector
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Correct Answer: B [Farm Exports]
Notes:
The 15th Finance Commission has established a high level expert group for looking into agricultural exports. The committee is to be headed by ITC Chairman and is to submit its report in 3 months. The Sanjiv Puri Expert Group was set up to look into ways of improving agriculture exports. To encourage exports, the panel is to come up with measurable performance incentives for states, look at import substitution opportunities, increase farm productivity, value addition, waste reduction, improve logistics infrastructure etc.
42. Antihydrogen, which was recently in news, is composed of __?
[A] Positron and proton
[B] Nuetron and proton
[C] Positron and Antiproton
[D] Neutrino and Neutron
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Correct Answer: C [Positron and Antiproton]
Notes:
Antihydrogen is the antimatter counterpart of hydrogen. Whereas the common hydrogen atom is composed of an electron and proton, the antihydrogen atom is made up of a positron and antiproton.
43. As of 2020, the largest cricket stadium of the world is located in which country?
[A] Australia
[B] India
[C] South Africa
[D] New Zealand
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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
Sardar Patel Stadium located in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) also called as the Motera Stadium is the largest cricket stadium of the world and the second largest stadium in the World, after the Rungrado May Day Stadium of North Korea.
The reconstruction work of the Sardar Patel Stadium started in the year 2016. US President Donald Trump jointly addressed the ‘Namaste Trump’ event with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the newly renovated Stadium
44. Which city hosted the four-day ‘International Conference on Banana’ organised by ICAR?
[A] Gandhi Nagar
[B] Tiruchirappalli
[C] Cochin
[D] Thiruvananthapuram
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Correct Answer: B [Tiruchirappalli]
Notes:
A four-day ‘International Conference on Banana’ was recently organised by the National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB), an institution under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), in association with Bioversity International, during 22-25 February, 2020.
ICAR’s National Research Centre for Banana is based at Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu. The Conference is organised at Tiruchirappalli on the theme of ‘Innovations in sustainable production and value chain management in banana’.
45. Which city was the venue of “Microsoft Future Decoded – CEO Summit”?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Mumbai
[C] Chennai
[D] Gurugram
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Correct Answer: B [Mumbai]
Notes:
Technology- Major Microsoft hosted its “Microsoft Future Decoded – CEO Summit” in Mumbai on February 24. The summit was attended by leaders of different fields.
The gathering was addressed by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, during his three-day visit to India. Nadella also attended the ‘Microsoft Future Decoded – Tech Summit’ held at Bengaluru on February 25.
46. Faure Gnassingbe has been re-elected as the President of which country, for the fourth term?
[A] Ghana
[B] Benin
[C] Guyana
[D] Togo
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Correct Answer: D [Togo]
Notes:
The incumbent President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbe has been re-elected for the fourth term as the country head. This would extend his 15-year rule of the country. After his father started to lead the country in 1967, his family has been continuously on the top-seat.
The President secured more than 72 percent of the votes in the first round of the presidential election. His closest rival was the former prime minister Agbeyome Kodjo.
47. India is set to buy the ‘Sikorsky Romeo’ helicopters from which country?
[A] Israel
[B] Russia
[C] United States
[D] France
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Correct Answer: C [United States]
Notes:
During the Indian visit of the US President Donald Trump, India and the US signed a $3 billion military helicopter deal.
It includes the deal for 24 MH-60 Sikorsky Romeo multi-role helicopters and 6 Apache attack choppers. The Romeo Seahawk helicopters, which are to be deployed in Indian Navy, have state-of-the-art combat systems. The Apache choppers are already used by Indian Air Force.
48. Which aircraft carrier launched freighter services to assist shrimp farmers?
[A] Alliance Air
[B] IndiGo
[C] SpiceJet
[D] Vistara
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Correct Answer: C [SpiceJet]
Notes:
Leading Indian aircraft carrier SpiceJet launched freighter services from Chennai and Vishakhapatnam to Surat and Kolkata, to assist the transportation of shrimp seeds.
The air cargo arm of SpiceJet called SpiceXpress, will use the Boeing 737 freighter with a 21-tonne carrying capacity will be used in the transportation. This is the first such effort in the proposed routes. In the recent budget, a similar service called ‘Krishi Udaan’ was proposed.
49. As of 2020, what is the Foreign Direct investment (FDI) limit, allowed in insurance intermediaries?
[A] 0%
[B] 26%
[C] 49%
[D] 100%
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Correct Answer: D [100%]
Notes:
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) recently notified that 100 per cent FDI is allowed in insurance intermediaries under automatic approval route.
The FDI policy earlier allowed 49 per cent foreign investment in the insurance sector, including insurance intermediaries. Intermediary services comprise of insurance brokers, re-insurance brokers, insurance consultants, third party administrators, loss assessors etc.
50. Tennis star Maria Sharapova, who recently retired from the sport, belongs to which country?
[A] France
[B] Switzerland
[C] Russia
[D] Sweden
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Correct Answer: C [Russia]
Notes:
Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion and former WTA World No.1 has recently announced her retirement from professional Tennis.
The 32-year-old Tennis icon from Russia has won 36 WTA titles and held WTA World No.1 rank for continuous 21 weeks. She won her first Grand Slam at the age of 17, when she won the Wimbledon title in 2004. She had also won her Career Grand Slam.
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