Current Affairs Quiz - January, 2020
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31. Which organisation releases the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) in India?
[A] Ministry of Human Resources and Development
[B] NITI Aayog
[C] NGO ‘Pratham’
[D] UNICEF
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Correct Answer: C [NGO ‘Pratham’]
Notes:
The Non-Governmental organisation, called ‘Pratham’ releases the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) in India. The ASER for the year 2019 was released recently. The report states that five-year-old children in private institutions performed better in learning activities than the same-aged children in Government-run schools and anganwadis.
The enrolment levels among girls in the age group of 4 to 8 years, were higher than those among boys. But more girls are being enrolled in state-run schools than boys, who are enrolled more in private schools, showing a clear gender gap.
32. The ‘Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD)’ recently launched at the road safety stakeholders’ meet, was developed by which institution?
[A] Indian Institute of Technology -Madras
[B] Indian Institute of Science
[C] Indian Institute of Technology- Kanpur
[D] Indian Institute of Technology- Kharagpur
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Correct Answer: A [Indian Institute of Technology -Madras]
Notes:
Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari launched the ‘Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD)’ during the road safety stakeholders’ meet. IRAD is a central accident database management system, to analyse the causes of road accidents and create solutions to reduce them.
The database was developed by the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) with the project cost of Rs. 258 Crores. This initiative is supported by the World Bank and it is implemented through the National Informatics Centre.
33. Which Ministry has recently launched the Cyber Security Grand Challenge award?
[A] Ministry of Defence
[B] Ministry of Communications
[C] Ministry of Human Resource Development
[D] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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Correct Answer: D [Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology]
Notes:
The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) and Data Security Council of India (DSCI) have recently launched the Cyber Security Grand Challenge.
It is an initiative to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the start-up arena of Cyber-Security. Participants will compete in teams at three stages namely Idea, Minimal Viable Product and Final Product Building, to create solutions around six defined areas including Microservices, IoT, Biometrics etc. The award will include a cash prize of Rs.3.2 Crore as the top three teams will be presented with a total cash prize of Rs.2 Crore.
34. Which state recently launched a state-wide helpline for labourers called e-Shramik Samadhan?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Odisha
[C] Bihar
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Odisha]
Notes:
The Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik recently launched a state-wide helpline for labourers called e-Shramik Samadhan. He also announced that a State Corpus Fund of Rs. 500 crores has been created, so that payment given under the MGNREGA scheme will be on time.
The Chief Minister also announced that employment under MGNREGA will be extended for 200 days a year, in 20 vulnerable blocks of the state. He said that a Central data base will be created to track the migrant workers in the state and ensure that all welfare schemes reach them.
35. The second Tejas Express, which was recently flagged off, connects Mumbai with which city?
[A] Pune
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Ahmedabad
[D] Nagpur
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Correct Answer: C [Ahmedabad]
Notes:
The second Tejas Express in the Mumbai- Ahmedabad route was recently flagged off from Ahmedabad by the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Vijay Rupani. The commercial run is expected to start on January 18 and it will run in the route for all days of the week except Thursday.
Tejas Express is a semi-high speed and fully air-conditioned train, which is run by the wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Railways, Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). The first Tejas Express between New Delhi and Lucknow was inaugurated in October 2019. For Tejas Express, IRCTC follows a dynamic pricing scheme and it pays compensation to the customers on train delays.
36. The ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects report’ is released by which organisation?
[A] World Bank
[B] United Nations (UN)
[C] International Monetary Fund (IMF)
[D] Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Correct Answer: B [United Nations (UN)]
Notes:
The United Nation’s World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) report was recently released. As per the report, the UN projects the GDP growth of India in the current fiscal year to be 5.7 %. The UN also predicted that the GDP growth rate of the next fiscal year will rise to 6.6%.
In the WESP report of 2019, the UN had predicted India’s growth rate to be 7.6% for the current fiscal year, which has now been lowered to 5.7%. As per the recent report, East Asia continues to be the world’s fastest growing region and the largest contributor to global growth. The report also predicted that the global growth would dip to 1.8 per cent this year.
37. The first edition of “Krishi Manthan” summit is being held in which state?
[A] Assam
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Gujarat
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Correct Answer: D [Gujarat]
Notes:
The 1st edition of Krishi Manthan is being held at Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Krishi Manthan is the Asia’s largest “Food-Agri-business-Rural Development” Summit. It is organized by the Food and Agri Business Committee of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad. It is a platform for Business, industry, academia, policymakers and other stakeholders to share their knowledge and expertise.
It is a 2-day event where more than 1,500 delegates including students, working professionals from Food, Agriculture and allied sectors would be participating.
38. Bapu Nadkarni, who recently passed away, belonged to which field?
[A] Politics
[B] Literature
[C] Sports
[D] Arts
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Correct Answer: C [Sports]
Notes:
Former Indian cricketer Bapu Nadkarni passed away recently in Mumbai. He was a left-arm spinner and an all-rounder, who played for India in international cricket matches. He had created the record of bowling 21 successive maiden overs, when he achieved it in the test match against England.
Known for his bowling skills, Nadkarni had a bowling economy of just 1.64 after playing in 191 first-class matches. Nadkarni represented India in 41 Test matches and subsequently served as a member of the National Selection Committee and the joint secretary of Mumbai Cricket Association.
39. Which famous international company is to release its original film named ‘The Banker’?
[A] Amazon
[B] Apple
[C] Netflix
[D] HBO
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Correct Answer: B [Apple]
Notes:
Apple is scheduled to release one of its first-ever original films ‘The Banker’, which is one of the earliest films for Apple TV plus.
The movie, which was set to be released in December last year was postponed due to some allegations. So, it will be released in theatres and subsequently to its subscribers in the month of March, this year. The movie is based on the real-life story of two African-American businessmen of 1960s, Bernard Garrett Sr. and Joe Morris who helped people to overcome the racial barriers in the field of banking.
40. What is the name of the exhibition of the Indian electrical industry, recently inaugurated by the Union Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises?
[A] ELECASE
[B] ELECRAMA
[C] ELECTRON
[D] ELECTRIC 2.0
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Correct Answer: B [ELECRAMA]
Notes:
Union Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, MoEFCC, MoI&B, Prakash Javadekar inaugurated ELECRAMA 2020 in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy (IC) R K Singh was also present during the inaugural ceremony.
ELECRAMA is organised by the Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA), once in every two years. It is an exhibition cum conference in the field of Indian electrical industry. The event displays various products and technologies in the field and creates a trade platform between buyers and sellers. It also hosts various seminars for knowledge exchange.
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