Current Affairs 1 March 2019 Quiz
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Quiz from Current Affairs 28 February 2019 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of February 28, 2019
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a giant Bhagavad Gita,running into 670 pages and weighing 800 kg in which city/UT?
A)Gurgaon
B)Lucknow
C)Chandigarh
D)New Delhi
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Option D
Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a giant Bhagavad Gita,running into 670 pages and weighing 800 kg,at the ISKCON temple in New Delhi.
- The 16th edition of BioAsia will be held in which city/UT?
A)Lucknow
B)New Delhi
C)Ahmedabad
D)Hyderabad
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Option D
Explanation: The 16th edition of BioAsia, an annual flagship International healthcare and technology convention of the Government of Telangana, organised in partnership with the Government of India, held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre.
- Union Minister DV Sadananda has inaugurated a centre of the Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET) in which state?
A)Arunachal Pradesh
B)Tripura
C)Sikkim
D)Assam
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Option B
Explanation: Union Minister DV Sadananda has inaugurated a centre of the Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET) in Tripura. The CIPET in Tripura would produce 1500 skilled workers per annum.
- Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated Dharampada Samvad Skill Saathi Youth Conclave in which city/UT?
A)New Delhi
B)Chennai
C)Bhubaneshwar
D)Gangtok
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Option C
Explanation: Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated Nua Odisha, Dharampada Samvad Skill Saathi Youth Conclave in Bhubaneshwar.
- Recently, the National Institute of Design has been inaugurated in which city of Madhya Pradesh?
A)Satna
B)Indore
C)Jabalpur
D)Bhopal
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Option D
Explanation: the National Institute of Design has been inaugurated at Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and Jorhat in Assam.
- The ministry of Civil Aviation organized Aviation Conclave in which city/UT?
A)Pune
B)Mumbai
C)Bhubaneshwar
D)New Delhi
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Option D
Explanation: The ministry of Civil Aviation organised a conclave on the theme “flying for All” where more than 200 delegates including industry leaders and regulators deliberated on issues and opportunities in the sector.
- Recently,the HRD Ministry launched which scheme in collaboration with the National Skill Ministry and Labour and employment Ministry to skill non technical students?
A)SURYAVIR
B)SURYA
C)SHAURYA
D)SHREYAS
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Option D
Explanation: After launching schemes and initiatives to skill students in technical courses, the HRD ministry in collaboration with the National Skill Ministry and Labour and employment Ministry collaboratively launched SHREYAS-Scheme for Higher Education Youth for Apprenticeship and Skills.
- Which state launched “Banglar Shiksha” web portal to provide real time data on schools?
A)West Bengal
B)Odisha
C)Kerala
D)Telangana
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Option A
Explanation: West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee inaugurated a web portal, which is set to provide real-time data on state-run and aided schools. “The portal, Banglar Shiksha will address many issues, including attendance of students and teachers.
- The AYUSH-WHO Working Group Meeting on “Benchmarks for training in Yoga” began in which city/UT?
A)Varanasi
B)New Delhi
C)Lucknow
D)Chandigarh
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Option B
Explanation: A three-day Working Group Meeting, organised jointly by the Ministry of AYUSH and WHO, to review the WHO document “Benchmarks for Training in Yoga” began in New Delhi. 16 yoga experts will review the draft document of whom, 11 are from the US, UK, Canada, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Japan, Australia and Malaysia.
- Who is the author of novel “The Fate of Butterflies”?
A)Jai Tripathi
B)Nayantara Sahgal
C)Chetan Bhagat
D)Ravinder Singh
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Option B
Explanation: Veteran author Nayantara Sahgal unveiled her new novel “The Fate of Butterflies” at a function attended by bibliophiles. The novel confronts the toxic dangers of “war, religious polarisation and authoritarian charisma-a dystopian future that is already upon the world”.
- According to Banking Secretary Rajeev Kumar,PSU banks have recovered how much amount in the first three quarters of the current financial year?
A)Rs 84000 cr
B)Rs 95000 cr
C)Rs 85000 cr
D)Rs 98000 cr
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Option D
Explanation: Banking Secretary Rajeev Kumar said the PSU banks have receovered Rs 98000 crore in the first three quarters of the current financial year.
- Which organization have launched application “iPay”?
A)RBI
B)ONGC
C)IRCTC
D)NABARD
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Option C
Explanation: In a bid to promote digital transactions, the Indian Rail Catering and Tourism Corporation(IRCTC) launched its much awaited payment aggregator system “IRCTC iPay”.
- RBI have signed an agreement for Bilateral Swap Arrangement(BSA) to access $75 billion with which country?
A)USA
B)Australia
C)Russia
D)Japan
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Option D
Explanation: The RBI and Bank of Japan have signed an agreement for Bilateral Swap Arrangement(BSA) between the two countries. The BSA was negotiated between India and Japan during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Tokyo last year. It provides for India to access 75 billion in US dollars while the earlier BSA provided for 50 billion dollars.
- According to Second Advance Estimates of National Income,India’s GDP growth projection lowered to how much percent in 2018-19?
A)7.3%
B)7.1%
C)7.5%
D)7%
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Option D
Explanation: India is estimated to grow at a slower period pace of 7 percent in 2018-19, down from the 7.2 per cent attained during the previous financial year. The growth in GDP during 2018-19 is estimated at 7 per cent as compared to the growth rate of 7.2 per cent in 2017-18.
- Which country will host International Association of Athletics Federations World Athletics Series Event 2021?
A)India
B)Japan
C)Australia
D)China
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Option C
Explanation: Australia will host the International Association of Athletics Federations World Athletics Series Event for the first time in 25 years, following the decision to award the 2021 World Cross Country Championships to Bathurst in New South Wales.
- Which Indian boxer won gold at Makran Cup in Iran?
A)Manish Kaushik
B)Jaffar Naseri
C)Lalit Prasad
D)Deepak Singh
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Option D
Explanation: National champion Deepak Singh was the lone Indian boxer to notch up a gold, while five others claimed silver medals in the Makran Cup in Chabahar,Iran.
- Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Police Complaints Authority?
A)SA Radheshayam
B)Kurian Joseph
C)BN Dayal
D)PS Teji
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Option D
Explanation: Justice PS Teji has been appointed as the chairman of the Police Complaints Authority set up to look into complaints against erring policemen in the city. The other three members of the authority include former bureaucrats Nutan Guha Biswas and P Kamraj and Advocate Tinu Bajwa.
- When is World NGO Day observed?
A)Feb 25
B)Feb 24
C)Feb 28
D)Feb 27
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Option D
Explanation: All the individuals and human rights activists celebrated World NGO Day 2019, an international calendar day which is annually observed on February 27.
- What is the theme of National Science Day 2019?
A)Science and Technology for Specially Abled Persons
B)Science and People
C)Science for the People and People for the Science
D)Science and Technology for the Sustainable Future
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Option C
Explanation: National Science Day is used to celebrate every year in India on the 28th February.The theme is “Science for the People and People for the Science”.
STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
- Train named Samjhauta Express which runs between India and Pakistan links Lahore in Pakistan to _______ in India
A)Faridkot
B)Mansa
C)Attari
D)Taran Taran
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Option C
The train runs between both countries on Mondays and Thursdays. It links Lahore with Attari in Punjab.
A link train (of Samjhauta Express) ferries passengers from Attari to Delhi.
Attari, also spelled Atari, is a village of Amritsar District in the Punjab state of India, 3 km from the Indo-Pakistani border at Wagah.
(Samjhauta Express between India and Pakistan was suspended recently in view of rising tensions between the countries.)
- Where is the HQ of IRCTC?
A)Pune
B)Chennai
C)Mumbai
D)New Delhi
- What is the currency of Japan?
A)Riyal
B)Riel
C)Yuan
D)Yen
- Where is the HQ of RBI?
A)Vadodara
B)Delhi
C)Mumbai
D)Ahmedabad
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