feb 2020 Flashcards
Yashwant Sinha autobiography is named and was released by
Relentless, Pranab Mukherjee
Indian coast guard has commissioned a high speed interceptor boat where and built by. Who will it be commanded by, and what will bi its purpose
Mangaluru Karnataka, Larsen and Toubro, assistant commandent Apurva Sharma
Will be used for petrol in rescue operations
Where was the world’s largest meditation Centre inaugurated
Kanha Shanti Vanam in Hyderabad, Telangana
The newly inaugurated meditation centre at Kanha Shanti Vanam in Hyderabad has been built 2 mark the 75th anniversary of
75th anniversary of the formation of Shri Ram Chandra Mission and heartfulness Institute
The world sustainable Summit 2020 was organised by___ , what was the theme of the event
It the energy and resources Institute (teri) New Delhi
Towards 2030 making the decade count
Who is the Director General of the energy and resources Institute (teri)
Dr Ajay Mathur
The Assam Rifles has recently constructed a combined war memorial at ___ built for 357 army and Assam Rifles personnel killed while fighting insurgency in the north eastern state
Mokokchung, Nagaland
Who is the Director General of Assam Rifles
Lieutenant General Sukhdeep Sangwan
Where did 34th Surajkund International crafts fair take place and who inaugurated it
Faridabad Haryana, president Ram Nath kovind
Who was the partner country for the 34th Surajkund International crafts fair, and what was the theme state
Uzbekistan, Himachal Pradesh
Which Indian cyclist bagged goal in the men’s keirin individual event of the six day Berlin tournament
esow alben
Who was honoured with the young athlete of the Year award at the Sports Star aces awards 2020
esow alben
What is the capital of Germany, currency and chancellor
Berlin, Euro, Angela Merkel
Which is the oldest and largest film festival for non feature films in South Asia which began in 1990
Mumbai international film festival, organised by films division Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of India
Which country created a Guinness World Record for highest altitude fashion show event, what was the name of the event
Nepal, Mount Everest fashion runway held at 5340 metres height at Kala Patthar near Everest base camp
The event was part of Nepal governments visit Nepal year 2020 campaign
Who is India’s Environment minister
Prakash javadekar
The irdai imposed penalty of 1 crore on which two companies
ICICI Lombard general insurance and Tata AIG general insurance company
Which company has teamed up with Drone Federation of India to offer tailor made insurance policies for drone
Tata AIG
The RBI imposed 1 crore penalty on HDFC Bank for
Non compliance with KYC directions
Who is the CEO, non executive chairman of HDFC and where is its headquarters
Aditya Puri, Shyamala Gopinath, Mumbai
Who has the monetary policy committee, who has recently appointed as member of the monetary policy committee
The governor of the RBI, executive director Janak Raj has been recently appointed as a member
Which company has announced a 1 million dollar grant to promote news literacy among Indians
Who is the CEO of Google, parent organisation, headquarters
Sundar Pichai, alphabet Incorporated, California
IIIT Hyderabad has joined hands with which global smartphone manufacturer to take up joint r&d projects
Oppo
Who is India’s new Foreign Secretary and who did he replace
Harsh Vardhan shringla, replaced Vijay Gokhale
He has been appointed for fixed two year term and was previously India’s envoy to us
Ex RBI and SEBI ED has been appointed as the non-executive chairman of which company
Vakrangee Limited
Who has recently become new members of MCC World Cricket committee
Former England opener Alastair Cook, and X Westindies team manager Ricky skerrit
Where will the next MCC World Cricket committee meeting be hosted
Sri Lanka
Who is the CEO of IDBI federal life insurance
Vighnesh Shahane
Which ex Bihar Minister RJD MLA recently passed away
Abdul Gafoor
Which eminent Assamese litterateur recently passed away
Sashi Sarma, receive the Soviet Nehru award in 1968 the sitanath Brahma Chaudhari award
Which senior Congress leader recently passed away in Kerala to had also spent time in jail during the emergency
M Kamalam
National Human Rights Commission chairperson justice and Secretary General
Justice HL Dattu, Jaideep Govind
Headquarters New Delhi
Which company recently offer the National Highways Authority of India its waste plastic two roads technology that uses end-of-life plastic for road
Reliance Industries Limited
Who is the chairman of the National Highways Authority of India
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, headquarters New Delhi , formed in 1988
Who is the new Chairman and MD of the national carrier Air India ?
Rajiv Bansal
He succeeds Ashwani Lohani
Who s the chairman of New Space India Ltd, a newly formed commercial entity of Indian space research organisation ?
G. Narayan
had previously worked as first secretary (space) at the Indian embassy in Paris
What Indian insurance company has received license from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (Bank of Russia) To commence re-insurance business?
General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re)
General Insurance Corporation of India HQ
Mumbai
General Insurance Corporation of India CMD
Devesh Srivastava
BioAsia 2020 has announced ____ award for science
Genome Valley Excellence Award
Who are the recipients of of the genome Valley excellence award 2020 ?
Dr. Carl H. June and Novartise CEO Dr. Vasant Narsimhan
What state is organising the bio Asia 2020 genome Valley excellence award?
Telangana
What is “Operation Nakail” ?
It is is an operation launched by the Ghaziabad police under which The Identity of all auto rickshaw driver will be verified in a unique 4 digit number will be allotted to them.
The chief minister of what state are released a book titled “A Commentary and Digest on The Air Act, 1981? -
Haryana Chief Minister - Manohar Lal Khattar.
The book was written by Dr KK Khandelwal and published by The Bright Law House.
The book focuses on controlling and preventing air pollution.
New Finance Minister of United Kingdom -
Rishi sunak
Who has been appointed as the new secretary in the British cabinet ?
Alok Sharma
Scientists from what university have recently discovered a new baby giant planet?
Rochester Institute of Technology. These scientists have discovered the nearest known “baby giant planet”, which has been named “2MASS 1155-7919 b”. It lies 330 light years away from our solar system. Scientists have used the data from the Gaia Space Observatory.
What band has topped the list of “highest increase in brand value” among global banks ?
IndusInd Bank (According to the Banker’s Top 500 Banking Brands 2020 report)
What country has topped the mist of “top 50 by total brand value by country” according to Banker’s Top 500 Banking Brands 2020 report ?
China.
The United States is on the 2nd position.
India ranked 8th (in comparison to the 10th place.
India’s brand value in 2020 is $26516 m, showing a 13% increase in comparison to $23409 m in 2019
IndusInd MD & CEO
Romesh Sobti
IndusInd tagline
We make you feel richer
IndusInd HQ
Mumbai
What country has banned e cigarettes in both domestic and international flights ?
India.
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) under the ministry of Civil Aviation of India issued a circular that electronic cigarette and all forms of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) are banned under the Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2019.
Offenders will be sentenced to prison upto one year and also a fine of Rs. 1 lakh.
Who has been awarded the the “FIH Male Rising Star of the Year Award 2019” by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) ?
Vivek Sagar Prasad
Who has been awarded “The Player of the Year 2019” award by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) ? -
Manpreet Singh (Captain and midfielder of the Indian men’s hockey team)
International Hockey Federation (FIH) CEO
Thierry Well
Hockey India President
Mohd. Mushtaque Ahmad
What state launched the “Angaphou Hunba” (Early Paddy Crop) Programme, where the state government plans to provide irrigation water by the Minor Irrigation Department to places having arable land and a large number of farmers ?
Manipur
Manipur CM
N Biren Singh
Who has organised the BIMSTEC’s Conference on Combatting Drug Trafficking ?
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). It is being held in New Delhi. Delegates from BIMSTEC partner nations including Bangladesh Bhutan, Myanmar Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and India participated
What state exported oranges to Dubai for the first time ?
Nagpur.
The Agricultural and Processed Food Product Export Development Authority (APEDA) selected Nagpur as at last of oranges under the Agricultural Export Policy.
APEDA Chairman
Praban K. Borthakur
APEDA HQ
New Delhi
Who will head the first integrated tri service command that chief of Defence staff aims to set up by 2020 ?
The command will be headed by an Air Marshal
Who is CDS Air Force Chief ?
Rks Bhadauria
Who is the Army chief ?
General Manoj Mukund Naravane
What is the biggest multilateral Naval exercise to be conducted in the Indian Ocean ?
Milan
What is the theme of Milan 2020 ?
Synergy across the seas
Where is the Milan 2020 to be conducted ?
Visakhapatnam
Where were the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 hosted ?
Assam
What film received the best film award under the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 ?
Gully Boy
Who received the best director award under the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 ?
Zoya Akhtar for Gully boy
Who received the best film (critics) award under the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 ?
Article 15 (Anubhav Sinha) and Sonchriya (Abhishek Chaubey)
Who received the best actor in a leading role male award?
Ranbeer Singh (Gullyboy)
Who received the best actor in a female leading role award ?
Alia Bhatt (Gullyboy)
Who received the best actor in a supporting role female award ?
Amruta Subhash (Gullyboy)
Who received the best actor in a supporting role male award ?
Siddhant Chaturvedi (Gullyboy)
Who received the best music album award ?
Zoya Akhtar and Ankur Teewari (Gullyboy) and Mithoon, Amaal malik, Vishal Mishra, Sachet Parampara and Akhil Sachedeva (Kabir Singh)
Who received the lifetime achievement award in the 65 Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 ?
Ramesh Sippy
Who received the RD Burman award upcoming music talent ?
Sashwat Sachdev for URI
What is panchaloha ?
It is an alloy of Copper and Zinc, gold, iron and silver. (Lead or Tin may sometimes be used instead of ZInc)
In what state has the Prime Minister inaugurated more than 50 projects that are worth a 1000 crores ?
Uttar Pradesh (Varanasi)
The projects include 430 beds in Banaras Hindu University, flagging off Maha Kaal Express, 100 year celebration of Jagadguru Vishwaradhya Gurukul and unveillin of statute of Deendayal Upadhyaya
In order to honour what leader has the PM inaugurated 63 feet tall statue in Varanasi?
Deen Dayal Upadhyay
______ is the first overnight private train that will connect the three Jyotirling pilgrim centres.
Maha Kaal Express
The three Jyotirling pilgrim centres are Ujjain, Varanasi and Omkareshwar (Madhya Pradesh).
What major decision did the Central Board of RBI adopt at the 582nd ?
To sync its fiscal year with its financial year.
The fiscal year begins in April and ends in March
The financial year is from July to June
The alignment would change eight decades of practice of RBI.
Alignment was recommended by an expert committee led by Bimal Jain.
What railway zone in India is the first to have energy neutral stations?
South Central Zone. It has 13 energy neutral stations, which is the highest amongst all the zones across the India Railways network.
These zones are capable of meeting 100% of the energy requirement of the station through solar PV panels, which have been commissioned at the state buildings.
South Central Railway HQ
Secunderabad
South Central Railway Manager
Gajanan Mallya
Where is the government of India hosting the national organic food festival ?
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. New Delhi.
The three day festival is being celebrated for the first time in order to boost organic product and to promote women entrepreneurship in the area of production and processing of Organic products.
It will be organised by the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Ministry of Food Processing Industries.
What is the theme of the first national organic food festival being organised by the government of India in Delhi ?
Unleashing India’s Organic Market Potential
Who won the the 77th senior National squash Championship ?
Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa won the the men’s and women’s titles respectively for a record 13th and 18th time respectively. The tournament was held in Chennai
What famous Indian designer has recently passed away?
Wendell Rodricks. He is the recipient of Padmashree and the Chevalier De L’ordre des Arts et Lettres
When was wendell Rodricks awarded the Padma Shri ?
2014
When did wendell Rodricks awarded the Chevalier De L’ordre des Arts et Lettres by the French Ministry of culture ?
2015
Who authored “The Green Room” , “Poskem: Goans in the Shadows” , “Moda Goa - History and Style” ?
Wendell Rodricks
Government has set up a team to examine what villages for the novel coronavirus infection ?
Villages bordering Nepal, i.e, Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh Bihar Sikkim and West Bengal will be inspected by central team for community-level Information Education Communication activities for normal coronavirus.
India has agreed to co-operate bilaterally with what country to contain marine pollution?
Norway. To address the problem of marine plastic litter
What is the capital of Norway ?
Oslo
Norwegian currency
Norwegian krona
Norwegian Prime Minister
Emma Solberg
What is is Moody’s revised GDP growth rate for India in 2020 ?
5.4 % for 2020 and 5.8% for 2021. The previous projections for 6.6% and 6.7% for 2020 and 2021 respectively.
What regulatory authority has set a a common electronic platform to settle health insurance claims ?
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority. The platform will help standardise settlements and ensure that they are done within a specific period.
The Indian Railways is going to build a 5 star hotel in what city ?
Gandhinagar.
This will be the first railway station to have a five star facility above the tracks.
The Five Star hotel will be run by the Leela group. Is expected to be completed within December this year.
What state has recently incentivised sports person To win more International tournaments ?
Haryana under its new sports policy where it has made provision to give.
INR 6 crore - gold medal at Olympic games
INR 3 Crore - gold medal at the Asian game
INR 5 crore - gold medal at Commonwealth games
INR 15 lakh - to each player participating in the Olympic games.
Where was the 46 junior national kabaddi competition organised ?
Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak. It was organised by the amateur Kabaddi Association Haryana.
CM of Haryana
Manohar Lal Khattar
Governor of Haryana
Satyadev Narayan Arya
What to Union Territories are going to be covered under Central Administrative Tribunal ?
Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh. Currently the CAT in New Delhi has jurisdiction only over Central services related disputes in Jammu and Kashmir.
The central government plans to set up an exclusive bench for the State.
What is the Sitwell Road ?
The Ledo Road or the Sitwell Road was constructed by allied soldiers led by America during the Second World War.
It connects North Eastern India with Myanmar to China.
It started from Ledo in Assam, through Lekhapani, Nampong and the Pangsau pass in Arunachal Pradesh on the India-Myanmar border.
The Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh stated that the state government to form a committee of Sitwell Road.
Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
Chowna Mein
What region of India is the gateway to the ASEAN countries ?
North East Region
What web portal was recently inaugurated by Uttarakhand CM Trivender Singh Rawat?
Badrinath Kedarnath Mandir Samiti. Designed by the National Informatics Centre.
National Informatics Centre (NIC) HQ
New Delhi
National Informatics Centre DG
Neeta Verma
What is the seed sowing festival of the Naga tribes of Manipur ?
Lui-Ngai-Ni. The theme of this year’s festival was - Oneness through culture with much fanfare at Tanghkhul Naga Long ( TNL) ground in Ukhrul.
What state tourism department has signed and Mou to develop light sound show at major tourist places ?
Gujarat
Who won the best astrologer of the Year award at Indian achievers award ceremony?
Dr. Sohini Sastri. She is an internationally acclaimed astrologer.
She has received the :-
“Champions of Change” award from President Dr. Pranab Mukherjee, “
Pride of the Nation” award from the Defence Minister of India, Rajnath SIngh and
the “Brilliance Award” from the Governor of Uttrakhand, Rani Maurya
Who is the Governor of Uttrakhand
Rani Maurya
Who received the Indian Achiver’s Award (IAA) in recognition of his “Outstanding Contribution to Indian Education” ?
Rajendra Indram Singh, Founder & Chairperson of Priyadarshini Group of Schools & Colleges.
Recipient of a Tata innovation Fellowship for the year 2019-2020
Dr. Ritu Trivedi, Principal Scientist from Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI)
Where is the fifth edition of Difficult Dialogues being held ?
International Centre Goa, Dona Paula.
The conference was organised in partnership the University of Oxford, The Bar Association of India, Centre for Study of Law and Governance at Jawaharlal Nehru University, OP Jindal University, PLAN India, PHIA, International Centre, Goa University and VM Salagaocar College of Law.
The conference will see leading experts, policymakers, politicians etc. gather to discuss the state of the law.
What city is hosting the three day Global conference on traditional medicine ?
Delhi. This is the 7th International Congress of the Society for Ethnopharmacology 2020(SFEC 2020) and it was organised by the Jamia Hamdard University. The event is supported by the Ministry of AYUSH and department of Biotechnology.
Minister of AYUSH
Shripad Yesso Naik
Who was the recipient of the SFE Herbal Industry Leader Award 2020 ?
KK Sharma, founder of AIMIL Pharmaceuticals (India) for his contribution in the field of Herbal drugs as an industrialist.
Who was the recipient of the SFE Lifetime Achievement Award 2020 ?
Dr. Nitya Anand in recognition to his role in discovering, designing and development of herbal medicines.
The award for Outstanding Ethnopharmacologist 2020 was given to _____
Dr. Roy Upton, founder of the American Herbal Pharmacopoela
Where has the Prime Minister launched the Kashi Ek Roop Anek exhibition ? What is the exhibition about ?
Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Hastakala Sankul, Varanasi. The exhibition is for cultural arts and handicrafts of the region and showcased over 10,000 artisans. The PM also released the translated version of “Shri Siddhant Shikhamani Granth” in 19 languages and also launched the “Shri Siddhant Shikhamani Granth” Mobile app.
What state has launched the one district one product scheme ?
Uttar Pradesh. Team focuses on displaying one craft per district.
Where was the anti hijack exercise conducted ?
INS Dega at Vishakapatnam. The exercise was conducted with the situation created that involve the actions of various Agencies including Marine Commands (MARCOS), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Airport Authority of India (AAI) and State government agencies.
What is the anti hijack mock drill ?
It is a drill conducted at every Indian airport and only as mandated by the national Civil Aviation security program with an aim to test the efficiency of the airport efficiency and contingency plan to familiarise all agencies about their respective responsibilities in case of a situation
What University has developed and app for self help group product?
National Institute of Technology, Trichy. The app was developed in coordination with Union Department of Science and Technology. The platform will help enable self help groups to showcase their products to a wider audience
What team has been banned from European competition for 2 seasons by the UEFA ? -
Manchester City. I have also been fined 30 million euros after an investigation into an asset features of Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules
What University in Maharashtra has been renamed by chief minister Uddhav Thackeray ?
Latur Medical College, is now renamed as Vilasrao Deshmukh Institute of Medical Sciences. Vilasrao Deshmukh had served as the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
Who was Vilasrao Deshmukh ?
former CM of Maharashtra ( between 1993 to 2003 and from 2004 to 2008).
Also served as Union Cabinet Minister of Science and Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ministry of Rural Development, Ministry of Panchayat Raj and Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises of Government of India
Governor of Maharashtra
Bhagat Singh koshyari
Chief minister of Maharashtra
Uddhav Thackeray
Capital of Maharashtra
Mumbai
What is the new name that the union government has decided for the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses ?
Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses.
Where have the 2020 Laureus award been held ?
Berlin.
The Laureus world sports awards is an annual award ceremony honouring individuals and teams from the world of sports along with spotting achievements throughout the year.
It was established in 1999 by Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. The founding patrons were Daimler and Richemont
Laureus World Sportsman of the Year 2020
Lewis Hamilton and Lionel Messi
Laureus World Sports woman of the Year 2020
Simon Biles
Laureus World Team of the Year 2020
South Africa Men’s Rugby Team
Laureus World’s best sporting movement of the Year 2020
“Carried on the Shoulders of a Nation” - Sachin Tendulkar
Laureus World breakthrough of the year 2020
Egan Bernai
Mumbai got its first walk through Aviary, where?
veermata jijqbhaa Bhosale Udyan and zoo, also known as Byculla zoo
External affairs minister S Jaishankar recently laid down the foundation stone of which centre located where
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel centre for empowerment and livelihoods at Kevadia in Gujarat
According to a recent report by the Stockholm international peace Research Institute, who is the largest and second largest arms producer in the world
USA is the largest and China is the second largest, Russia third
According to a recent report by the Stockholm international peace Research Institute, in which country as weapons production grown as 3 of the world’s top 10 arms companies are located there
China
Union environment Minister Prakash javadekar recently announced that India has added___ more wetlands to sites protected by ___
10, ramsar convention
What is the largest cricket stadium in the world. What is its name and where is it located
110000, Motera cricket stadium, Ahmedabad Gujarat
Recent Supreme Court of India had set up a bench of _ judges for a matter relating to discrimination against women in various religion and at religious places including Kerala Sabarimala temple
9
The government AIMS to achieve the objective of housing for all by the year ___ under the___
2022, Pradhanmantri Aawas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-g)
Who is the head of the World Health Organisation and where is its headquarters located
Tedros adhanom, Geneva Switzerland
FICCI President and headquarters
Sangita Reddy, New Delhi
Pine Labs merchant commerce platform has launched the ___ for its merchants
pine labs paper POS, which is an all in one solution for accepting multiple forms of upi and Bharat QR payments to a single numbers static QR at the point of sale. Merchants also receive notifications for transactions on the myplutus app
Which company’s name was recently added and now removed from the Directorate General of foreign trade black list
Bharti Airtel
____, a tribal Carnival, which is the second largest tribal Carnival, celebrated by the Mesaram clan of Gond tribes was organised where
Nagoba Jatara, keslapur village, InderaValley Mandal Adilabad district, Telangana
Which state is set to get the country’s first snow leopard conservation centre
Uttarakhand, at the entry point of the Gangotri National Park
The UN has appointed____ as the resident coordinator in Thailand. resident coordinators are designated representatives of the UN Secretary General and report to the UN chief
Geeta Sabharwal.
Who has been elected as the CEO of IBM
Arvind Krishna, Virginia rometty
—– has taken charge of the southern Army command at National war Memorial Pune
Lieutenant General CP Mohanty
The ICC has appointed____ as its chief commercial officer
Anurag dahiya, also launched Star Cricket
The ninth edition of the joint military training exercise between India and___ is called ____ will be conducted at____
Bangladesh
Sampriti ix
Umroi, Meghalaya
Indian women’s team captain ___ became the first ever Hockey player to win the prestigious world games athlete of the year award
Rani Rampal, she was also named a money Padma Shri awardees
When is the world leprosy day observed in India
January 30, theme is leprosy isnt what you think
Who won the ayurveda Ratan award 2020
Pratap Chauhan, pioneer of Ayurvedic telemedicine
The all party Parliament group on traditional medicines organised a meeting at the European parliament in ___ with the objective of devising a roadmap to legalise Ayurveda in Europe to integrate it with their Healthcare systems
Brussels Belgium
The national crime record Bureau has launched two police related citizen-centric services on the crime and criminal tracking network system platform
Missing person search and generate vehicle NOC
Which district in Uttar Pradesh doctor list of aspirational districts rank by government think tank Niti Aayog in December 2019
Chandauli district
Who is the chairperson of Niti Aayog
Narendra Modi
Which bank has recently partnered with care ratings for assessing the credit quality of small and medium enterprises customers
Bank of Baroda
Nabard gave rupees 140 crore worth low interest loan to which bank
Punjab agri Development Bank
Who is the chairperson of Nabard
Harsh Kumar bhanwala
Who is the Chairman and MD of Punjab agri development Bank
Kamaldeep Singh, Chandra Dev Singh Maan
Who topped the 2019 Global go to think tank index report by the think tanks and civil societies program (ttcsp) of the lauder institute at the University of Pennsylvania United States
Carnegie endowment for international peace
Indian think that observer Research Foundation (orf) rank 27
National Association of software and services Commission (NASSCOM) recently joined hands with whom to bring more startups and Technology firms in contact with venture capitalist and strategic partners
Japan external trade organisation (jetro)
Who is the chairperson of Nasscom and where is its headquarters
Keshav R Murugesh, New Delhi
Did Railways undertook to radio frequency identification project (rfid)which is for what
Automatic identification and data collection of Rolling stock with focus on improving the safety and reliability
Tamil Nadu launched a new initiative for companies operating under green category Industries receive faster clearance is from the government to commence operations
Direct CTO
Which bank has recently launched the ibox which is the 24/7 self delivery facility that allows customers to collect their deliverables purchase debit card credit card cheque book and return cheques
ICICI Bank
Which Indian bank recently launched special tonight products for textile, what is the name of the products
Indian Bank
Corporate loan and ind Surya Shakti/Indian Bank solar
Who received the pen Gauri Lankesh award for 2019-20
Kashmiri reporter Yousuf Jameel
Where was the 12th edition of the annual South Asia conference held
New Delhi. Theme wall India’s neighbourhood first policy; regional perception
Conference organised by the institute of Defence studies and analyses, New Delhi
Who is the new Chairman of Central Board of indirect taxes and Customs
Ajit Kumar, will replace Pranab Kumar Das
What is the official mascot for Goa 2020 national games
Rubigula: flame throated Bulbul is the state bird of Goa
The national game will be the 36th edition
Who recently became the Oscars first female orchestra conductor
Irish composer eimear noone
Which eminent social worker environmentalist educationist and writer also known for his contribution to education in remote rangabelia in the Sundarbans in the 1970 and also the recipient of the jamnalal Bajaj award in 2008 recently passed away
Tushar Kanjilal
Which Indian Air Force aircraft with indigenous biojet fuel has recently successfully taken off from leh airfield for the first time
AN-32 craft
Which Indian novelist and short story teller has written the book named Calcutta Nights
Rajat Chaudhary
The book is an English translation of Bengali fiction Raater Kolkata
Which country tops tomtom traffic index 2019
India: who cities among the 10 most congested cities globally
among cities (worldwide) the following were the ranks:
- Bengaluru
- Mumbai
- Pune and
- New Delhi
Abu Dhabi UAE was the least congested national capital
Greensboro high point of the United States of America was at the 416 rank
Which state has emerged as the strongest performing state in promoting inclusive and sustainable economic growth in India UN development programme
Telangana, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Who is the founder of Wipro and who is the chairman
MH Hasham Premji, Rishad Premji
which Indian footballer recently became the first Indian woman to earn a professional football contract abroad after signing for scottish Giants Rangers FC
ngangom bala Devi, from Manipur
she was also aiff player of the year twice in 2015 and 16
Andhra Pradesh has recently launched a doorstep pension delivery scheme named
YSR pension kanuka
The YSR pension scheme launched by the andhra Pradesh government has reduced the old age pensioners age from 65 to __ 2 years and set an amount of ____ rupees per month as the disabled pension amount, ____ per month as the the chronic kidney disease of unknown or dialysis pension amount
60 years
3000
5-10000
Which telescope is the world largest telescope
Daniel k inouye solar telescope
Recently captured the first highest resolution image of the sun’s turbulent surface
Who recently became all time top scorer in international soccer history
Christine Sinclair, Canadian footballer
185 goals
Which state launched its first virtual police station
Orissa, launched at the state crime record Bureau in Bhubaneswar
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Highway engineers is headed by
Yudhvir singh Malik
who was named the central banker of the Year 2020 in Asia Pacific region by Finance intelligence magazine ‘the banker’
Shaktikanta Das
Which actor will be conferred the Madhya Pradesh Government National Kishore Kumar Samman
Waheeda Rehman
who has been selected as the Paralympic Committee of India president
Deepa Malik, also won silver in shot put in the Rio Paralympic Games
The BCCI has constituted a cricket Advisory Committee consisting of 3 members
Madan Lal, Rudra Pratap Singh, Sulakshana Nayak
Which veteran basketball player who led the country in 6th Asian games in Bangkok in 1970 recently passed away
Matthew Satya Babu
Which famous Urdu poet who was awarded the lifetime achievement award by the Uttar Pradesh Urdu Academy in March 2016 recently passed away
Ajmal Sultanpuri
Which former Kerala minister and senior Congress leader recently passed away
M Kamalam
Which veteran social activist and feminist writer who worked as an editorial staff of monthly magazine stree and later founded miloon saryajani recently passed away
Vidya Bal
When is world cancer day
4th feb
When is World wetlands day
2 feb
India’s first special security team for RBI currency chests was deputed where
Bihar, by the Bihar homeguard wing of armed police force
Which country declared a national emergency following locust infestation as insects devastated food supplies
Somalia
What is the capital of Somalia, currency and President
mogadishu
Somali shilling
Mohamed Abdullah Mohamed
Is there final value for establishing addu tourism zone with
Maldives
What is the capital of Maldives, currency and President
male, maldivian rufiyaa, Ibrahim Mohamed solih
Which company was chosen as the most promising brand of the Year is the MSME excellence award
Amulya Mica (purbanchal laminates Private Limited)
The Indian Navy carried out of 5 day long coastal security exercise called ____ in the Sundarban region in Kolkata
In matlab Abhiyan, name after matla river
Ekushey book fair is the biggest and longest book fair of
Bangladesh
Which country recently rejoined the Commonwealth of nations
Maldives
Who is the secretary general of a Commonwealth
Patricia Scotland
India will host G20 Presidency in which year
2020
What was the venue of the G20 Presidency in 2019 2020 2021
japan
saudi arabia
italy
21st edition of Mumbai is art festival named ___ took place in february
Kala Ghoda
Who is the Prime Minister of Iraq
Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, replaced adel abdel mahidi
What is the capital currency and President of Iraq
Bagdhad, Iraqi Dinar, barham Salih
Who recently took over as General officer commander in chief of Northern command in Udhampur
Lieutenant General Y K Joshi
Who assumed charge as the new Chairman and managing director of whole India
Pramod Agrawal
Who bagged the first mathrubumi book of the Year award
Vinod Shukla, forest translated book blue is like blue
NASA has recently decommissioned which telescope After 16 years
Spitzer Space Telescope
Who won the Australian Open
mens - Novak Djokovic (serbia)
mens doubles - joe salisbury (uk) and Rajeev Ram (usa)
women - Sofia kenin
Women’s Doubles -
(Hungary) Tímea Babos / (France) Kristina Mladenovic
Mixed Doubles -
(Czech Republic )Barbora Krejčíková / (Croatia) Nikola Mektić
Which renowed Odia poet who received the atibadi Jagannath Das Samman in the year 2017 recently passed away
Rabi Singh
Which noted Punjabi novelist to receive the Sahitya Academy Award in 1997 and his penned about 100 books recently passed away
Jaswant Singh Kanwal
Noted Punjabi novelist who won the Padma Shri in 2004 for literature and education recently passed away
Dalip Kaur tiwana
A new natural gas field has been discovered where
United Arab Emirate Jebel Ali gas field in the cross border area of the Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubais
Which state won the award for the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (pmmvy)
Madhya Pradesh, Indore ranked at first place for better performance of the scheme
Who is the Union Minister of women and child development
Smriti Irani
The union government set up a task force to deal with normal coronavirus consisting of
Health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, external affairs minister S Jaishankar, minister of state and Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
Who became the first deaf person to row across Atlantic Ocean
mo o’brien, 49 days journey
which fintech company has launched an Android POS device for small and medium businesses and merchant partners, for accepting payments in various ways like debit and credit cards Paytm wallet and upi based apps and cash
Paytm, Paytm for business app
Who is the skill development and Entrepreneurship minister
Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey
Which state government has banned the sale of Online Lottery scheme check illegal sales
Punjab government
Capital of Punjab, Governor and Chief Minister
Chandigarh, VP Singh badnore, Amrinder Singh
India’s biggest the rural technical festival titled ___ in the state of Telangana took place at _____
Antahpragnya 2020
Rajiv Gandhi University of knowledge Technologies Basar
What is the capital, Governor and Chief Minister of the Telangana
Hyderabad, tamilisai Soundararajan, K Chandrasekhar Rao
In which institution have researchers developed an artificial intelligence technology to convert brain signals of speech impaired humans into language
IIT Madras
Researchers at Izzatnagar based Indian veterinary Research Institute have developed a more efficient and cost effective vaccine against
Classical swine fever (swine flu)
Just 2 rupees per dose as against 15 to 25 rupees per dose of the existing vaccine
Who is the BBC sports women of the Year
PV Sindhu
Computer with wrestler Vinesh Phogat and boxer m c Mary Kom
Which of the following has been shortlisted as one among 5 contenders for the greatest laureus Sporting moment 2000 to 2020 award
Sachin Tendulkar World Cup triumph titled ‘ carried on the shoulders of a nation’ reference to the Indian cricket team 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup Times
Who won the best boxer award in the golden girl Championship in Sweden
Prachi Dhankar
India won 6 gold medals
Defence dialogue between India and South Korea was held in
New Delhi
Capital currency and President of South Korea
Seoul
South Korean won
moon jae-in
Which scheme has been launched in Karnataka in certain municipal corporation wards to provide home delivery of various government services like ration card senior citizen identity and health cards
Janasevaka scheme
The recent amendment in the Banking Regulation Act will
Empower Reserve Bank of India to have better control over urban cooperative banks and Multi State cooperative banks
Headquarters and President of Indian Olympic Association
New Delhi and Narendra Dhruv Batra
National anti doping agency suspended which athletes for violating the anti doping rule
Weightlifter ramshad AR and wrestler Ravinder Kumar
Headquarters and director general of national anti doping agency
Navin Agrawal
India has signed an m o u with which country for advancements in the field of research and higher education to strengthen their bilateral partnership
Norway
The intervadhakey pension scheme husband launched in which state to take up the initiative of door delivery of pension service
Andhra Pradesh
Small and medium enterprises has implemented a new scheme named ____ with the objective of ____
Scheme of fund for regeneration of traditional industries (sfurti)
Financial support will be given to traditional Industries clusters like Khadi care and village industries thrusters
According to the recent report published by German cybersecurity from Green Bond sustainable resilience which Indian state topped among the Indian states which has been hit by global medical data leak
Maharashtra
What are mobile village courts called
Gram nyayalayas
Research from World Health Organisation and the international agency for research on cancer, _ in _ Indians suffer with cancer in their lifetime
1 in 10
The Government of Bhutan has recently implemented daily fee of ___ as a sustainable development fee on regional tourists from India Maldives and Bangladesh to be applicable from July 2020
1200
Which company won the skoch award
Big Bang boom solutions for Boron nitride based person hybrid combat armour
Which former Assam legislative assembly speaker and sitting Congress MLA recently passed away in Assam
Pranab Kumar Gogoi
How many Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITs) have been conferred with the status of the Institution of national importance and with powers to award degrees the following the introduction of the Indian Institute of Information Technology laws Amendment Bill 2020
5
in addition to the existing 15 IIIT
Cabinet has given the principle approval to set up a new major port in Wadhawan near Dahanu in Maharashtra, by forming a special purpose vehicle (spv) with
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust
Who will be India’s co-chair of the Expo 2020 Dubai committee
Navdeep Singh Puri
Was also a recipient of the UAE’s order of Zayed II honour
Who will be the industry partner of the Indian government for its participation in Expo 2020 Dubai
FICCI
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and industry
The RBI shall be taking prices of loans by scheduled commercial banks for the medium enterprises to an external benchmark effective
1st April 2020
RBI have announce extension of the restructuring scheme for MSMEs till
31st December 2020
The kumbhabhishekam of which temple is being held
Brihadisvara temple in Thanjavur
1000 old temple
A mobile app is being developed for the use of devotees coming to view the rare spectacle of the kumbhabhishekam of the Brihadeeswarar Temple
Namma Thanjavoor
Mangalore University has signed m o u with___ for conducting joint research in the field of radioecology
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (igcar)
____ has signed an mou with Bengaluru based ___ and ___ to manufacture and sell drones
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has signed an mou with Bengaluru based dynamic Technologies Limited and Israel Aerospace Industries Limited to manufacture and sell drones
Headquarters and Chairman and MD of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Bengaluru
Chairman and MD - R Madhavan
Which World Bank chief economist recently announced resignation from the Institution
Pinelopi koujianou Goldberg
Who is the current World Bank chief economist
professor Carmen Reinhart
JSW Steel has signed which cricketer as its brand ambassador
Rishabh pant
Headquarters and founder of JSW Steel
Mumbai
Sajjan Jindal
22nd India International seafood show took place at
Ernakulam Kerala
11th auto Summit 2020 is set to take place in ___ organised by ___
Who is the knowledge partner for the awards
New Delhi
Federation of automobile dealers Association FADA
ey
The third scorpene submarine named ___ will be delivered to Indian Navy by ___. How many submarines would be completed by 2022
Karanj
December 2020
6 submarine deliveries
The S400 surface to air Missile system will be delivered to India by the end of 2021 by which country
Russia
Who became the youngest ever Cricket Association of Bengal CAB president
Abhishek Dalmia, 18th president
India has set a target of installation of ___ solar power and ___ wind power capacity in the country by ____
100 gigawatt
60 gigawatt
December 2022
Which government recently informed that around 570000 ___ will be covered by mobile service
Inhabited village including Gram Panchayat
Conducted the financial literacy week 2020 in February with the focus on
Micro small and medium enterprises
Which state government will be used in drones for mapping villages
Madhya Pradesh
Who step down as the CEO of LinkedIn and has been replaced by whom
Jeff Weiner
Ryan Roslansky
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray present in award to which senior journalist for his contribution to journalism
Dinkar Keshav Raikar
Which NASA Astronaut return d to earth after record setting stay in space and what was the number of days spent on the International Space Station
Christina koch
328 days
Previous record was 289 days held by American Peggy whitson
The Indian Oil Corporation has signed the contract to import up to 2 million tonnes of ural grade crude oil from ______
Rosneft of Russia
India is ____ is dependent on imports to meet its oil needs
83%
Who won the International Gandhi Award for leprosy
Dr N S Dharmashaktu
Mystic Kalinga literary award
Celebrated Odia and English writer Manoj Das
Which Indian Institution secured third rank in the global list of top business schools by MOOC lab
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
The Indian African Nations defence ministers conclave adopted the
Lucknow declaration
Which state won the final of the junior National Football championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Shillong by beating Punjab
Mizoram
Who is India’s Davis Cup captain
Rohit Rajpal
Kolkata’s first cabaret dancer popularly known as miss Shefali recently passed away
Arati Das
The Indian Government and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and industry together launched ___ to boost business amid economic slowdown
India-Central Asia Business Council
Government has launched which program as a long-term National level strategy to tackle air pollution
National clean air programme NCA NatalieP
The Supreme Court has appointed which retired Kerala High Court judge to prepare Inventory of ornaments at Sabrimala Temple
C n Ramachandran Nair
The Life Insurance Corporation stated its new business premium has crossed the ___ mark for the first time
1.5 Lakh crore
Headquarters and chairman of Life Insurance Corporation
Mumbai
M R Kumar
Founded in 1956
Which messaging platform owned by Facebook got approval from npci to roll out its digital payments platform
WhatsApp, platform will be called Whatsapp pay
MD and CEO of npci
Dilip asbe
Headquarters Mumbai
Which state government will be creating separate identity cards for the transgender community in the state
Rajasthan
Which country won the under 19 Cricket World Cup 2020 by defeating India in the final
Bangladesh
When is Ravidas Jayanti
February 9
Which company will be setting up to data centres in Telangana
Amazon
CEO Jeff bezos headquarter Seattle
Which police station will be the first police station to be set up under the Disha act in Telangana which envisages the completion of Investigation into heinous sexual assault on women and children in 7 days and trial in 14 working days
Rajamahendravaram in East Godavari district
in a bid to promote Made in India products, the Federation of small scale industries FISSI will organise a mega industrial exhibition in
Vadodara Gujarat
Which state will launch internship scheme for students of class 10 and 12 as well as college students
Uttar Pradesh
Which city has been declared as the first tobacco free town
Jashpur in Chhattisgarh
Which state imposed the permanent ban on hookah bars
Chhattisgarh
Regional connectivity scheme Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) The Ministry of Civil Aviation has operationalised the first-ever helicopter services in the state of
Uttarakhand
The Government of Madhya Pradesh has inaugurated ____, an Exhibition of Handicrafts and traditional products made by artisans from minority communities, in ___
Hunar Haat, Indore
The Indian Army’s college of Military Engineering with the private firm has developed the gunshot locators called
Parth
Device was showcased at defexpo 2020
It is capable of locating a bullet from a distance of 400 metres
Which Mumbai girl has become the youngest in the world to climb South America’s highest peak
Kamya Karthikeyan
Mount aconcagua
She is also the youngest mountaineer to Summit Mount Everest
Which is the highest peak outside of Asia
Mount aconcagua
Chief Minister of Tamilnadu was announced that ___ is to be declared as protected special agricultural zone
Cauvery delta
What Indian origin member of the British cabinet has been appointed as the Minister in charge for recent UN Summit? What is the name of the Summit ?
Alok Sharma. Conference of the parties to the 26th United Nation climate change conference (UKCOP 26).
The conference is being held at Glasgow UK
Where is the third Global ministerial conference on road safety taking place ?
Stockholm Sweden. The theme of the conference is “ achieving Global goals 2030”.
It is being hosted by the government of Sweden and co-hosted by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
What is Asia’s largest biotechnology and life sciences forum ? Where is it being held this year ?
Bio Asia 2020. Being held at Hyderabad, Telangana.
The theme of the forum is “ Today for Tomorrow”. 37 countries are participating and there are 2000 delegates. Switzerland will be the partner country this year as part of annual tradition.
How many e Earth Observation (EO) satellites is ISRO to launch this year ?
- The satellites include new categories such as the “Geo imaging satellite - GISAT-1”
What was ISRO’s budget this year ?
Rs. 13,480 crore
What books that has recently been translated from the original Sanskrit published by Penguin Random House India compiles well known aphorisms of Chanakya ?
“Chanakya Niti: Verses on Life and Living” translated by AND Haskar.
What international wrestling championship is set to begin in New Delhi ?
Asian Wrestling Championship . It will be held at the KD Jadhav hall of Indira Gandhi Stadium
The National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) has banned what player for four years for evading sample collection and trying to cheat officials during the 2nd National Javelin Throw Open Championship 2019 held at SAI Centre in Sonipat ?
Amit Dahiya (Javelin Thrower)
Who won the Cairns Cup chess tournament ?
Koneru Humpy. It was held at St. Louis, United States (US)
What is the motto of the Tokyo Olympics 2020 ?
“United by Emotion” - to being together people from diverse backgrounds of every kind and allow them to connect and celebrate.
The official Olympic motto is “Citius Altius Fortius” which means “Faster, Higher, Stronger”. But each host city chooses its own motto
International Olympic Committee (IOC) HQ
Lausanne, Switzerland
International Olympic Committee (IOC) President
Thomas Bach
India entered into an agreement with the World Bank for a loan to support what National program ?
Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY) : National Groundwater Management Improvement Programme.
This program aims to provide strength to 2 institutional Framework for participatory groundwater management and to encourage behavioural changes at the community level of Sustainable groundwater management.
It will be implemented in 7 states and covers 78 districts. The states are Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat, Karnataka and Maharashtra.
World Bank headquarters
Washington DC
President of the World bank
David Malpass
What famous world leader will inaugurated world’s largest cricket stadium and where ?
Donald Trump. Ahmedabad. The stadium has a capacity of 1.10 lakh people and is called the Sardar Vallabhbhai stadium
Prime Minister is to inaugrate UN Convention on _________ at Gandhinagar
The 13th Conference of Parties of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) {CMS COP 13}.
The theme of the conference is “Migratory species connect the plant and we welcome them home”. India became a signatory to the convention in 1983
What art form has inspired the CMS COP 13 logo ? -
Kolam, a traditional art form from South India
Who is the President of the CMS COP for the next three years ?
India. It is also hosting CMS COP 13 in 2020.
What ministry organised the Kala Kumbh exhibition ?
Ministry of Textiles. It is an exhibition to promote the GI crafts and heritage of India (Geographical Indication).
The exhibitions are sponsored by the Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts. The exhibition is being held exclusively for GI Tag Handicrafts. Around 178 handicrafts have been provided with GI Tag all over India.
The exhibition has been planned in Bangalore, mumbai, Chennao and Kolkata
What is a GI Tag ?
A GI Tag is a Geographical Indication tag. India, as a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), enacted the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 has come into force with effect from 15 September 2003.
GIs have been defined under Article 22 (1) of the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement as: “Indications which identify a good as originating in the territory of a member, or a region or a locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographic origin.”
Where in India have a large quantity of Lithium reserves been found ?
Mandya, Karnataka. (100kms away from Bengaluru). It has been found by the researchers at India’s Atomic Energy Commission.
Being a very rare metal Lithium is mainly used in manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles. 14,100 turns of lithium reserves have been found.
What country is the largest producer of lithium ?
Chile (8.6 million tonnes) (followed by Australia and Argentina)
What target that has the government recently that as its gross enrolment ratio in higher education ?
50% Gross Enrolment Ration by 2030. Minister of Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank stated this at the 33rd convocation ceremony of Indira Gandhi National Open University in New Delhi. Currently the gross enrolment ratio is 26%.
Who is the minister for human resource development ?
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
What regulator in India has recently decided to come with the use of regulatory sandbox ?
SEBI. Regulatory sandbox is a system that will allow testing of new products, services and Business models by market players on select customers. It is intended to be used as a testing ground for new businesses, that benefit Indian markets and the economy at large.
When was SEBI founded ?
1912
SEBI headquarters
Mumbai
SEBI chairperson
Ajay Tyagi
What city in India has Microsoft recently decided to set up an engineering innovation hub in ?
Noida
When was Microsoft founded ?
1975
Microsoft HQ
Washington DC
Microsoft CEO
Satya nadella
Delhi Police has coordinated with uber to launch what app at IGI Airport ? And for what purpose ?
Himmat Plus app, for the safety and security of people travelling in Cabs.
In case of an emergency the police headquarters will receive real time location of a driver.
Over 1000 Himmat you are verification cards have been distributed among driver.
The rider can scan the card and access drivers details and vehicle information.
When was Uber founded ?
2009
Uber headquarters
California
Uber chairman
Ronald Sugar
Uber CEO
Dara khosrowshahi
A bird ringing station is to come up in what state ?
Bihar. A memorandum of understanding was exchanged by the Bihar Government and the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).
Three bird drinking station already exist at Tamil Nadu Rajasthan and now Bihar.
As per the agreement which is for a period of 5 years the word ringing station will be manned by scientists from BNHS.
Principal secretary of environment and forests
Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation - Sandeep Singh
Deepak Kumar Singh
The Karnataka government has entered into an agreement with what cooperation to set a petroleum products receiving, storage and distribution ?
The Indian Oil Corporation. The receiving storage and distribution terminal will be set up at Chitradurga, Karnataka. The agreement was signed during “Invest Karnataka” conference at Hubballi
What is the name of the man who has now secured second term as the President of Afghanistan ?
Ashraf Ghani
Capital of Afghanistan
Kabul
Currency of Afghanistan
Afghan Afghani
Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Sanjay Agarwal
Where was the conference on review of implementation of Pradhan Mantri fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) held ?
Udaipur, Rajasthan.
It was inaugurated by the secretary of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. the PMFBY provides a comprehensive insurance cover to farmers against failure of crop.
The scheme is being administered by the Ministry of Agriculture. It was launched on 18 February 2016. Currently the screen has three active participants - state government, banking sector and the Insurance sector.
What country is the fifth largest economy of the world?
India. It has recently overtaken France and the UK. It has a GDP of of USD 2.94 trillion.
The size of the UK economy is USD 2.83 trillion. Countries ahead of India are - USA, China, Japan and Germany
What is India’s per capita GDP ?
USD 2,170
What is the third most spoken language in the world ? -
Hindi after English and mandarin. It has 615 million speakers.
According to the 22nd edition of the world language database Ethnologue, English has 1132 million speakers and Mandarin has 1117 million speakers. Bengali has 228 million speakers.
When was Ethnologue established ?
- It brings out an yearly database of living languages
Where is the FIFA U17 women’s football world cup to be hosted ?
Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Calcutta and Navi Mumbai. The finals of the tournament are going to be played at Navi Mumbai.
The slogan of the tournament is “Kick Off the Dream”
When was FIFA formed ?
1904
FIFA headquarters
Zurich
FIFA president
Gianni Infantino
What membership has the All India Football Federation (AIFF) received from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ?
The Grassroots Charter Bronze Level Membership. This declaration accords AIFF the right to promote its grassroot events and activities with the support of of the AFC.
Who won the gold medal in 87 kg Greco Roman Category category in the Asian wrestling championships ?
Sunil Kumar.
What Bengali actor and former member of parliament passed away recently ?
MP Tapas Pai. In 1980 Tapas Pai made his debut in the Bengali film industry with Tarun Majumdar’s - Dadar Kirti
Who was the chief editor of Kala Kaumudi who recently passed away ?
MS Mani. He started his career in 1961 as a staff reporter.
Who is the food minister ?
Ram Vilas Paswan
What authority has recently been announced to be setup by the Food Ministry ?
Central Consumer Protection authority. It will be set up under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and will address issues related to consumer rights, unfair trade practices, misleading advertisements and impose penalties for adulterated product.
The Union Cabinet has approved the ____ Law Comission of India
22nd.
The Union Minister Prakash Javadekar has stated that the commission will function for a period of 3 years from the date of its official constitution.
The Law Commission of India is a non statutory body constituted by the Government from time to time. The tenure of the twenty-first Law Commission ended in August 2018.
Cabinet has approved _____ of Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen
Phase 2. It will focus on Open Defecation Free Plus (ODF Plus).
The program will work towards ensuring that no one is left behind and everyone uses a toilet.
The total budgeted estimated financial implication of INR 52 thousand 497 crore.
Who was India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh ?
Riva Ganguly Das
What seminar did the Indian High Commission organise at Dhaka ?
Indian Defence Equipment, Dhaka.
the 13th conference of parties of the convention of conservation of migratory species of wild animals is to be held in and hosted by
India
Ministry of environment forest and climate change
which well known Hindi novelist and Padma Shri of body recently passed away
Giriraj Kishore
When is the world pulses day
February 10
The first one was celebrated on February 10 2019
National deworming Day
February 10
look at oscar winners
look at oscar winners
The government has decided to rename the National Institute of financial management Faridabad after which deceased eminent personality
Arun Jaitley
Who is Jerusalem Mumbai festival which will take place in Mumbai Will Seek to promote
Artistic operation the diverse fields of culture such as culinary art music and dance
Capital Prime Minister and currency of Israel
Jerusalem
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli new shekel
National payment Corporation of India and HDFC Bank have joined hands with
— to conduct uPi hackathons
Realme paysa, the financial services app for Smartphone brand realme
Who will head the 24 members of the reconstituted Jammu and Kashmir science technology and innovation Council
Lieutenant Governor G C murmu
Which city is going to get India’s largest air quality monitoring network
Mumbai, to be implemented by the the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
Which Indian coach received an honorable mention in the male category of the prestigious 2019 International Olympics committee coaches lifetime achievement awards
Pullela Gopichand, Badminton Coach
Who won the Australian cricketer of the year award
David Warner
Which bank won the banking Technology awards in six categories organised by the Indian banks Association
South Indian Bank
Chairman headquarters of Indian banks Association
Rajnish Kumar, Mumbai
Where in Madhya Pradesh is the national water conference going to be held in order to solve the water crisis
Bhopal
What is the name of the UK India joint military exercise and will be conducted
Ajeya Warrior
Salisbury plains
Who is the MD and CEO of Cipla
Umang Vohra
According to a study conducted by scientists of The centre of wildlife sanctuaries Bengaluru the Leopard population has decreased by
75 to 90%
Coal India Limited subsidiary Northern coalfield Limited has set up and R&D Centre named___ in collaboration with IIT BHU
Science and applied research alliance and support (SARAS)
23rd National Conference on e-governance was held in
Mumbai
Haryana and Rajasthan emerged as leaders
BBIN (Bangladesh Bhutan India and Nepal) Nations have sign an MOU to implement the
Motor vehicle agreement
To regulate personal , passenger and cargo vehicular traffic
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala have jointly launched ____ scheme on the mark of 100 successful hundred days of the present state government to provide financial assistance of 6000 to the families below poverty line
Mukhyamantri Parivar Samriddhi Yojana
India has extended line of credit for the expansion of what what port in Bangladesh ?
Mongla Port
India will provide Tk 4459 crore (USD 530 million)
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) of Bangladesh has approved the proposal to enhance the capacity of the project
Bangladesh capital
Dhaka
Bangladesh Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh currency
Taka
What country has recently announced a point based visa system ?
Britain. The system will come into force from January 1, 2021
The new system will apply to to the European Union and the non European countries.
It is based on assigning points for specific skill qualification Kama salary and refraction with these are awarded only to those who gain enough points .
Gujarat government has signed an agreement with what Bank to facilitate approval of known to ignores in MSME sector ?
State Bank of India (SBI)
Agreement entrepreneur will be provided working capital within a short time frame after providing theoretical approval within 15 days of making an application.
Startups can submit an application either on the MSME portal or to the local nodal agencies
SBI chairperson
Rajnish Kumar
SBI headquarters
Mumbai
NABARD chairperson
Chintala govindarajulu
outgoing - Dr. harsh Kumar Bhanwala
NABARD HQ
Mumbai
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned term loan to what authority ?
The Andhra Pradesh Water Resources Development Corporation (APWRDC) for the completion of Chintalapudi Lift Irrigation Scheme
in West Godavari and Krishna district
The financial assistance has been made under the Nabard Infrastructure Development Assistance (NIDA)
Irrigation scheme covers 410 in 15 mandals of West Godavari and 18 mandals in Krishna district
What startup has announce a partnership where the non banking financial company Northern Arc capital to disperse working capital to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) ?
LendingKart Technologies Private Ltd.
The loans disbursed under this new partnership will enable MSMEs to borrow digitally without any manual intervention.
What scheme has been initiated by the state government of Andhra Pradesh to upgrade facilities in government hospital for ensuring quality medical treatment two patients in Kumool ?
Nadu - nedu (Now and then)
Scheme is being launched in Kumool.
The government plans on spending INR 11,737 crores for its implementation in three phases.
In the first phase, the government will spend INR 1129 crore for setting up 7548 health and Wellness centres.
In the second phase it is estimated to spend INR 1907 crore
In the third and final save the government will spend INR 8701 crores for strengthening the district hospital and teaching hospitals and construction of Super Speciality Hospital and nursing colleges
Andhra Pradesh capital
Amravati, Vizag, Kumool
Andhra Pradesh governor
Vishva Bhushan Harichandan
What state has organised a Wellness Summit in new delhi ?
Uttrakhand
The Summit is called “ Uttarakhand Wellness Summit 2020”
Uttarakhand capital
Dehradun
Uttarakhand chief minister
Trivendra Singh Rawat
Uttarakhand governor
Baby Rani Maurya
Who has been selected as the new Central Vigilance Commissioner bi A committee headed by the Prime Minister ?
Sanjay Kothari (present Secretary to the president)
Who has been selected as the new Chief Information Commissioner in the central information commission ?
Bimal Julka, former information and broadcasting secretary and currently serving as an Information Commissioner
Who has been chosen as the new Vigilance Commissioner ?
Suresh Patel
Who is the new Information Commissioner ?
Anita Pandove
Who is the new Chairman of Pension Fund regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) ?
Supratim bandyopadhyay
PFRDA is a body which regulate the National Pension Scheme subscribe by government and private employees from organised and unorganised sector
Pension Fund regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) HQ
New Delhi
Where was the first meeting of the Ram Mandir Trust held to oversee the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya ?
New Delhi
Who is the head of the temple construction committee ?
Nripendra Mishra
Who is the president of the Ram Mandir Trust ?
Mahant Nritya Gopal Das
Who is the general secretary of Ram Mandir Trust ?
Champat Rai
What famous Indian Businessman has been awarded and honorary doctorate by the University of Manchester for his contribution to Innovation and philanthropy ?
Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Group.
Who has been awarded the entrepreneur of the Year award 2019 ?
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Biocon Chairman and managing director
Show will represent India at “the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award” to be held at Monte Carlo.
What Indian University ranked 16th at the 100 Times Higher Education’s (THE) Emerging Economic University Rankings 2020 ?
Indian Institute of Science.
Only China has more universities than India in the top 100.
A total of 56 Indian Universities appear in the full ranking of a total of 533 universities across emerging economies of the world.
Indian Institute of Science (IISc) emerged as India’s top ranked university followed by the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs)
What rank has India gotten in the Worldwide Educating for the Future Index 2019 as per the report published by The Economist intelligence unit ?
35th - based on policy environment, teaching environment and overall socio economic environment.
India has jumoed five places up as compared to 2018 when it ranked 40th.
The index is stopped by Finland, followed by Sweden in second place and Newzealand in third place.
Garden Reach shipbuilders and engineers Limited (GRSE) have delivered ______ ship to the Indian Navy.
INS Kavaranti. This is the 104th warship built by GRSE.
This is the last step in the series of 04 Anti Submarine Warfare Corvettes (ASWC) under the project 28.
The first three ships of the series are INS Kamorta, INS Kadmatt and INS Kiltan.
When was the Garden Research Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GSRE) founded?
1960
Garden Research Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GSRE) HQ
Kolkata
Garden Research Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GSRE) Chairman and CEO
V K Saxena
Defence deals between India and _____ are crossing a new high at _____
Russia
USD 16 billion.
Moscow is committed to the timely implementation of contracts including the supply of s 400 defence system introduction of Kalashnikov Rifles and Kamov Helicopters
Agreement was signed by Russian helicopters and Indo Russian helicopters Limited for localisation of component to be used in Kamov Ka-226 helicopters
India plans on buying 200 Ka-226 helicopters
What country will host the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup
India. This was announced by ASP in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Asian Football Confederation HQ
manilla
Asian Football Confederation President
Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa
Who won the bronze medal in the Greco Roman category of Asian Wrestling championships ?
Ashu, Aditya Kundu and Hardeep have won the bronze medal.
Indian wrestlers won three bronze medals
So far India has won 5 medals in the Championship after Sunil Kumar’s historic gold medal and Arjun Halakurki bronze medal.
What veteran Kannada actor recently passed away?
Kishori ballal. He had acted in over 75 movies. His debut was in the movie Ivalentha Hendathi
Who inaugurated the four day Indian students parliament ?
The vice president - M Venkaiah Naidu
Vice President of India
M Venkaiah Naidu
Central Pollution Board(CPCB) has identified _____ pollution river stretches in Northeastern States.
60
This is based on biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) in different Northeastern States
According to the CPCB report, it has identified 350 polluted river stretches across India.
Central Pollution control Board (CPCB) headquarters
New Delhi
Central pollution control board (CPCB) chairperson
SP Singh Parihar
What country hosted a today’s meeting of Defence and security expert of the Shanghai cooperation organisation (SCO) ? Where was it held ?
Pakistan
It was held in Islamabad. It was attended by India and other member states.
The participating countries include China, Russia Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan.
India will host the annual SCO meeting literacy for the first time.
The 9th Defence and Security Expert Working Group Meeting of the SCO discuss the different aspects of cooperation between the member states and regional security, and the inter services public relation(ISPR)
What is the Shanghai cooperation organisation (SCO) ?
The SCO is a China LED 8 member economic and security block in which India and Pakistan were admitted as full members in 2017. Its founding members include China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
The group also has 4 observer States namely Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia
What bank has recently got an award from the RBI on dilution of the sake of the promoters ?
Kotak Mahindra Bank. It has decided to Cap the promoters voting rights to 15% from April 1st.
Kotak Mahindra headquarters
Mumbai
Kotak Mahindra CEO
Uday Kotak
When was Kotak Mahindra Bank founded ?
February 2003
Kotak Mahindra tagline
Let’s make money simple
Where was the third Global ministerial conference on road safety held ?
Stockholm.
At the conference the World bank released a report titled “Delivering road safety in India”
The report stated that India needs to invest and estimated extra of USD 109 billion in road safety over the next decade to have it crash fatalities.
World Bank MD and CEO
Anshula Kant
When was World time founded
1944
Where was the eighth edition of Ganga Kayak festival inaugurated?
Devprayag, Uttarakhand
The festival is jointly organised with Uttarakhand Tourism Development Council and The Adventure Sports Society.
The competition witnessed participation of 45 male and 6 women athlete from Russia, Australia and Nepal.
In the women’s category and sensible heat of Australia came in first, followed by Ekaterina of Russia and Anna of Russia on the third position.
What state has announced a 50% subsidy for Ulemas to buy new two wheelers and double their pension by increasing the payout to rupees 3000 from the present rupees 1500 ?
Tamil Nadu.
The ulema are the Guardians and interpreters of religious knowledge in Islam.
There are 2814 works institutions in Tamil Nadu. Only working in such Institutions will be provided a subsidiary of rupees 25000 or 50% of the vehicle cost whichever is lower to buy two wheelers.
The government will also allocated 20 15 crore for building a new Haj House, in a land that will be allocated by the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board
What government has allotted refund for the Jewar airport ?
Uttar Pradesh.
It has a lot of fun of rupees 2,000 crore for the Jewar airport in Gautam Budh Nagar in Noida. For the Noida International Greenfield airport.
Airport is expected to go operational by 2023.
Swiss Firm - “Zurich Airport International AG” had emerged as the highest bidder to develop airport
What government will open Atal Kisan majdur canteen to provide meals at concessional rate to farmers and labourers ?
Haryana government.
The meals shall be as cheap as 10 rupees a plate.
25 such canteen will be established this year.
The Haryana government will also provide free and concessional travel facility 241 different categories of residents.
Under a new initiative women and girls belonging to 11 lacs BPL families will be given sanitary napkins free of cost during 2020-2021
Where is the first ever to daylong Bharat Bangla Paryatan Utsav tourism festival being held ?
Ujjayanta Palace compound, Tripura
The state tourism department has organised the festival in memories of the contribution of Tripura in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation war as well as promoting the tourism sector of Tripura
State-owned Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has signed and initial agreement with what company for installing charging stations for electric vehicles ?
BSNL
As per the agreement, EESL will set up public EV charging stations at 1000 BSNL sites
EESL has till date commissioned 300 AC and 170 DC charges across India
Till date 66 public charging points are operational in Delhi NCR
When was BSNL founded ?
2000
BSNL HQ
New Delhi
BSNL Chairman and MD
Pravin Kumar purwar
Who was the winner of the 2019 Agence France Presse (AFP) Kate Webb Prize for his coverage on the ground in Kashmir during lockdown in the region ?
Ahmer Khan
The award is named after AFP’s finance correspondents. It recognises Journalism by locally hired reporters in Asia operating in risky or difficult conditions.
External affairs minister s jaishankar has inaugurated the Indian pavilion at what film festival?
Berlin international film festival. Three feature films and one documentary screened at the festival were from India.
information and broadcasting ministry in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is participating in the 70th edition of the festival.
What are the three Indian feature films selected in the Berlin international film festival
Pushpendra Singh’s “Laila aur Satt Geet”
Prateek Vats - Eeb Allay Ooo!
Akshay Indikar - Sthalpuran
Documentary - Ekta Mittal - Gumnaam Din
What is the first unmanned solar electric aircraft called ?
PHASA 35
It is an unmanned 35 metre wingspan solar electric aircraft that has progressed from design to flight in 20 months
BAE systems is celebrating its first successful Maiden flight of a solar powered High Altitude Long Endurance Aircraft
What what is is the name of of the app that has recently been launched which offers a solution to a variety of security needs of women and allows them to wait various services ?
“She Safe”
The app has been made by a group of women it professionals. It was launched at the She M Power Women Security Conclave organised by the Society for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC)
One of the features of the app is called “ safe stay” wherein under 200 hostels and PG guest houses has been invested with security ratings given to them by the police and the SCSC.
This is an extension of the SCSC’s Safe Stay Project where they had scrutinised 100s of hostels for security features.
Another feature is called “Radiant Hyderabad” wherein women can click photos of dark streets and roads and upload the location on the app to submit a complaint on unsafe spaces.
Another feature is Margdarshak - where the margdarshaks who are mostly it professionals willing to be part of the support system can be reached out based on their proximity to one’s present location
What state has recently launched a personal reading scanner machine for the visually impaired ?
Chandigarh
The Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO) has developed scanner based reading device called “DivyaNayan”
It is a reading machine for the visually impaired for illiterate person wear any printed or Digital document can be accessed in the form of speech.
The device can can and read approximately 50 pages
What is India’s ranking on the sustainability index that takes into account for capital carbon emissions and ability of children in a nation to live healthy lives ?
77th
US, Australia and Saudi Arabia are among the ten worse emitters
The lowest emitters are Burundi, Chad and Somalia.
What is India’s ranking in the child flourishing index ?
Norway leads in survival, health, education and nutrition rates. Followed by South Korea and Netherlands.
Central African Republic, Chad and Somalia come at the bottom.
What is India’s largest military aircraft used for evacuation of Indian citizens from Wuhan, China?
C 17 military Globemaster transport aircraft. It is the largest military aircraft in the Air Force’s inventory.
Who is the second Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championship in New Delhi ?
Divy Kakran
Navjot Kaur was the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Championship in 2018, which was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyztan
What cricketer has announced his retirement from international cricket ?
Pragyan Ojha (Indian left arm spinner)
He Last played for India in 2013 Sachin Tendulkar farewell test against the West Indies in Mumbai
Which Indian being the recipient of the Medal of Friendship by the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mr. Tran Dai Quang in 2017, has recently passed away ?
L. Dutt.
Dutt was the past – President of
- FICCI
- All India Organisation of Employees
- ICC India
- Indian Sugar Mills Association
- Cement Manufacturers Association and Andhra Chamber of Commerce
Also Vice Chairman of iCC’s Commission on International Trade and Investment Policy, paris.
When did Arunachal Pradesh attain statehood ?
February 20th 1987
It is celebrating its 34th statehood day this February 2020
Who has been appointed as advisor to the Prime Minister ?
Amarjeet Sinha and Bhaskar Khulbe
The appointments of the to have been made on a contractual basis
Capital of Ireland
Dublin
President of Ireland
Michael D Higgins
Currency of Ireland
Euro
What is the name of the Prime Minister of Ireland who has recently resigned from office ?
Ireland Leo Varadkar
The name of the exhibition in which the food processing techniques and related architecture of the Harappan civilization was demonstrated ?
Historical Gastronomica - The Indus Dining Experience
The Exhibition held at the National Museum in Delhi
It was jointly organised by National Museum along with One Station Million Stories (OSMS)
Who is the world’s first cricketer to play 100 matches in all three formats of the game ?
Ross Taylor.
Hi reach the landmark feet during the first international cricket match of India and New Zealand bilateral test series started at Basin Reserve in Wellington.
Ross Taylor has represented New Zealand in 231 ODI, 100 T20 International matches and hundred test matches
The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has recently launched _________ with the aim of shortlisting India’s focus cutting-edge ideas that can be converted into workable 5G production solutions
5G Hackathon
The Hackathon will be spread across three phases. The event will end in a grand felicitation ceremony at India mobile Congress. The winners of the various phases will share a total prize pool ofINR 2.5 crores
The competition is open to developers, students, startups, SMEs, academic institutions, registered companies in India, non resident Indian (NRIs)
Minister of Communication, Electronics and Information Technology
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Minister of State for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology and Human Resource Development
Shri Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao
Where was the namaste Trump event held ?
Motera stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
The even t was organised by the Donald Trump Nagarik Abhivadan Samiti
The event was held at 24th February 2020 , where Trump arrived for a two day visit to India accompanied by First Lady of the United States Melania Trump, along with other US delegates
The event is being held as a welcome gesture in response to the “Howdy Modi” event held last year in Houston, US.
_________ country will remain on the FATF grey list till June 2020
Pakistan
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) decided to keep Pakistan on it green is for failure to cup panelling of pants to terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed
When was Financial Action Task Force founded ?
July 1989
Financial Action Task Force Headquarters
Paris
What organisation has built India’s tallest Railway Bridge ?
The North East Frontier Railway Construction Organisation. The pier bridge is 100m tall.
It has been built across makru river in Tamenglong district of Manipur
The bridge Cost approximately INR 280 3.5 crores with the span of 555m.
It is part of of the hundred and eleven kilometre Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal new Broad gauge line.
It has 47 tunnels the longest being 10.28 kms.
A bridge Pier is a type of structure that extends to the ground below or into water and is used to support bridge superstructure and transfer the loads to the foundation.
Capital of Manipur
Imphal
Chief minister of Manipur
N Biren Singh
Governor of Manipur
Najma heptulla
Who is the recipient of ESPN India 2019 awards ?
PV Sindhu. She has completed a hat-trick of India’s top Honours after being named “Sports Person of the Year (Female) 2019”
The ESPN awards recognise the best individual and team performances in Indian sport on a calendar year basis
Who is the recipient of ESPN India 2019 Sports Person of the Year( Male) award
Saurabh Chaudhary (pistol shooter)
ESPN 2019 Emerging Sports Person of the Year 2019
Deepak Punia (freestyle wrestler)
ESPN 2019 Coach of the Year
Pullela Gopichand (Badminton)
ESPN 2019 Team of the Year
Manu Bhaker - Saurabh Chaudhary (10m air pistol)
ESPN 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award
Balbir Singh Sr. (hockey)
ESPN 2019 Comeback of the Year award
Koneru Humpy (chess)
ESPN 2019 Differently Abled Athlete of the Year
Manasi Joshi (badminton)
ESPN 2019 Moment of the Year
PV Sindhu World Championship final win
ESPN 2019 the Courage Award
Dutee Chand (athlete)
Where was the Symposium on Emerging Opportunities for Indian Textiles and Crafts held ?
New Delhi.
It was chaired by Union Minister of Textiles and Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani .
The symposium was organised by. Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts under the aegis of Ministry of Textiles, GoI
Senior officials of Ministries of Commerce and Industry and Textiles, representatives of Export Promotion Council (EPCs), buying offices and buying agents participated in the symposium.
They participated in the symposium to discuss business opportunities emerging in view of the Corona Virus
_____ organisation organised a meeting on Active Pharmaceuticals Ingredients (API) Industry
National Institute for Transforming India (NITI Aayog)
Meeting was held to induce growth in the API industry
NITI Aayog CEO
Amitabh Kant
_________ event has been organised to for the promote and popularize security alongside Indian tea and to boost industry in the state
“Run for India”
It was organised by Tripura Tea Development Corporation (TTDC) and Tea Board of India in Tripura
Who launched the “Bezos Earth Fund” to combat climate change ?
Amazon CEO - Jeff Bezos
Jeff bezos has contributed USD 10 billion to help preserve and protect the natural world against climate change
The fund will help scientists, activists, NGOs, to save earth issue of climate change
______ scientist introduced the cut, copy and paste commands
Larry Tesler
(recently passed away)
He was born in the Bronx, New York, in 1945.
In 1973, he joined Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Centre (PARC) and developed the Cut, Copy and Paste commands.
International Mother Language Day
February 21
UNESCO is celebrating International mother language day 2020 under the theme “Languages Without Borders”
Idea to celebrate the date was the initiative of Bangladesh.
In Bangladesh, February 21, is the anniversary of the day that Bangladesh is fought for recognition for the Bangla language
World thinking day
February 22
The world thinking day originated in 1926 and was promoted by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) along with Girl Scouts of the USA
It was celebrated by Girl Scouts and Girl Guides across 150 countries.
World thinking Day celebrate diversity equity and inclusion .
_________ Foundation has announced the “New Food Planet Prize”
Curt Bergfors Foundation, Sweden
It has created 2 prizes forUSD 1 million for solutions towards sustainable food systems amid threatening climate change
The price is to be awarded annually in two categories:-
- existing scalable solution for sustainable food
- innovative initiatives for transforming the food sector
_________ Organised the Sustainable Development Goals Conclave 2020
NITI Aayog
The theme this year was “Partnerships, Cooperation and Development of North Eastern States - Guwahati, Assam”
NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India) Chairperson
Narendra Modi
NITI Aayog Vice Chairperson
Rajiv Kumar
Who won the silver medal of ITTF World Tour Hungarian Open in the men’s doubles category?
Achanta Sharath Kamal
and
Gnanasekaran Sathiyan
Achanta Sharath Kamal had also one a bronze with Manika Batra in mixed doubles
What is the name of 13 year old Indian Grandmaster the 34th Cannes open in France ?
D. Gukesh
In 2019 D. Gukesh has become the world’s second youngest Grandmaster ever
What is the name of of the first ever University game held in India ?
Khelo India University Games.
The Prime Minister declared open the games in Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium Cuttack in Orissa.
3400 athletes from 159 University across the country will complete for top Honours across 17 disciplines, including rugby which is among the six team events
_________ company has introduced ai-powered chatbot _____ on WhatsApp
Birla Estates
LIDEA
LIDEA if an interactive AI powered chatbot launched by Birla estates for customers.
The users can use this chatbot to access authentic information of the projects which can be used for evaluation of the residential development of Birla estates
Where was the international judicial conference held ?
New Delhi
The theme of the conference is “Gender Just World”
The topic of the Vande conference is “Judiciary and The Changing World”
It is caste changes made by government of India to bring gender equality including
- Recruitment of Women in Military Service
- Changes in the selection process of fighter pilots and
- The freedom to work at night in the mines
Where was India’s first floating Jetty inaugurated ?
Goa. At an immigration facility at a cruise terminal in Vasco.
It is located in the state Court department’s premises on the banks of Mandovi river
The floating Jetty is the first search facility in the country and is made of cement concrete
“Jetty” is a walkway accessing the centre of an enclosed waterbody.
What is the first club of India to qualify for AFC Championship League ?
FC Goa ( at the Indian Super League 2019-20)
Indian clubs like Mohun Began and East Bengal have played in the Asian Club Championships but no team from the country has ever played in the group stage of AFC Champions League.
What is the name of the user exchange program being conducted by Jammu and Kashmir?
“Watan Ko Jano”
The program has been organised by Jammu and Kashmir Rehabilitation Council, Department of Social Welfare under the aegis of Department of JK Affairs, GOI.
To this program children will get an opportunity to visit monuments and places of historical and cultural significance such as in Delhi, Jaipur, Ajmer and Pushkar.
What former Indian footballer who was part of the country is bronze medal winning team in the Merdeka cup in 1965 and 1966 and was and he was also a recipient of the Mohun Bagan lifetime achievement award in 2019, has passed away ?
Ashok Chatterjee
- bronze medal winning team in the Merdeka Cup in 1965 and 1966
- Recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award 2019
The organic food festival for women entrepreneurs is a product of an agreement between what do Ministry of Government of India ?
Ministry of Food Processing industries
and
Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD)
It was inaugrated by the Union Ministers of both the Ministries
Union Minister of Ministry of Food Processing industries
Harsimrat Kaur Badal
Union Minister of Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) and Textiles
Smriti Irani
Where was the forestry conference of Indian Forest Service officers held ?
Noronha Academy of Administration, Bhopal
The main purpose of the conference is to deliberate on the uses of forest produce and the role of forest in economic growth
It was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. We also released three books:-
- “Camping Destinations of MP”
- “Wildlife Destination Map of MP” and
- A Magazine at the IFS Meet
Who who is the new Chairman of of global board of directors ?
Vijay Advani
US India Business Council(USIBC) has appointed him.
Prior to this he served as executive chairman of the board in January 2020
The council also announced to new members of the Global board of directors
Lockheed Martin International senior Vice President - Tim cahill
And
GE South Asia President and CEO - Mahesh Palashikar
The USIBC represents top Global companies operating across the United States, India and Indo Pacific region.
