Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020
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31. The National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) is to be set up in which Indian state?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Gujarat
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Kerala
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Correct Answer: B [Gujarat]
Notes:
India and Portugal recently signed an MoU to develop a world-class National Maritime Heritage Complex (NMHC) at Lothal in Gujarat. The MoU has been signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, during his visit to India.
The complex would showcase rich Indian artefacts and create awareness among the public about the rich heritage of the country. The two countries also signed as many as 14 agreements in several fields including maritime transport and ports.
32. Joshna Chinappa and Saurav Ghosal are associated with which sports?
[A] Badminton
[B] Squash
[C] Tennis
[D] Table-Tennis
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Correct Answer: B [Squash]
Notes:
The Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI)-77th Senior National squash championships was recently held at Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Ace Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa clinched the women’s title by beating Tanvi Khanna, while another top-rated player Saurav Ghosal bagged the men’s title by defeating Abhishek Pradhan in straight sets. The champions were awarded a prize money of Rs. 1,25,000 each.
33. Project Vector is associated with which major automotive company?
[A] Jaguar Land Rover
[B] BMW
[C] Tesla
[D] Mercedes Benz
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Correct Answer: A [Jaguar Land Rover]
Notes:
Prince Charles has recently launched a new £150-million Tata Motors’ Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) innovation centre in London. The centre called the National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC), is created along with the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG)
It is the largest such automotive research and development facility in Europe. Project Vector, which is an advanced and multi-use electric vehicle, has been developed at the new NAIC. The project showcased electric driver-less car concept.
34. What is the term of the 22nd Law Commission of India, recently approved by the Union Cabinet of India?
[A] Two years
[B] Three years
[C] Five years
[D] Six years
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Correct Answer: B [Three years]
Notes:
The Union Cabinet of India recently approved to constitute the 22nd Law Commission of India. The term of the proposed Law Commission is three years.
The term of the previous law Commission, which was headed by Retired Justice B.S. Chauhan, ended last August. A retired Supreme Court judge or Chief Justice of a High Court will head the Law Commission, which is to advise the Union Government on complex legal issues.
35. Divya Kakran, Pinki and Sarita Mor, who were seen in news recently, are associated with which sports?
[A] Badminton
[B] Chess
[C] Archery
[D] Wrestling
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Correct Answer: D [Wrestling]
Notes:
Divya Kakran recently won a gold medal at the Asian Wrestling Championships, recently being held in New Delhi. Divya won all four bouts in the five-wrestler 68kg category. Other Indian wrestlers Pinki and Sarita Mor also secured the gold medal in the women’s 55kg and 59kg categories respectively.
Earlier, Ashu, Aditya Kundu and Hardeep won bronze medals for India in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Championships.
36. Which country is to host the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup in 2022?
[A] Bangladesh
[B] India
[C] Nepal
[D] Sri Lanka
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Correct Answer: B [India]
Notes:
The Women’s Committee of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) recently announced that
India is selected to host the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
As India will have the experience of hosting the FIFA Women’s Under-17 World Cup this year, India was placed best among its competitors and won the bid to host the event.
37. Who was named as the Ernst and Young (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year 2019?
[A] Adi Godrej
[B] Uday Kotak
[C] Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
[D] Sridhar Vembu
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Correct Answer: C [Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw]
Notes:
The 21st edition of the Ernst and Young (EY) awards for the year 2019 was presented recently. The Founder and CMD of India’s leading Biopharmaceutical firm-Biocon, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw was named as the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2019. She is set to represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award (WEOY) in Monte Carlo, to be held in June.
Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award while Tuhin Parikh of Blackstone India, was the first recipient of the ‘Transformational Impact Person of the Year’ award.
38. Which city was host to NITI Aayog’s ‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Conclave 2020’?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Guwahati
[C] Kolkata
[D] Shillong
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Correct Answer: B [Guwahati]
Notes:
NITI Aayog recently organised ‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Conclave 2020: Partnerships, Cooperation and Development of North Eastern States’ in Guwahati, Assam.
The conclave was organised in association with the North Eastern Council, Government of Assam, Tata Trust, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS). The three-day event commenced from February 24th in Guwahati
39. The Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad (Indian Student Parliament) of the year 2020 was organised in which state/UT?
[A] West Bengal
[B] New Delhi
[C] Chandigarh
[D] Assam
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Correct Answer: B [New Delhi]
Notes:
The 10th edition of Bharatiya Chhatra Sansad (Indian Student Parliament) has commenced in New Delhi on February 20.
Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated the four-day event. Indian Student Parliament is a platform, which creates political awareness among students. P. Ramakrishnan, Speaker of the Kerala Legislative Assembly was awarded the Ideal Legislative Assembly Speaker award in the event.
40. Which Indian was recently appointed as the new Chairman (Global Board of Directors) of the US-India Business Council?
[A] Vijay Advani
[B] Nisha Desai Biswal
[C] Sajjan Jindal
[D] Rishad Premji
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Correct Answer: A [Vijay Advani]
Notes:
The US-India Business Council has appointed Vijay Advani as new Chairman of its Global Board of Directors. Prior to this role as Executive Chairman, Vijay Advani served as the CEO of Investment management company, Nuveen. He had also served as the Co-President of Franklin Templeton Investments.
US India Business Council (USIBC) is the representative body of top global companies operating across the United States and India.
