Current Affairs Quiz - March, 2020
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1. The Land Records and Services Index (N-LRSI 2020) is released by which organisation?
[A] National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)
[B] Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)
[C] Quality Council of India (QCI)
[D] National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
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Correct Answer: A [National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)]
Notes:
The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) released NCAER Land Records and Services Index (N-LRSI 2020) recently.
As per the index, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, and Tamil Nadu are the five best-performing states. The index assesses the digitisation of land records and their quality in 33 states and Union Territories (UTs).
2. As per the second advance estimates released by Central Statistics Office (CSO), what is the projected GDP growth in FY 20?
[A] 4.8%
[B] 5 %
[C] 5.2%
[D] 5.4%
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Correct Answer: B [5 %]
Notes:
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) recently released the GDP growth data for the October-December quarter of 2019 (third quarter of FY20). It said the GDP growth was 4.7 per cent in the third quarter, which is a slight improvement over the previous quarter’s GDP- 4.5%.
As per the data, the projections for economic growth in FY20 has been retained at 5 per cent in the second advance estimates.
3. Which Public sector Enterprise is the implementing agency of ‘Renewable Energy Management Centre’ scheme?
[A] PowerGrid Corporation
[B] NHPC Limited
[C] NTPC Limited
[D] Solar Energy Corporation of India
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Correct Answer: A [PowerGrid Corporation]
Notes:
11 Renewable Energy Management Centres (REMCs) were inaugurated by the Union Power Minister R K Singh, for renewable energy integration. He also inaugurated the Northern Region Renewable Energy Management Centre (NR-REMC).
The government had approved the implementation of the Renewable Energy Management Centres -REMCs as a central scheme. Maharatna CPSE under the Ministry of Power, PowerGrid was named as the implementing agency.
4. Indian Railways recently launched its first ‘Restaurant on Wheels’ at Asansol Railway station. The station is located in which state?
[A] Bihar
[B] West Bengal
[C] Rajasthan
[D] Punjab
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Correct Answer: B [West Bengal]
Notes:
Indian Railways recently launched its first ‘Restaurant on Wheels’ at Asansol Railway station, located in the state of West Bengal.
The restaurant, which is to serve both the passengers and general public, is developed by refurbishing two over aged MEMU coaches. This addition in infrastructure is expected to generate non-fare revenue earnings of approximately Rs 50 lakhs in the next five years.
5. Environmental activist Afroz Shah, who was making news recently for co-participating with the Minister of Norway in River clean-up, is from which state?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Bihar
[D] Jharkhand
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Correct Answer: B [Maharashtra]
Notes:
Recently, Norway’s Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein, during his three-day visit to India participated in Mithi river clean-up with the environmental activist Afroz Shah.
Afroz Shah is an environmental activist from Mumbai, Maharashtra. He is known for organising the largest beach clean-up drive. He was also awarded the ‘UN Champions of the Earth’ award for the same, in 2016. He had earlier been to Norway for a beach clean-up programme.
6. What is ‘RaIDer-X’, which was recently developed by HEMRL, the lab of DRDO and Indian Institute of Science?
[A] Artillery Gun
[B] Explosive Detection Device
[C] Gun-shot Locator
[D] Bullet-proof jacket
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Correct Answer: B [Explosive Detection Device]
Notes:
RaIDer-X is a new explosive detection device, which was recently unveiled at the National Workshop on Explosive Detection (NWED-2020) in Pune. It has been co-developed by the laboratory of DRDO-High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune and Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
It is claimed that the device can detect explosives from a stand-off distance and even bulk explosive in concealed condition. The device can be engineered to detect a number of explosives even with contaminants.
7. Muhyiddin Yassin, recently sworn in as the new Prime Minister of which country?
[A] Qatar
[B] Malaysia
[C] Iran
[D] Saudi Arabia
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Correct Answer: B [Malaysia]
Notes:
A former deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Muhyiddin Yassin has been recently appointed as the country’s new Prime Minister.
The appointment was announced by Malaysia’s King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah. Muhyiddin recently sworn in as the new Prime Minister. He replaced the previous head of the country Mahathir Mohamad, who resigned from his Prime Minister role last week.
8. The ‘Civil Lekha Samman’ Awards is related to which Indian civil service?
[A] Indian Administrative Service
Indian Administrative Service
[B] Indian Police Service
[C] Indian Civil Accounts Service
[D] Indian Postal Service
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Correct Answer: C [Indian Civil Accounts Service]
Notes:
The Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) is celebrating March 1 every year as the “Civil Accounts Day”. Recently, the 44th Civil Accounts Day function was hosted in New Delhi and was attended by the Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
The Finance Minister presented the ‘Civil Lekha Samman’ Awards to the Best Performing Accounts Offices and Best performing units. Dr. T V Somanathan, Secretary (Expenditure) and Soma Roy Burman, Controller General of Accounts also participated in the event.
9. As of March 2020, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has covered how many appliances under the Star Labelling Programme?
[A] 12
[B] 16
[C] 20
[D] 26
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Correct Answer: D [26]
Notes:
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency has formulated the Star Labelling Programme under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001. Recently, on its 19th foundation day, BEE expanded its coverage to 2 more appliances: Deep Freezers and Light Commercial Air Conditioners. The total appliances covered under the programme are 26 now.
A database on energy e¬fficiency called ‘Urja Dakshata Information Tool (UDIT)’ was launched by BEE along with World Resources Institute (WRI).
10. What is India’s economic growth rate for 2020-21, as estimated by OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development)?
[A] 4.6%
[B] 4.8%
[C] 5.1%
[D] 5.4%
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Correct Answer: C [5.1%]
Notes:
International agency OECD recently lowered India’s GDP growth forecast to 5.1 per cent from the earlier projection of 6.2 per cent for 2020-21. For the financial year ending March 2019, OECD has projected a growth rate of 4.9%.
The main reason for the cut in rates was the concerns about the impact of coronavirus on the domestic and the global economy. However, the economy of India is to improve to 5.6 per cent in the following year (2021-22).
