Today’s GK & Current Affairs Quiz for February 8, 2019

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Current Affairs Quiz -08/02/2019

1. Which city hosted the 2nd National Conference of Micro Missions of National Police Mission?
A. Bengaluru
B. Chennai
C. New Delhi
D. Mumbai
E. None of the above

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Solution: C
Explanation: The Bureau of Police Research and Development, BPRD had organized the 2nd National Conference of Micro Missions of National Police Mission in New Delhi on February 7, 2019. The two days Conference discussed the issues of Skills and Competence at the grass-mysqladmin level, attitudinal changes in police, gender sensitization, harnessing technology and community policing. Former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir N. N.Vohra inaugurated the conference.[/ms_expand]

2. Who won the Seattle Open, a PSA challenger squash Tour Event?
A. James Willstrop
B. Nicol David
C. Ramit Tandon
D. Mohd Shorbhaghy
E. None of the above

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Solution: C
Explanation: Indian Squash player Ramit Tandon defeated Egyptian Mohamed El Sherbini in the finals to win the Seattle Open, a PSA challenger squash Tour Event. It is his fourth title in his career. The Seattle Open is a Professional Squash Association (PSA) challenger squash Tour event.[/ms_expand]

3. How much economic growth is expected in 2019-20 as per the Finance Ministry?
A. 7.8%
B. 7.2%
C. 7.1%
D. 7.5%
E. None of these

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Solution: D
Explanation: The finance ministry expects economic growth to accelerate to 7.5 percent in 2019-20 from 7.2 per cent projected for the current fiscal. Government is looking at nominal growth of 11.5 percent (for 2019-20). The assumption is 7.5 per cent real growth and 4 percent inflation.[/ms_expand]

4. RBI has imposed separate monetary penalties on UCO Bank, Axis Bank and which another bank over non-compliance with different regulatory norms.?
A. PNB
B. Kotak Mahindra Bank
C. HDFC Bank
D. Syndicate Bank
E. None of the above

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Solution: D
Explanation: RBI has imposed separate monetary penalties on lenders UCO Bank, Axis Bank and Syndicate Bank over deficiencies in complying with different regulatory norms. The penalty on Syndicate Bank has been imposed for violation of guidelines related to checking fraud and managing risk.[/ms_expand]

5. How much additional amount has the government decided to raise through dated securities to meet additional expenses?
A. Rs 15000 cr
B. Rs 25000 cr
C. Rs 30000 cr
D. Rs 36000 cr
E. None of the above

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Solution: D
Explanation: In order to meet additional expenses, the government has decided to raise additional Rs 36000 cr through dated securities taking the total borrowing through the instrument to Rs 96000 crore in the remaining period of the current fiscal.[/ms_expand]

6. Which state will set up a high powered committee to boost the dairy sector?
A. Punjab
B. Odisha
C. Maharashtra
D. Uttar Pradesh
E. None of these

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Solution: A
Explanation: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced setting up a high powered committee to boost the dairy sector for supplementing farmers’ income in a result-oriented manner. The committee will consist of the Chairman of the State Farmers Commission, Director Animal Husbandry, Director Dairy Development and a representative of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU).[/ms_expand]

7. Which application of the central government is recently launched on the Google Play Store?
A. PMUY App
B. PMJAY App
C. PFBY App
D. MUDRA App
E. None of the above

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Solution: B
Explanation: Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana(PMJAY) App has been launched on Google Play Store. This scheme aims at making interventions in primary, secondary and tertiary care systems, covering both preventive and promotive health, to address healthcare holistically. Individual just need to download the PMJAY app and can simply to access the scheme details or check the eligibility by entering the name, village and ID details.[/ms_expand]
8. The World Heritage Centre housing “spiritual camps” of 45 countries would be set up in which state?
A. Assam
B. Sikkim
C. Odisha
D. West Bengal
E. None of these

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Solution: D

Explanation: A World Heritage Centre housing “spiritual camps” of 45 countries would be set up at Mayapur, the global headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, in Nadia district, West Bengal.[/ms_expand]
9. NASA and NOAA, recorded which year as the fourth warmest year on record?
A. 2019
B. 2017
C. 2018
D. 2016
E. None of these

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Solution: C
Explanation: An independent analysis by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have found that earth’s global surface temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest since 1880. According to scientists, global temperatures in 2018 were 0.83 degrees Celsius warmer than the 1951 to 1980 mean. Globally, 2018’s temperatures rank behind those of 2016, 2017 and 2015.[/ms_expand]

10. Women virginity test is a punishable offense in which state?
A. Haryana
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Maharashtra
D. Tamil Nadu
E. None of these

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Solution: C
Explanation: The Maharashtra government on February 6, 2019, announced that it will soon make forcing a woman to undergo virginity test a punishable offence. The demeaning custom is allegedly followed in the Kanjarbhat community among others, whereby a newly-wed woman has to prove that she was a virgin prior to the marriage. Some youths from the community have launched an online campaign against it.[/ms_expand]

11. The Union Cabinet approved MoU between India and which nation in the field of Biotechnology?
A. Switzerland
B. Poland
C. Finland
D. Italy
E. None of the above

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Solution: C
Explanation: The Union Cabinet has approved the MoU between India and Finland for cooperation based on mutual interest in the field of Biotechnology, for funding and implementing ambitious industry-led innovative and transnational projects within the broad scope of research development and innovation.[/ms_expand]
12. Where did Smriti Irani launch the India Size project?
A. Pune
B. Mumbai
C. Lucknow
D. Ahmedabad
E. None of these

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Solution: B
Explanation: The Union Minister of Textiles Smriti Irani launched the India Size project in Mumbai on February 6, 2019. A first-of-its-kind project in the history of the country, India Size aims to arrive at a standard Indian Size for the ready-to-wear clothing industry, on the lines of the standardised sizes available in countries such as the USA and the UK.[/ms_expand]

13. Cattle and buffalo belong to which family?
A. Bovidae
B. Suidae
C. Equidae
D. Camelidae
E. None of these

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Solution: A
Explanation: The Bovidae is the biological family of cloven-hoofed, ruminant mammals that includes bison, African buffalo, water buffalo, antelopes, wildebeest, impala, gazelles, sheep, goats, muskoxen, and domestic cattle. A member of this family is called a bovid.[/ms_expand]

14. Dolly was the First clone of…………………
A. Sheep
B. Goat
C. Cow
D. Rat
E. None of these

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Solution: A
Explanation: Dolly was a female domestic sheep, and the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell, using the process of nuclear transfer. Dolly was the first clone produced from a cell taken from an adult mammal.[/ms_expand]

15. How much higher power allocation from NTPC plants to Telangana has been approved?
A. 85 percent
B. 70 percent
C. 65 percent
D. 55 percent
E. None of these

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Solution: A
Explanation: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power to allocate 85 percent power from Telangana Super Thermal Power Project (4000MW) of NTPC Ltd to the Telangana government. The higher allocation will ensure that the central government has taken the necessary measures as enumerated in the thirteenth schedule of the AP reorganization act.[/ms_expand]

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