Today’s GK & Current Affairs Quiz for February 15, 2019

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Current Affairs Quiz for 15/02/2019

1. Where was the Asia LPG Summit inaugurated?
(A) Chennai
(B) Mumbai
(C) New Delhi
(D) Lucknow
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (C)

Explanation: Mr Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for petroleum and natural gas, inaugurated the 2019 Asia LPG Summit in New Delhi. The summit has been organized jointly by the major Indian oil marketing companies (OMCs) Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum together[/ms_expand]

2. Which country signed an accord to join NATO to become the 30th member of the US-led alliance?
(A) Myanmar
(B) Ukraine
(C) Macedonia
(D) Zimbabwe
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (C)

Explanation: Macedonia signed an accord to join NATO to become the 30th member of the US-led alliance. The Macedonia-NATO accord follows a deal with Greece ending a 27-year-old dispute over Macedonia’s name. The accord must now be ratified by allied governments.[/ms_expand]

3. Which nation’s parliament is set to vote on extending the president’s term?
(A) Malaysia
(B) Jordan
(C) Egypt
(D) Ethiopia
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (C)
Explanation: Egypt’s Parliament has begun deliberations over constitutional amendments that could allow President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in office till 2034. The amendments will provide Sissi with 12 more years after his current, second term expires in 2022.[/ms_expand]

4. The US House of Representatives has approved a resolution aimed at withdrawing US military support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the war in ________ nation.
(A) Syria
(B) Iran
(C) Yemen
(D) Egypt
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (C)

Explanation: The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives on February 13, 2019, approved a resolution that would end US support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the war in Yemen, as many lawmakers sought to push President Donald Trump to toughen his policy toward the kingdom.[/ms_expand]

5. Which Ministry had released the Publication on climate actions in India titled “India – Spearheading Climate Solutions” in New Delhi?
(A) Ministry of Rural Development
(B) Ministry of Science and Technology
(C) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(D) Ministry of Earth Sciences
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (C)

Explanation: Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr Harsh Vardhan released a Publication on climate actions in India titled “India – Spearheading Climate Solutions” in New Delhi. It refers to the vital actions India has taken under multiple sectors to combat and adapt to climate change.[/ms_expand]

6. What is the theme of the Challachitram National Film Festival that is to be held Guwahati on March 1, 2019?
(A) ’Our Pride, Our Film’
(B) ’Our Nation, Our Pride’
(C) ’Our Film, Our Pride’
(D) ‘Our Heritage, Our Pride’
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (D)

Explanation: Challachitram National Film Festival with the theme ‘Our Heritage, Our Pride’ will be held here in March, with a special award for entries from the northeastern region. Entries for short films, documentaries and animation films have been invited for both the competitive and non-competitive sections. [/ms_expand]

7. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) signed a loan agreement of Rs 5,000 crore with which Bank?
(A) Reserve Bank of India(RBI)
(B) State Bank of India(SBI)
(C) Union Bank of India
(D) Bank of India(BOI)
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (B)

Explanation: National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) signed a term loan agreement for Rs 5,000 crore with the State Bank of India (SBI). The agreement was signed by NTPC’s General Manager (Finance), Masood A. Ansari, and Deputy General Manager of SBI, Neelabh Sinha. The amount will be utilised to part finance the capital expenditure of NTPC.[/ms_expand]

8. Who is the EY Entrepreneur of the year 2018 award?
(A) Ritesh Agarwal
(B) Siddhartha Lal
(C) Azim Premji
(D) Byju Raveendran
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (B)
Explanation: Siddhartha Lal has won the EY Entrepreneur of the year 2018 after transforming Eicher Motors and helping the company resurrect the Royal Enfield motorcycle brand in India and making it a global brand icon.[/ms_expand]

9. Which Indian player has made it to top-100 in men’s singles tennis rankings in the past decade?
(A) Rohan Bopanna
(B) Divij Sharan
(C) Ankita Raina
(D) Prajnesh Gunneswaran
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (D)
Explanation: Prajnesh Gunneswaran has made it to the top-100 of Men’s Singles Tennis rankings with a jump of six places that took him to 97. With this, Gunneswaran has become the third Indian player to break into the top-100 barrier in the past decade after Somdev Devvarman and Yuki Bhambri.[/ms_expand]

10. Under the provisions of the Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian Bill, 2019, a marriage between NRI and Indian citizen must be registered within ________ _.
(A) 30 days
(B) 60 days
(C) 15 days
(D) 40 days
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (A)
Explanation: Under the bill’s provisions, a marriage between an NRI and an Indian citizen will have to be registered in India or Indian missions and posts abroad within 30 days from the date of marriage. This is to create more accountability and offer protection against the exploitation of Indian citizens, mostly Indian women by their NRI partners.[/ms_expand]

11. Which youngest Player received the Allan Border medal(cricketer of the year award) in Australian Cricket Awards 2019 held in Melbourne?
(A) Glenn Maxwell
(B) Nathan Lyon
(C) Dean Jones
(D) Pat Cummins
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (D)

Explanation: Pat Cummins won Allan Border medal for the cricketer of the year. He is the youngest Player since Steve Smith to get this award. Pat Cummins has capped the finest year of his career by winning the Allan Border Medal, edging out Nathan Lyon to be named Australia’s leading men’s cricketer.[/ms_expand]

12. Which animal is chosen as the Mascot for National Games 2022 that is to be held in Meghalaya?

(A) Sangai
(B) Tiger
(C) Clouded Leopard
(D) Hillock Gibbon
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (C)

Explanation: The Sports and Youth Ministry in the meeting of Executive Committee of the National Games 2022 has chosen the ‘Smiling Clouded Leopard’ to be the Mascot for the National Games 2022. Meghalaya will host the 2022 National Games, which is coinciding with its 50 years of statehood.[/ms_expand]

13. What was the Theme of World Radio Day?
(A) “Dialogue, Tolerance and Peace”
(B) ”Living a life with Radio”
(C) ”Radio and the World”
(D) ”Radio tool to Patience”
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (A)

Explanation: This year World Radio is celebrated with the theme of “Dialogue, Tolerance and Peace”.World Radio day signifies the era where people throughout the world listen to the radio and how it has shaped everyone’s life.[/ms_expand]

14. February 12 is celebrated as the commemoration of which British Scientist??
(A) Dorothy Darwin Hodgkin
(B) Michael Faraday Darwin
(C) Charles Darwin
(D) Brian Cox Darwin
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (C)
Explanation: The legacy of the British scientist “Charles Darwin” was celebrated across the globe by various scientists, activists, and fans as ‘International Darwin Day’ on 12th February every year. It an international event aims to educate and inspire people around the globe to reflect the importance of scientific discovery, thinking, works, curiosity to find new things, etc. of Charles Darwin.[/ms_expand]

15. Till when did the Union Cabinet approve an extension of tenure of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis?
(A) 2021
(B) 2022
(C) 2023
(D) 2020
(E) None of the above

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Solution: B

Explanation: The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for Extension of tenure of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) beyond March 31, 2019, for three years till 2022. As per the provisions of the NCSK Act 1993 it was initially made for the period up to March 31, 1997.[/ms_expand]

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