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

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Current Affairs Quiz for 15/03/2019

1. What is the theme of this year’s World Kidney Day?

(A)Kidney and Health
(B)Healthy Lifestyle for Healthy Kidneys
(C)Kidney Health for Everyone, Everywhere
(D)Kidney Disease and Obesity
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (C)

March 14 is observed as World Kidney Day. The theme is “Kidney Health for everyone, everywhere”.The theme calls for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for prevention and early treatment of kidney disease. The ultimate goal of a UHC policy is to promote population health by ensuring universal, sustainable and equitable access to essential healthcare of high quality.[/ms_expand]
2. Who has been selected for prestigious “Kusumagraj” national award for literature?

(A)SS Jain Nath
(B)VV Shirwadkar
(C)Ved Rahi
(D)VV Nath
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (C)

Film Director and novelist Ved Rahi have been selected for prestigious “Kusumagraj” national award for literature. Instituted by the city-based Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), the “Kusumagraj Rashtriya Sahitya Puraskar” carries a cash prize of Rs one lakh, a memento and a citation.[/ms_expand]

3. Who was conferred with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, by President Ramnath Kovind for distinguished services?

(A)Bipin Rawat
(B)GD Bakshi
(C)Devendra Sikri
(D)Prabhat Singh
(E)Abhinandan Varthaman

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Solution: (A)

Chief of Army Staff Bipin Rawat was conferred with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, by President Ramnath Kovind for distinguished services. The medal was presented to General Rawat at a Defence Investiture Ceremony held in Rashtrapati Bhavan.[/ms_expand]
4. Which team won the Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Team crown 2019?

(A)Indian Oil
(B)ONGC
(C)Punjab And Sind Bank
(D)Bank of Baroda
(E)None of the above

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Solution: (A)

Indian Oil retained their Bombay Gold Cup Hockey Team crown after fighting back from the brink to overcome Punjab and Sind Bank (PSB) 9-7 via the penalty shootout in the summit clash in Mumbai.[/ms_expand]
5. Special Olympics World Games 2019 begins at which city?

(A)Bishkek
(B)Abu Dhabi
(C)Paris
(D)New York
(E) Qatar

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Solution: (B)

Special Olympics World Games 2019 begins at Abu Dhabi in UAE. The event has already made history by welcoming a record-breaking 200 nations at the Games.[/ms_expand]
6. Which company to launch digital innovation center ar Bucharest in Romania to develop software for clients based on cloud, big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning?

(A)Wipro
(B)HCL
(C)Infosys
(D)TCS
(E)IBM

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Solution: (C)

Infosys would open a digital innovation centre ar Bucharest in Romania to develop software for clients based on cloud, big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning. They will invest in training our current employees and new hires for competencies, including user experience, cloud, big data, digital offerings, core technology skills and computer science skills.[/ms_expand]
7. Which bank has launched doorstep banking service for senior citizens over 70 years of age and differently-abled customers recently?

(A)BOB
(B)SBI
(C)IDBI
(D)PNB
(E)HDFC

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Solution: (B)

SBI has launched doorstep banking service for senior citizens over 70 years of age and differently-abled customers. Eligible customers can avail this service at a nominal fee of 100 rupees per transaction for financial transactions and 60 rupees for non-financial transactions.[/ms_expand]
8. According to Mercer’s Index of most liveable cities, which city topped the ‘most liveable” city?

(A)New York
(B)Paris
(C)London
(D)Vienna
(E) Boston

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Solution: (D)

The Austrian capital Vienna has topped Mercer’s index of most liveable cities for the 10th year in a row, while Sydney has fallen out of the top ten. Being medium-sized, safe and relatively green are some of the features it shares with second-placed Zurich. Auckland, Munich and Vancouver came joint third.[/ms_expand]
9. Wipro opened its center of excellence for Industrial Internet of Things(IOT) in which city?

(A)Mumbai
(B)Kochi
(C)Chennai
(D)Bangalore
(E) Hyderabad

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Solution: (B)

IT Major Wipro Ltd opened its centre of excellence for Industrial Internet of Things(IOT) in Kochi in Kerala. Using Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain and robotics, the centre will develop proofs of concept and market-ready IoT solutions.[/ms_expand]

10. The United States Special Forces Group held an exercise with India’s National Security Guard in which city?

(A)Mumbai
(B)Hyderabad
(C)Chennai
(D)Lucknow
(E)Jaipur

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Solution: (B)

The United States Special Forces Group stationed in Japan is involved in a joint exercise with India’s National Security Guard in Hyderabad, aimed at enhancing the capabilities of the armed forces of the two countries.[/ms_expand]
11. The Conference and Exhibition on Smart Energy, Smart Grid and Smart Cities India Smart Utility Week(ISUW 2019) organized by India Smart Grid Forum(ISGF) were held in which city/UT?

(A)Lucknow
(B)New Delhi
(C)Chennai
(D)Mumbai
(E)Hyderabad

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Solution: (B)

Conference and Exhibition on Smart Energy, Smart Grid and Smart Cities India Smart Utility Week(ISUW 2019) organized by India Smart Grid Forum(ISGF) were inaugurated by Shri AK Bhalla, Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India in New Delhi. ISUW 2019 will be organized as an International Conference and Exhibition on Smart Energy and Water for Smarter Cities. ISUW 2019 will bring together India’s leading Electricity, Gas and Water Utilities, Policy Makers, Regulators, Investors and world’s top-notch Smart Energy Experts and Researchers to discuss trends, share best practices and showcase next-generation technologies and products in smart energy and smart cities domains. [/ms_expand]

12. Who was appointed by the Supreme Court as a mediator to resolve disputes of cricket administration in BCCI?

(A) PS Narasimha
(B) DK Jain
(C) AM Sapre
(D) SA Bobde
(E) Sunil Gavaskar

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Solution: (A)

The Supreme Court on March 14, 2019, appointed senior advocate P S Narasimha as a mediator for resolving various disputes related to cricket administration in Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[/ms_expand]
13. China for the fourth time on March 13, 2019, put a technical hold on the proposal to designate Masood Azhar as a “global terrorist”. The proposal was moved in UNSC by which group of countries?

(A)ASEAN
(B) G20
(C) SAARC
(D) P3
(E) BRICS

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Solution: (D)

Giving setback to India, China for the fourth time blocked a bid in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to designate Pakistan’s Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar as a “global terrorist”. The proposal was moved by P3 countries (France, United Kingdom and the United States) on February 27, 2019, to the 1267 Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council in wake of Pulwama terror attack.[/ms_expand]
14. Over 100 schools have been closed in which nation after hundreds of people were poisoned due to the dumping of toxic waste in a river?

(A)Indonesia
(B)Thailand
(C)Malaysia
(D)Bangladesh
(E)China

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Solution: (C)

In Malaysia, over 100 schools have been closed after the dumping of toxic waste into a river caused hundreds of people to fall ill, including many children. A lorry is believed to have dumped the waste in southern Johor state, sending hazardous fumes across a wide area.[/ms_expand]
15. Indian and Pakistani officials on March 14, 2019, held the first round of talks to discuss and finalise the modalities for Kartarpur Corridor. The corridor will connect which district of Punjab with Pakistan?

(A) Amritsar
(B) Gurdaspur
(C) Ferozepur
(D) Kartarpur
(E) Faridkot

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Solution: (B)

Indian and Pakistani officials on March 14, 2019, held the first round of talks to discuss and finalise the modalities for Kartarpur Corridor at the Indian side of the Attari-Wagah border. The Kartarpur Road Corridor will link India’s border district of Gurdaspur with the historic Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, which was the resting place of Guru Nanak.[/ms_expand]

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