Today’s GK & Current Affairs Quiz for February 19, 2019

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Current Affairs Quiz for 19/02/2019

1. Prince Mohammed Bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud who recently visited India is the crown prince of which country?

(A)UK
(B)UAE
(C)Saudi Arabia
(D)Afghanistan
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (C)

Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrives in New Delhi on a two-day visit. Saudi Arabia had been investing in India as it is a robust economy. Indian companies are looking forward to participating in large development projects, including Smart City, Red Sea Tourism Project and Entertainment City, being undertaken by Saudi Arabia.[/ms_expand]
2. Guidelines to establish charging station for Electric Vehicles at every 25 km to outline the ways to build fueling points was established by ___

(A)Ministry of Urban Development
(B) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(C) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(D) Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (C)

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has published a set of guidelines to establish charging station for EV (Electric Vehicles) at every 25 km to outline the ways to build fueling points. This necessity of instituting charging stations has arrived as the government expects that 25% of road vehicles will be electric by 2030.[/ms_expand]
3. India has extended visa-on-arrival facility to the nationals of ____

(A)North Korea
(B) Israel
(C) South Korea
(D) Brazil
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (C)

The Union Tourism Ministry recently made a series of amendments in India’s e-visa regime, liberalising it further and making it more tourist friendly. The e-tourist Visa, which was introduced in September 2014 with 46 countries has now been made applicable for 166 countries. Besides, the visa-on-arrival facility has been extended to the nationals of the Republic of Korea.[/ms_expand]

4. In which state was a 110 feet National flag hoisted as a tribute to 40 soldiers martyred in last week’s terror attack at Pulwama in J&K?

(A)Haryana
(B)Chhattisgarh
(C)Punjab
(D)Odisha
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (B)

A 110 feet National flag was hoisted at Raipur railway station in Chhattisgarh as a tribute to 40 soldiers martyred in last week’s terror attack at Pulwama In J&K. The event witnessed a huge crowd amid heavy deployment of police force.[/ms_expand]

5. Naveen Patnaik inaugurated which irrigation projects in Kalahandi District of Odisha?

(A)Tungabhadra Irrigation Project
(B)Ret Medium Irrigation project
(C)Ganges Kobadak irrigation project
(D)Bhakra Nangal Irrigation Project
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (B)

Ret Medium Irrigation project which is constructed at a cost of Rs 768.46 crore, as stated officially. The project is expected to benefit 79 villages by providing them with irrigation facility for 8500 hectares of agricultural land under the four blocks of Bhawanipatna, Kesinga, Narla and Lanjigarh in the district.[/ms_expand]

6. Which among the following banks is penalized by RBI with Rs 1.5 crore recently due to deficiencies in regulatory compliance?

(A)Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC)
(B)Bank of India
(C)Punjab National Bank (PNB)
(D)Indian Bank
(E)None of the above

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Solution: (A)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a monetary penalty on three Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) banks due to deficiencies in regulatory compliance with the directions issued by RBI on monitoring end use of funds, information exchange with other banks and on the restructuring of accounts.A penalty of Rs 1.5 crore has been imposed on Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) and Rs 1 crore each on Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Bank of India.[/ms_expand]

7. Which group received broking license recently from Insurance Regulatory, and Development Authority of India?

(A)WomemSHG.com
(B) YonoInsurance.com
(C) UnionInsurance.com
(D) IndianMoneyInsurance.com
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (D)

IndiamoneyInsurance.com has acquired a broking license from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India(IRDAI) of India’s to enter Insurance Business. The company will come to process within the next few days and projects to hire 2000 employees before the year ends.[/ms_expand]

8. In how many states and UT’s, Rajnath Singh will launch the Emergency Response Support System(ERSS) for women safety?

(A)14
(B)12
(C)16
(D)18
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (C )

Home Minister Rajnath Singh will launch Emergency Response Support System(ERSS) in 16 states and UT’s for women safety from New Delhi. The states include Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Jammu and Kashmir.[/ms_expand]

9. UAE would be funding the construction of a US military hospital in which city?

(A)Abu Dhabi
(B)Kuwait
(C)Tehran
(D)Damascus
(E)None of the above

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Solution: (A)

A US military hospital funded by the United Arab Emirates will be built in Abu Dhabi to treat Emirati soldiers and regionally based American troops. The US would deploy medical military personnel in support of a facility very similar to the one in Germany, the biggest American hospital outside the US.[/ms_expand]

10. Which app is launched by Infosys to facilitate engineering students with best learning experiences?

(A)InfoStud
(B)Infy Learn
(C)Infy Eng
(D)InfyTQ
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (D)

Infosys, the country’s 2nd largest IT firm has launched a next-generation digital platform ‘InfyTQ’ to facilitate engineering students with best learning experiences by imparting technical and professional skills. InfyTQ is a platform available on both mobile and desktop, featured with always-on, anytime, anywhere learning catered through a continuous transfer of digital skills.[/ms_expand]

11. Who became the 72nd country to sign the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance(ISA)?

(A)Saudi Arabia
(B)Argentina
(C)Uganda
(D)Australia
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (B)

Argentina became the 72nd country to sign the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance(ISA). The agreement was inked on the sidelines of the official three-day visit of Argentinian President Mauricio Macri to India by Argentina’s Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie in the presence of ISA’s Director-General Upendra Tripathy.[/ms_expand]

12. RBI withdrew how much percent limit on investments by FPIs, in corporate bonds of an entity with a view to encouraging more foreign investments?

(A)10%
(B)20%
(C)30%
(D)40%
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (B)

RBI withdrew the 20% limit on investments by FPIs, in corporate bonds of an entity with a view to encourage more foreign investments. Foreign Portfolio Investment consists of securities and other financial assets passively held by foreign investors. FPI does not provide the investor with direct ownership of financial assets.[/ms_expand]
13. In which of the following nations National Emergency was declared recently to unblock money to build a border wall?

(A)United Kingdom
(B)Australia
(C)New Zealand
(D)United States
(E)None of the above

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Solution: (D)

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring a national emergency in the nation. The move would unblock billions of dollars of federal money to construct a wall along the US-Mexico border. Trump explained the move by saying that it was essential to prevent the country from “invasion” of illegal immigrants, drug dealers and criminal cartels.[/ms_expand]

14. Which nation has launched a cruise missile capable submarine amidst heightening tension with the United States?

(A)North Korea
(B) Israel
(C) Iran
(D) China
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (C)

Iran has launched ‘cruise missile capable’ submarine amid heightening tension with the United States. The new submarine is Iran’s first in the semi-heavy category, filling a gap between the light Ghadir class and the heavy Kilo-class submarines that the country possesses.[/ms_expand]

15. Which bank has created a cryptocurrency to help settle payments between clients in its wholesale payments business?

(A)DBS Bank
(B)United Overseas Bank
(C)JP Morgan
(D)HDFC Bank
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (C)

US investment bank JP Morgan has created a cryptocurrency to help settle payments between clients in its wholesale payments business. JPM Coin is the first digital currency to be backed by a major US bank.[/ms_expand]

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