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Quiz from Current Affairs 1 March 2019 of A2Z – Click Here to Read Current Affairs of March 1, 2019
- How much amount was allocated for the establishment of new AIIMS at Manethi in Haryana’s Rewari district?
A)Rs 1055 cr
B)Rs 1200 cr
C)Rs 1155 cr
D)Rs 1299 cr
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: The Centre has given approval to the establishment of new AIIMS at Manethi in Haryana’s Rewari district at a cost of Rs 1299 crore. The objective is to establish the new AIIMS as Institutions of National Importance for providing quality tertiary healthcare, medical education, nursing education and research in the region.
[/su_spoiler] - How much amount has been approved for purchase of the RBI held shares in the National Housing Bank by the Union Cabinet?
A)Rs 1500 cr
B)Rs 1400 cr
C)Rs 1450 cr
D)Rs 1540 cr
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: The Union Cabinet approved an expenditure of Rs 1450 crore for purchase of the RBI held shares in the National Housing Bank.
[/su_spoiler] - The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for setting up of a Centre for Disability Sports in which city/UT?
A)Lucknow
B)Chennai
C)New Delhi
D)Gwalior
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: The Union Cabinet approved the proposal for setting up of a Centre for Disability Sports at Gwalior.
[/su_spoiler] - Recently,the Union Cabinet approved promulgation of an ordinance for establishing the International Arbitration Centre(IAC) in which city?
A)New Delhi
B)Hyderabad
C)Lucknow
D)Chennai
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: The Union Cabinet approved promulgation of an ordinance for establishing the New Delhi International Arbitration Centre(NDIAC) to create an independent and autonomous regime for institutionalised arbitration.
[/su_spoiler] - Which ministry launched scheme for Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produces?
A)Ministry of Finance
B)Ministry of Women and Child Development
C)Ministry of Tribal Affairs
D)Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: Shri Jual Oram, Union Minister of Tribal Affairs launched the ambitious scheme of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Van Dhan,the scheme for Minimum Support Price(MSP) for Minor Forest Produce Scheme(MFP) and Development of Value Chain of MFPs at a National Workshop organized by Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Limited under Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
[/su_spoiler] - Which became the only private University in India to be featured in the QS World Rankings in the areas of Medicine and Pharmacy?
A)Symbiosis University
B)Manipal Academy of Higher Education
C)VIT
D)Integral Institute of Science
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: Manipal Academy of Higher Education achieved another milestone, as it became the only private University in India to be featured in the QS World Rankings in the areas of Medicine and Pharmacy.This is the third consecutive year that MAHE is the highest ranked private University in the country.
[/su_spoiler] - Union Minister Harsh Vardhan launched an anthem as a part of a campaign to make plastic free India by which year?
A)2030
B)2020
C)2025
D)2022
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: Union Minister Harsh Vardhan launched an anthem as a part of a campaign to make plastic free by 2022, and stressed on strengthening plastic waste management and recycling ecosystem in the country.
[/su_spoiler] - Which state launched scheme “Jalamrutha”?
A)Uttrakhand
B)UP
C)Sikkim
D)Karnataka
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: “Jalamrutha”, an ambitious water conservation scheme was launched by Karnataka chief minister, HD Kumaraswamy, at a programme organized by rural development and panchayat raj department at Dr BR Ambedkar Bhavan in Bengaluru.
[/su_spoiler] - Which state launched “Mukhyamantri Parivar Samman Nidhi” scheme?
A)Uttar Pradesh
B)Haryana
C)Rajasthan
D)Madhya Pradesh
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar announced the “Mukhyamantri Parivar Samman Nidhi” scheme for farmers of the state cultivating upto 5 acres of land and families having income less than Rs 15000 per month.
[/su_spoiler] - Which company unveiled India’s first semiconductor chips for 4G/LTE and 5G modems?
A)IBM
B)SignalChip
C)Quora
D)Mphasis
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: Bengaluru based fabless semiconductor company.Signal Chip unveiled India’s first semiconductor chips for 4G/LTE and 5G modems., which would enable high-speed wireless communication. These chips put India into an elite group of countries that own this widely used fundamental technology.
[/su_spoiler] - In which city, AYUSH Minister Shri Yesso Naik laid the foundation stone for National Institute of Unani Medicine recently?
A)Lucknow
B)Ghaziabad
C)Gurgaon
D)Meerut
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: AYUSH Minister Shri Yesso Naik laid the foundation stone for National Institute of Unani Medicine at Ghaziabad.
[/su_spoiler] - According to BCG-IBA report-EASE Reforms for PSB measures,which bank ranks highest in implementation of “reforms agenda”?
A)BOB
B)IOB
C)OBC
D)PNB
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: Fraud-hit PNB has been ranked first among PSBs in the implementation of ‘reforms agenda’, followed by Bank of Baroda and State Bank of India.the BCG-IBA report-EASE Reforms for PSB measures performance of each PSB.
[/su_spoiler] - LIC have recently signed bancassurance agreement with which bank under which the lender will offer LIC’s insurance products at its branches?
A)Vijaya Bank
B)IDBI
C)Allahabad Bank
D)PNB
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option B
Explanation: IDBI Bank and LIC have signed a bancassurance agreement under which the lender will offer LIC’s insurance products at its branches.
[/su_spoiler] - According to the Central Statistics Office(CSO),GDP of India in Q3 of 2018-19 is pegged at how much percent?
A)6.2%
B)6.3%
C)6.4%
D)6.6%
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: The economic growth of India slowed to a low of 6.6 percent in October to December period of current fiscal year 2018-19. GDP at constant (2011-12) prices in Q3 of 2018-19 is estimated at Rs 35 lakh crore, as against Rs 32.85 lakh crore in Q3 of 2017-18, showing a growth rate of 6.6 per cent, said the Central Statisics Office(CSO) which operates under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Development.
[/su_spoiler] - According to Moody’s Global Macro Outlook for 2019 and 2020 report,India to grow at how much percent in next two years i.e 2019 and 2020?
A)8.0%
B)7.0%
C)7.5%
D)7.3%
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
Explanation: Even as the global economy will further weaken in 2019 and 2020,India’s economy will grow at 7.3% in both the calendar years as it is less exposed to the global slowdown, the US-based rating agency said in its quarterly Global Macro Outlook for 2019 and 2020.
[/su_spoiler] - Who has become the first batsman in the world to smash 500 sixes in international cricket?
A)Chris Gayle
B)MS Dhoni
C)Virat Kohli
D)Glenn Maxwell
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: Windies’ 39-year-old opener Chris Gayle has become the first ever batsman to smash 500 sixes in international cricket and the second batsman to slam 300 ODI sixes.
[/su_spoiler] - Who was the lone Indian to feature in the top 10 batting list in the latest ICC T20 International Players Ranking released recently?
A)Kedar Jadhav
B)Rohit Sharma
C)KL Rahul
D)Virat Kohli
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: KL Rahul was the lone Indian to feature in the top 10 batting list in the latest ICC T20 International Players Ranking released recently. Formerly top-ranked Virat Kohli up two places to 17th and former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni up seven places to 56th have also gained among Indian batsmen.
[/su_spoiler] - Who won her second gold medal in 200 m women’s race in the Indian Grand Prix series 2019?
A)Supriya Maddala
B)Vaishnavi Singh
C)Dutee Chand
D)Anjali Devi
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: Asian Games silver medallist Dutee Chand ran in 200 m women’s race to win her 2nd gold medal in the Indian Grand Prix series 2019 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. The timing will help Dutee improve her IAAF World Ranking in the 200m event.
[/su_spoiler] - Recently, James DeGale announced his retirement.He was related to which sports?
A)Cricket
B)Football
C)Boxing
D)Shooting
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: Two-time world boxing champion James DeGale announced his retirement 10 years after his professional debut. DeGale beat Andre Dirrell for the vavant IBF super middleweight title in 2015 in Boston, then successfully defended it three times across the Atlantic.
[/su_spoiler] - Who was confirmed as the first Indian origin women to be honored with a Blue Plaque at her former London home?
A)Neer Alia
B)Himani Raj
C)Noor Inayat Khan
D)Nusrat Begam
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: Britain’s World War II spy Noor Inayat Khan was confirmed as the first Indian origin women to be honored with a Blue Plaque at her former London home. The Blue Plaque scheme run by English Heritage honours notable people who lived or worked in particular buildings across London.
[/su_spoiler] - Which company won Assocham Non Life Insurer of the Year award?
A)Bharti AXA General Insurance
B)IDBI Federal Life Insurance
C)UIIC
D)NIACL
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: Bharti AXA General Insurance has been conferred with the “Non Life Insurer of the Year award 2019 by the Assocham, one of the apex trade associations of India.
[/su_spoiler] - Which England player received Knighthood for his services to cricket at an investiture ceremony in Buckingham Palace?
A)Alastair Cook
B)Jos Butler
C)Paul Collingwood
D)Kevin Peterson
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
Explanation: Former England captain Alastair Cook officially received the Knighthood for his services to cricket at an investiture ceremony in Buckingham Palace.He is the first England cricketer to receive a knighthood since Sir Ian Botham in 2007.
[/su_spoiler] - Recently,Andre Previn passed away.He was related to which field?
A)Writer
B)Sports
C)Music Composer
D)Journalism
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
Explanation: Four-time Oscar winning music composer Andre Previn passed away.
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STATIC GK BASED ON CURRENT AFFAIRS
- Where is the HQ of ASSOCHAM?
A)Chennai
B)Mumbai
C)New Delhi
D)Pune
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option C
[/su_spoiler] - Where is the HQ of Moody?
A)Paris
B)Geneva
C)Rome
D)New York
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option D
[/su_spoiler] - Where is the HQ of IDBI Bank?
A)Mumbai
B)Kolkata
C)Chennai
D)Delhi
[su_spoiler title=" View Answer " icon="chevron-circle"] Option A
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