07,March, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
07,March, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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Which of the following has referred
to India as a Key Hub for Illicit Drug Trade.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
United Nations
Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has referred to India as a Key Hub for
Illicit Drug Trade. The study has found more than 1,000 drug listings from
India published across 50 online crypto-market platforms. The report also
states that in 2017 Indian authorities have dismantled two illicit Internet
pharmacies, seizing close to 130,000 tablets containing psychotropic
substances. India, Australia, France and Turkey together accounted for 83% of
global production of morphine-rich opiate raw materials in 2017.
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2.
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ISRO and __________ signed an
agreement to set up a joint maritime surveillance system.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
National space
agency ISRO and French space agency CNES signed an agreement to set up a
joint maritime surveillance system in the country in May. K.Sivan, Chairman
of the Indian Space Research Organisation, and Jean-Yves Le Gall, President
of CNES of France, signed the agreement in Bengaluru. The two nations will
explore putting up a constellation of low-Earth orbiting satellites that will
identify and track the movement of ships globally, and in particular, those
moving in the Indian Ocean region where France has its Reunion Islands. The
CNES-ISRO agreement intends to supply an operational system for detecting,
identifying and tracking ships in the Indian Ocean. It provides for a
maritime surveillance centre to be set up in India in May this year; sharing
of capacity to process existing satellite data and joint development of
associated algorithms. The two agencies have put up two climate and ocean
weather monitoring satellites Megha-Tropiques (of 2011) and SARAL-AltiKa
(2013) that are considered a model.
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3.
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The theme of World civil defence
day is;
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
World Civil
Defence Day is observed on 1st March every year, all over the world. The
theme of this year's World Civil Defence Day was "Children's safety, our
responsibility". This day was incorporated in 1990 by the International
Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO). The day marks the entry into force of the
ICDO Constitution as an intergovernmental organisation in 1972 and has two
main purposes: The attention of the world public the vital importance of
Civil Protection and of raising awareness of the preparedness for, and
prevention and self-protection measures in the event of accidents or
disasters.
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4.
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Who has been nominated as the head
of Food and Agricultural Organisation?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
India has
nominated Ramesh Chandra, a member of Niti Ayog, to head Food and
Agricultural Organisation (FAO). Ramesh Chand's candidature is challenged by
Qu Dongyu of China, Medi Moungui of Cameroon, Catherine Geslain-Laneelle of
France and Davit Kirvalidze of Georgia. To get elected to the post of
Director-General of FAO the candidate needs to secure a simple majority of
the 194 members. The only Indian to head the FAO is Binay Ranjan Sen, who was
the Director-General from 1956 to 1967. Food and Agriculture Organisation
(FAO): FAO is a specialized agency of the United Nations which leads
international efforts to defeat hunger It was established as a specialized
agency in 1945.
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5.
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BOLD-QIT project, sometimes seen in
news, has launched on which of the following borders of India?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Union Home
Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the project BOLD-QIT (Border
Electronically Dominated QRT Interception Technique) on India-Bangladesh
border in Dhubri District of Assam. The project is a part of the
Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS), which many
countries including Israel have adopted to ensure proper border management.
Hence, the implementation of the BOLD-QIT project will not only help Border
Security Force (BSF) to curb all types of cross border crimes but also
provide respite to the troops from round the clock human surveillance. Now,
the entire span of River Brahmaputra has been covered with data network
generated by Microwave communication, OFC Cables, DMR Communication, day and
night surveillance Cameras and intrusion detection system. These modern
gadgets provide feeds to BSF Control Rooms on the Border and enable BSF Quick
Reaction Teams to thwart any possibility of Illegal Cross Border Crossing/
Crimes.
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Which two organisation form a
working group Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)
scheme?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Insurance
Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and the National Health
Authority (NHA) have formed a working group on the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan
Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). The joint working group, to be chaired
by Dinesh Arora, Deputy CEO of NHA, will have 10 members from both the
organisations. In six months, it will submit a report on how to detect and
deter fraud through a common repository and capacity-building.
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7.
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Which bank has signed a
bancassurance deal with private life insurer HDFC Life Insurance Company?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
United Bank of
India has signed a bancassurance deal with private life insurer HDFC Life
Insurance Company. Through this partnership, United Bank's customers will be
able to take advantage of HDFC Life's expertise in life insurance products,
distribution and customer service. United Bank has a strong presence in rural
and semi-urban areas, with over 2,000 branches and offices, while HDFC Life
is India's largest non-bank-promoted private life insurer.
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8.
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The 12-day Aerial Exercise Red Flag
2019 began in which country?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Red Flag 2019,
the 12-day long advanced aerial combat training exercise held several times a
year by the US Air Force, has been initiated at Nellis Air Force Base,
Nevada, United States. The exercise is scheduled from 3rd to 16th March 2019
and air forces from United States, the United Arab Emirates, Belgium, the
Netherlands, Singapore and Saudi Arabia are participating in it.
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9.
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Who has been appointed the chairman
of Coordination Committee for 2022 Asian Games?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Indian Sports
Administrator Randhir Singh appointed as the Chairman of Coordination
Committee of 2022 Asian Games which will be hosted in Hangzhou, China. He has
been appointed to the post by the General Assembly of the Olympic Council of
Asia (OCA). Randhir served as Secretary General of OCA for 24 years from 1991
to 2015. Randhir Singh is currently an Honorary Life Vice President Of the
OCA and he is a five time Olympian Shooter. Randhir served as Secretary
General of the Indian Olympic Association from 1987 to 2012 and was a full
time member of the International Olympic Committee from 2001 to 2014 before
becoming its honorary member.
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10.
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Which Sport will return in Asian
Games 2022 edition in Hangzhou?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Cricket is set
for a return at the Asian Games after the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA)
included it in the sports programme for the 2022 edition in Hangzhou. The
decision was taken at the OCA's General Assembly in Bangkok.
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11.
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Which city became world's most
polluted city in 2018?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Gurugram in the
National Capital Region (NCR) emerged as the most polluted region in the
world in 2018 as per 2018 World Air Quality Report. As per the report, Delhi
is the most polluted capital in the world. In the list of polluted cities, Delhi
ranked 11th. Out of the top 10 polluted cities in 2018, seven were India,
which are Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Bhiwandi, Noida, Patna and Lucknow. The
report was based on a new study by Swiss based company IQ Air AirVisual and
non profit organization Greenpeace on information from over 3000 cities.
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12.
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The CM of this state laid the
foundation stone for the Dehradun-Mussoorie ropeway project with the cost of
Rs 300-crore.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Uttarakhand
Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has laid the foundation stone for the
Dehradun-Mussoorie ropeway project which is considered to be a tourist
novelty. The Rs 300-crore ropeway project is expected to be completed in
three years. Poma, a French company which manufactures cable-driven projects,
will provide the technical support to the ropeway which will be built on the
PPP mode.
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13.
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Which company launches the scheme
"SWAGAT" - the Automatic Fare Collection Gating System?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Bharat
Electronics Limited (BEL), a defence public sector undertaking, presented
SWAGAT - the Automatic Fare Collection Gating System. PM Narendra Modi
launched the system as part of the inaugural of Phase-I of the Ahmedabad
Metro. SWAGAT is an initiative steered by the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs (MoHUA) in collaboration with BEL and Centre for Development of
Advanced Computing (CDAC) with the support of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
(DMRC), National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) and State Bank of India
(SBI).
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14.
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Kaja Kallas appointed as the first
female prime minister of this country?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Kaja Kallas, the
leader of the Reform Party has been appointed as the first female Prime
Minister of Estonia, after the liberal Reform Party declared victory in the
elections against centre-left Prime Minister Juri Ratas's party. She will
sworn in as the 18th Prime Minister of Estonia .She will succeed Juri Ratas.
The Reform Party secured 28.8% votes against Centre party votes of 23%. The
coalition government will be formed between Reform Party and far-right EKRE.
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Recently, Which country becomes the
124th member of the International Criminal Court?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Malaysia has
become a member of the International Criminal Court. The ICC is the world's
only permanent war crimes court and aims to prosecute the worst abuses when
national courts are unable or unwilling. Malaysia becomes the 124th member of
the court since its establishment in 2002. But the tribunal in The Hague has
come under fire over high-profile acquittals, while Burundi became the first
country to quit the court in 2017 and the Philippines has announced its
intention to withdraw.
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16.
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Hitachi Payment Services Pvt Ltd
and this bank jointly establishing a digital payments platform for India.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
State Bank of
India (SBI) and Hitachi Payment Services Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Hitachi Ltd has launched their merchant-acquiring joint venture, SBI
Payment Services Pvt Ltd (SBIPSPL) in Mumbai for establishing a digital
payments platform for India and other countries in the region. The joint
venture (SBI) has a 74 percent stake, and the balance is with Hitachi Payment
Services) will facilitate expansion of the digital payments landscape in
India via its digital payments platform.
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17.
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IDBI Bank gets govt nod to handle
import and export transactions with which country?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The government
has given a nod to the IDBI Bank to handle import and export transactions
with Iran. This has been done to boost the trade between India and Iran
amidst US sanctions on Iran. Earlier, UCO Bank used to handle the payments
during the previous sanctions. The channel of payment to Iran through Euros
using European banking channels was blocked from November 2018. Iran is the
third largest supplier of oil to India, after Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
Bilateral trade between India and Iran increased to USD 13.8 billion in
2017-18 from USD 12.9 billion in the previous fiscal. However, India's
exports to Iran were only worth USD 2.5 billion.
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18.
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Former Union Minister V. Dhananjaya
Kumar was passed away recently. He belongs to the state of?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Former Union
Minister V. Dhananjaya Kumar died in Mangalore, Karnataka. He was 68 and the
reason of his death has been ascertained due to ailments. He is natively from
Venur, Belthangady taluk in Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. He had
been a representative from Mangalore constituency for 4 continuous terms and
served as the Union Minister in the 13-day rule of A.B. Vajpayee government.
He was Cabinet Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism in 1996, Union
Minister of State for Finance from 1999-2000, and Union Minister of State for
Textiles from 2000-2003.
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19.
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When did Janaushadhi Diwas
celebrated?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Janaushadhi
Diwas is being celebrated across the country on 7th March. Prime Minister
Narendra Modi will address five thousand Janaushadhi stores across the
country through video-conferencing on the occasion. He will also interact
with owners of Janaushadhi Kendras and beneficiaries of the scheme. More than
five thousand 50 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana Kendras,
PMBJP, are functional in 652 districts.
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The refurbished Handloom Haat was
inaugurated by Textiles Minister Smriti Irani in __________.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The refurbished
Handloom Haat was inaugurated by Textiles Minister Smriti Irani at Janpath,
New Delhi. The main aim is to provide infrastructural support to handloom
agencies so that they can enhance their sales of handloom products and
provide a platform to display a wide variety of handloom products that are
produced all over the country. The task of refurbishing was adopted in 2018.
VisionNXT- Trend Forecasting Initiative which will predict the market for
various handloom products according to trends, design and colours. Indian
Textiles and Craft Repository which shall be supported by the DC Handlooms
and the DC Handicrafts, Ministry of Textiles. Design Innovation and
Incubation which aims to support entrepreneurs, artisans, start-ups, NIFT
alumni and students. A booklet - World Handmade Textile Biennales was
released by Smriti Irani. Also, regional incubators shall be constituted NIFT
campuses of Mumbai, New Delhi and Bengaluru.
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