16,February, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
16,February,
2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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Maharashtra's
UNICEF joined hands with this organisation for addressing issues in child
protection.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
In order to
focus on the issues in the area of chid protection in the state, the UNICEF
in Maharashtra joined hands with Goa Women and Child Development (WCD).
Discussion was held on "Key challenges around child protection in
Goa" at a training programme on Integrated Child Protection
Scheme(ICPS), by WCD, which saw the participation of Ms. Rajeshwari
Chandrasekar, Chief Field Officer,UNICEF Maharashtra and Ms. Alpa Vora,
Consultant, Child Protection, UNICEF. Issue of migrant children who face a
whole lot of different problems linked with challenges of livelihood,
alcoholism, etc., of their poor parents, or the children themselves were
brought to light, among other issues.
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2.
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Ashwani Lohani
has been reappointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of which of
the following company?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Ashwani Lohani,
former chairman of Railway Board, has been reappointed as the Chairman and
Managing Director (CMD) of Air India for the second time after his previous
tenure from August 2015 to August 2017. He will assume office from 14th
February 2019, replacing Pradeep Singh Kharola, who is appointed as the new
Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation.
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3.
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Where did PM
Narendra Modi inaugurated the First ESIC Medical College and Hospital?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
PM Modi
inaugurated ESIC Medical College and Hospital at Faridabad which will provide
good quality medical care to every citizen of the country.It is the first
ESIC Medical College and Hospital in North India. The hospital is well
equipped with state of art equipment, services, facilities, campus hostel for
boys and girls, etc.The project costs around Rs. 595 crore. The 510 bedded
hospital will provide medical facilities to the workers and their family
members of the region.
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4.
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How many MoU's
signed between India and Saudi Arabia on establishing a mechanism for
Investment Infrastructure in India?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Union
Cabinet approved the 3 MoU's between India and Saudi Arabia. The Union
Cabinet approved the MoU between India and Saudi Arabia on establishing a
mechanism for Investment Infrastructure in India. The MoU provides for
engaging with the institutions of Saudi Arabia to attract potential
investment into the infrastructure sector of India. The aim is to boost the
infrastructure development in India, creating more jobs, growing ancillary
industries and finally lead to the growth in GDP and overall economic
prosperity.
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5.
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Hina Jaiswal
becomes IAFs first woman flight engineer, she belongs to the which city?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Chandigarhs Hina
Jaiswal becomes IAFs first woman flight engineer. She has completed the
Flight Engineers' course at 112 Helicopter Unit and placed at the Air Force
Station, Yelahanka, Bangalore. She has served as the Chief of firing team and
battery commander in a front line Surface to Air Missile squadron, before
being selected for the the prestigious Flight Engineers' Course. The flight
engineer branch was opened to woman officers in 2018.
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6.
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Who has won
the Sustainable Development Leadership Award for year 2019 at WSDS?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Frank
Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji, has been conferred with 'Sustainable
Development Leadership Award 2019' at the World Sustainable Development
Summit (WSDS-2019) in New Delhi. He won the award for his outstanding
contributions towards sustainable development in Fiji. The summit reiterated
India's vision for a greener tomorrow and to focus on energy transitions,
clean oceans, mobilising development finance, environmental sustainability
and sustainable mobility. Over 2000 delegates and speakers from over 40
countries participated in the summit. The summit was organised by The Energy
and Resources Institute (TERI). At the event, the Union Ministry of
Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has collaborated with TERI
to set up a Resource Efficiency Cell to help frame blueprint for national
integrated resource efficiency policy. The cell will enable inter-ministerial
and inter-departmental synergy in promoting material resource efficiency in
India while helping frame the blueprint of the integrated resource efficiency
policy for India.
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7.
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What is the
theme of the Challachitram National Film Festival that is to be held Guwahati
on March 1,2019?
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Answer: Option B
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, a press release of
'Challachitram' said on Monday. The deadline for submitting entries is
February 15. The three-day film festival will be held here from March 1.
Chalachitram is a Guwahati-based organisation working for showcasing the
heritage and culture of the northeast to national and international audience
through films.
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India and
Finland had signed agreement on cooperation with which of the following
field?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The MoU between
India and Finland on cooperation in the field of peaceful uses of outer space
was given approval by the Union Cabinet.It includes provisions for exploring
newer research activities and applications in the fields of Remote Sensing of
the Earth, Satellite Communication, Satellite Navigation Space Science and
Exploration of Outer Space.Provisions for Launching Finnish space objects by
Indian launch vehicles, processing and using space data, use of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) and cooperation around emerging new space opportunities are
also included.
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Who will
launch SPHEREx Mission to investigate Universe?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
NASA has
announced a new space telescope mission dedicated to understanding the
origins of life and the universe. It's called the Spectro-Photometer for the
History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer or SPHEREx,
for short. The space agency is aiming for a 2023 launch. Once SPHEREx is in
orbit, it will observe and collect data on over 300 million galaxies, some as
far as 10 billion light-years away from Earth, and 100 million stars in our
own Milky Way every six months. The space telescope's main goals, though, are
to search for water and organic molecules within the Milky Way. It will also
look for those ingredients of life in regions where stars are born.
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10.
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Early Ed Asia
2019, Asias largest early childhood conference, held in __________.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Early Ed Asia
2019, Asias largest early childhood conference, held in Jaipur. It was the
first time such a conference was held in India with over 6000 eminent early
childhood educators, policy-makers, researchers and other stakeholders from
India and foreign countries. The latest trends in teaching and research were
discussed to provide a stronger foundation to the children. The motto of the
event was 'Our Children. Our Future'.
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Which
organisation released World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2019 report.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The
International Labour Organization released World Employment and Social
Outlook Trends 2019 report. As per the report, unemployment rates will fall
to 4.9% in 2019 and remains steady in 2020. Among the age group 15-24 the
global unemployment stood at 11.8% which is much higher than it is among
other age groups. In the global labor market, 2 billion out of 3.3 billion
people worked keeping their economic security at risk in informal employment.
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12.
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Cabinet
approved MoU between India and __________ for Tourism.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
On 13th
February, 2019, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
approved various agreements with foreign governments in areas of terrorism,
counter-terrorism and space. The signing of MoU between India and Argentina
in the field of Tourism was approved by the Union Cabinet. The MoU is aimed
at helping the two countries to create an institutional mechanism for
enhancing cooperation in the Tourism sector.
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13.
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EU-India to
fund __________ Projects to deal with Water challenges.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
India and the
European Union made a decision to mutually invest up to 40 Million Euros on 7
Research and Innovation projects to tackle and handle immediate water
challenges in the country. The projects which are selected will develop or
adapt the most acceptable existing creative and affordable solutions for
Indian conditions, both in rural and urban areas, to facilitate solutions to
cope up with water challenges. 'Horizon 2020', EU's programme and Indian
government will invest together on projects for average duration of 4 years.
The main prime areas of the projects are to improve the quality of drinking
water, wastewater management system and real-time monitoring and control
systems. The project will brace India's Ganga rejuvenation initiative,
transfer of European technologies to India to suit Indian needs.
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Who among the
following has taken charge as the Chief of Staff at Eastern Naval Command,
Vishakhapatnam?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
A National
Defence Academy (NDA) graduate, Vice Admiral SN Ghormade took charge as the
Chief of Staff at Eastern Naval Command, Vishakhapatnam. SN Gharmade was
commissioned into Indian Navy on 1st January 1984 and he had assumed command
of Guided Missile Frigate INS Brahmaputra, Submarine Rescue Vessel INS
Nireekshak and Minesweeper INS Allepey in his 35 years long career. He was
honoured by President of India with Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) on 26th
January 2017 and Nau Sena Medal in 2007.
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Who has been
appointed as the chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes by the
Appointments Committee of Cabinet?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Appointments
Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has appointed senior IRS officer Pramod Chandra
Mody as chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). He will succeed
Sushil Chandra, who was recently appointed Election Commissioner. He is 1982
batch Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax cadre). Prior to this appointment,
he was a member in CBDT. Central Board of Direct Taxes is a nodal
policy-making body of Income Tax (IT) department functioning under Department
of Revenue, Union Ministry of Finance.
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Where did the
World Sustainable Development Summit 2019 held?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
World
Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2019, the flagship event of 'The Energy
and Resources Institute' (TERI), was inaugurated by Vice President Shri M.
Venkaiah Naidu at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The theme of WSDS 2019 was
'Attaining the 2030 Agenda: delivering on our promise'. Frank Bainimarama,
Prime Minister of Fiji was honoured with the Sustainable Development
Leadership Award 2019 for his outstanding contributions towards sustainable
development in Fiji.
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Which Ministry
had released the Publication on climate actions in India titled "India -
Spearheading Climate Solutions" in NewDelhi?
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Answer: Option A
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. Major
initiatives mentioned in the publications are National Action Plan on Climate
Change (NAPCC), National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change (NAFCC), Climate
Change Action Programme (CCAP), State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC),
International Solar Alliances (ISA), and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and
Urban Transformation (AMRUT).The Government aims to generate 175 GW of
renewable energy by 2022. Advancement from Bharat Stage-IV to BHARAT Stage-VI
emission standards by April 2020 have been undertaken to minimize the effect
of climate change.
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Inland
Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) launched a new portal for real-time data
on available depth on stretches of National Waterways. It was named as;
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Inland Waterways
Authority of India (IWAI) launched a new portal Least Available Depth
Information System (LADIS) for real-time data on available depth on stretches
of National Waterways.
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Which of the
following scheme of Andhra Pradesh State Government had amalgamated with the
PM-Kisan Scheme inorder to furnish farmers with Rs.10000 annually?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Andhra Pradesh
has made a significant move by merging Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi
Portal with its own Annadatha Sukhibhava scheme. This move will further allow
a fixed amount of Rs. 10,000 per annum to all farmers in the state,
irrespective of the size of their land.The benefits will be facilitated in 2
portions of Rs. 5000 before the Kharif and Rabi crop cycle. Around 70 lakhs
farmers will get advantage from this merger.PM-Kisan scheme will not only
cover the marginalized farmers, but also the tenant farmers who will be
facilitated with 'Cultivation Certificates' and 'Loan Eligibility
Certificates' to avail the benefits of scheme.Other than Rs. 6000 per
household which will given under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, farmers will also
receive Rs. 4000 from Andhra Pradesh government, which will further benefit
54 lakhs farmers.
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Union Cabinet
Chaired by Prime minister Narendra Modi approved setting up of New Viral
Vaccine Manufacturing Unit in which state?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Union Cabinet
approved the proposal for allotment of 30 acres of land to Pasteur Institute
of India for establishment of New Viral Vaccine Manufacturing Unit at
Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. The land for the project will be transferred free of
cost and will also be changed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
from 'industrial' to 'institutional'.The project includes production of Anti
Sera (like snake venom and Anti Rabies Sera) and Viral Vaccine (like TCA
anti-measles vaccine, JE vaccine, etc.) at its manufacturing unit in Coonoor.
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