19,February, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
19,February, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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Which bank
will pay Rs 28,000 Crore as Interim Dividend to the Government?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank
has announced that it will transfer an interim surplus of 28,000 crore rupees
to the central government for the half-year ended 31st December 2018. The
central bank follows a July-June financial year and usually distributes the
dividend in August after annual accounts are finalised. With this interim
transfer, the government will get a total of Rs 68,000 crore from the central
bank in the current fiscal. The RBI had transferred Rs 40,000 crore to the
government in August 2018. This will be the highest receipt from RBI in a
single financial year for the government, exceeding the Rs 65,896 crore it
received in FY16 and Rs 40,659 crore in FY18. A committee headed by former
Reserve Bank of India governor Bimal Jalan has been set up to review RBI's
economic capital framework.
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Which country
signed the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance with
India?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Argentina signed
the Framework Agreement of the International Solar Alliance with India. The
agreement was signed by Argentina's Foreign Minister Jorge Faurie in the
presence of ISA's Director-General Upendra Tripathy. The agreement of the
International Solar Alliance was opened for signature during the 22nd
Conference Of Parties at Marrakech on November 15, 2016. Argentina is the
72nd country to sign the Framework Agreement of the ISA. International Solar
Alliance: It aims to provide a common platform to address the specific solar
technology deployment needs of the solar resource-rich countries located
between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn ISA targets to
achieve the production 1 TW of solar energy by 2030. It also targets to
produce 100 GW of solar energy by 2022
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3.
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Who inagurated
Rs 768.46 crore cost of Ret Medium Irrigation project recently?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Naveen Patnaik,
Chief Minister of Odisha,inaugurated and laid foundation stones for numerous
development projects amounting to Rs 2,114 crore in Kalahandi district on
16th February 2019. 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. The chief minister also released Rs
15,000 each to 11,122 women self-help groups as seed money, Rs 25 lakh each
to 14 block-level Mahasanghs, Rs 3000 each to 9836 SHGs as digital empowerment
assistance under the ongoing Mission Shakti programme.
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4.
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Who
inaugurated the 4th Agri Leadership Summit 2019 at Haryana?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Union Minister
of Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh, inaugurated the 4th
Agri Leadership Summit 2019 at the India International Horticulture Market
(IIHM) in Ganaur, Sonipat district, Haryana. It was a 3-day summit. The theme
of the summit was "Entrepreneurship & Agri-Business; Agri Allied - A
Promising Sector and Agri Service- Direct Marketing". President Ram Nath
Kovind addressed the closing ceremony of the summit. He launched Digital
Kisan Platform. He also conferred Krishi Ratna Puraskar on Vice Chancellor K.
P. Singh of Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar and honoured 9 farmers with
the Kisan Ratna Puraskar.
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5.
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Tennis player
Elise Mertens has claimed the Qatar Open 2019. She belongs to which country?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Belgium's Elise
Mertens has claimed the Qatar Open 2019 title held at Doha, Qatar. She
defeated the top seed Simona Halep of Romania and secured 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 . In
the 2019 edition, the Men's Singles was won by R.Bautista Agut of Spain by
beating T. Berdych of Czechoslovakia. About Elise Mertens: Currently, Mertens
ranks 21 in the world rankings Mertens has won five singles and six doubles
WTA titles as well as 24 1TF titles.
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6.
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Union Culture
Minister Mahesh Sharma inaugurated India's very first 'Fulldome 3D Digital
Theatre' in which city?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Union Culture
Minister Mahesh Sharma inaugurated India's very first 'Fulldome 3D Digital
Theatre' at the Science City in Kolkata, West Bengal. It has a 23-metre
tilted dome to offer a fully immersive experience to the visitors and is
capable of screening high resolution, full dome, and digital 2D/3D content by
utilising 6 high-end projectors in a 23-meter diameter dome using Ulteria
Seam technology.
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Which Ministry
has recently published a guidelines to establish charging station for EV
(Electric Vehicles) at every 25 km to outline the ways to build fueling
points?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
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 government expects that 25% of road vehicles will be electric
by 2030. Norms and standards of Electric vehicles will be incorporated by the
building byelaws agencies of the respective guiding documents of the state
government and union territories. For making provisions for establishing EV
infrastructures, Ministry has made amendments to the guidelines of MBBL
(Model Building Bye laws), 2016 and URDPFI (Urban Regional Development Plans
Formulation and Implementation), 2014.
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8.
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Which country
has won the team event at the first Mallakhamb World Championship 2019?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
India emerged as
winners in the team event of First Mallakhamb World Championship was held in
Shivaji Park in central Mumbai in which India became the winner. This sport
involves athletes performing various yogic and gymnastic poses while hanging
from a rope or on a pole. 15 countries participated in the event- Spain,
Germany, Czech Republic,Italy, USA, Iran, Norway, England, France, Malaysia,
Singapore, Japan, Vietnam, Bahrain, and India.
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Name the west
Indies cricket player who has announced his retirement from One Day
Internationals (ODIs).
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
West Indies
batsman Chris Gayle has announced his retirement from One Day Internationals
(ODIs) after the forthcoming World Cup in England and Wales. He has scored 9727
ODI runs which is only 677 runs less than the highest scorer Brian Lara.
Chris Gayle, a Jamaican cricketer who plays International cricket for the
West Indies was born in September 21, 1979. His ODI debut was in 1999 against
India. He had the first ever World Cup double century against Zimbabwe 4
years ago.
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10.
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The 40th
International Annual Desert Festival was held in __________.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The 40th
International Annual Desert Festival held on the sand dune in Jaisalmer with
thousands of tourists participating in the colourful event. The 3-day
festival, which exhibits the rich cultural heritage of the desert state,
commenced with a colourful procession from Gadsisar lake fort. It had
interesting events like Mr. Desert and Ms. Moomal competitions, mustache
competitions, turban tying, musical and cultural performances, among others.
Folk artists also gave their enthralling performance.
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11.
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Batswoman,
Smriti Mandhana and __________ conferred Maharashtra State Government's Shiv
Chhatrapati Award in Mumbai.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Mallakhamb
coach, Uday Deshpande, and batswoman, Smriti Mandhana, were awarded the
Maharashtra State Government's Shiv Chhatrapati Award by the State's Governor
C. Vidyasagar Rao at an event held at the Gateway of India, Mumbai. Among the
other award recipients are hockey player Suraj Karkera, paddler Sanil Shetty,
track and field athlete Siddhant Thingaliya, who specialises in 110 metres
hurdles, runner Monika Athare and squash player Mahesh Mangaonkar.
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Who became the
first woman to climb Agasthyarkoodam peak in Kerala?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Bureaucrat
Dhanya Sanal K. became the first woman to climb Agasthyarkoodam peak in
Kerala. There was an unofficial ban for women to trek the peak which was
swept aside by Kerala High Court. Agasthyarkoodam peak is a 1868 metre high
mountain peak within Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala. It is a pilgrimage
centre as of Hindu Puranas for the devotees of Agasthya. Agasthya is
considered as the father of Tamil language and the Malayalam language is said
to be born from him.
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13.
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Who has won
the women's singles event at the 83rd Senior National Badminton Championships
2019?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
In badminton,
Saina Nehwal won her fourth title at the Yonex-Sunrise 83rd Senior National
Badminton Championships 2019 in Guwahati. In the final, she defeated
P.V.Sindhu by 21-18, 21-15 in Guwahati. Its her fourth title. Sourabh Verma
completed a hat-trick of titles, claiming the men's singles crown after
defeating young Lakshya Sen in straight games of 21-18, 21-13. Earlier, the
pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Chirag Shetty outclassed top seed duo Arjun
M.R and Shlok Ramachandran in straight games of 21-13, 22-20 to clinch the
Men's Doubles title.
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14.
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Which country
planned to send an unmanned spacecraft to collect data to be shared with
NASA?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Israel is to
launch its first moon mission, sending an unmanned spacecraft to collect data
to be shared with NASA. According to a report, the 585-kilogram Beresheet
(Genesis) spacecraft is to lift off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape
Canaveral, Florida. Mission control will be in Yehud, near Tel Aviv.
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M C Mary Kom
was named as women's training Ambassador for which of the following brand?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
German sports
and lifestyle brand PUMA has appointed the 6 time world champion woman M C
Mary Kom as its new brand ambassador. Mary Kom is now PUMA India's new
ambassador for their women's training category and will be representing the
brand in marketing campaigns. Mary Kom will steer brand's advertising
campaign #DoYou that aims to motivate women across the nation to be strong
and accomplish their goals. The association was facilitated by IOS sports and
Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. which primarily entitles Mary Kom.
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Which country
recently rejected an appeal by US Vice President Mike Pence to withdraw from
the 2015 Iran nuclear deal?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
German Foreign
Minister Heiko Maas has rejected an appeal by US Vice President Mike Pence
for Europeans to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, saying it's
fundamental for security. Pence criticised the initiative of France, Germany
and Britain to allow European companies to continue operating in Iran despite
US sanctions. About 2015 Iran nuclear deal: Iran nuclear deal - formally
known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) In 2015, Iran agreed
a long-term deal on its nuclear programme with the P5+1 group of world powers
- the US, UK, France, China, Russia and Germany. Under the deal, Tehran acceded
to a 10-year restriction on nuclear production. As of May 2018, there was
broad consensus that Iran has abided by the agreement. On May 8, 2018, United
States President Donald Trump announced the United States was withdrawing
from the deal.
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Who organised
a 2-day workshop on "Committee of Creditors: An Institution of Public
Faith" in Mumbai?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Insolvency
and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), organised a 2-day workshop on
"Committee of Creditors: An Institution of Public Faith" on 15-16
Feb,19 in Mumbai. It was the first of its kind organised jointly with State
Bank of India (SBI) & Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA). Dr.
MS Sahoo (Chairperson-IBBI) & Mr. Rajnish Kumar (Chairman-SBI) were some
of the faculty members.
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Who conducted
mega exercise 'Vayu Shakti' in Pokhran, Rajasthan?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Indian Air Force
conducted mega exercise 'Vayu Shakti' in Pokhran, Rajasthan. The exercise was
carried out day and night where the IAF showcased firepower capability of
indigenously developed platforms and efficacy of missiles. For the first
time, the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALP) and the Akash surface-to-air
missile were deployed in the military exercise. MiG-29 fighter jet also
participated in the exercise. The capability of Griffin Laser Guided Bomb
(LGB) a laser-guided bomb system was also showcased in the exercise. The
honorary group captain of the IAF, Sachin Tendulkar was present during the
exercise.
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19.
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Which
cybersecurity company launched 'Email Fraud Protection' to help organizations
block fraudulent emails from reaching enterprises?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Global
cybersecurity company Symantec has launched 'Email Fraud Protection', an
automated solution, to help organizations block fraudulent emails from
reaching enterprises. It aims to reduce workload for IT departments and
eliminate the need to manually manage email security configurations while
combating Business Email Compromise attacks. The solution is now available as
part of Symantec's Email Security Solution and Integrated Cyber Defence
Platform. With this solution, email authentication standards are met by
automatic monitoring of approved third-party senders.
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20.
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Third Indian
entry NGO Yuwa won the Laureus Sports for Good Award. This belongs to the
state of;
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Jharkhand based
NGO Yuwa won the Laureus Sports for Good Award. Yuwa works for girl
empowerment and became the third Indian entry to receive this honour. Yuwa
prepares girls to break the cycle of poverty permanently. The program has
used team sports and education to build character, confidence and courage
among girls. Yuwa was founded in 2009 by Americans Franz Gastler and Rose
Thomson. It runs a football program in rural Jharkhand with 450 girls. In
2004, Indian Cricket team and Pakistan counterpart shared Laureus Award for
the first time and recently by Magic Bus in 2014.
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