25,February, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
25,February, 2019 Current Affairs -
Daily Current Affairs
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UN, SIDBI and
this bank jointly launched the Women's Livelihood Bond, recently.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
World Bank,
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN
Women), and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) launched new
social impact bonds exclusively for women, called Women's Livelihood Bonds
(WLBs), with an initial corpus of Rs 300 crore. It will enable individual
women entrepreneurs in sectors like food processing, agriculture, services,
and small units to borrow around Rs 50,000 to Rs 3 lakh at an annual interest
rate of around 13% to 14% or less and have a tenure of 5 years. They will be
unsecured, unlisted bonds and offer a fixed coupon rate of 3% per annum to
bond investors.
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2.
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Cobra Gold
Military Exercises was hosted by Thailand and which of the following country?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Thailand and the
United States hosted the annual Cobra Gold military exercise, the biggest
activity of its type in the Asia-Pacific region with 29 nations taking part
as participants or observers. Apart from the 2 countries, 7 countries who
participated in the exercise were India, Singapore, Japan, China, Indonesia,
Malaysia and South Korea. The Indian Army participated in the military
training exercise with a 14-member contingent. India participated in this
exercise for the first time in the 'Observer Plus' category in 2016 alongside
China.
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3.
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Which state
government launched boat ambulance service for remote areas, recently?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Odisha govt
launched boat ambulance service for remote areas. The project, which costs
around ₹5.40 crore, reportedly includes six boat ambulances and 60 jetties
with walkway. This new facility is hope for residents who live in far-flung
areas, river-locked pockets of the state, making it easier for them to reach
the hospitals.
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4.
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Which company
gets $350 million from the U.S. government to support the construction of new
wind and solar power plants in India?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
ReNew Power, a
Clean energy producer, had secured a fresh debt financing of up to $350
million from the U.S. government's development finance institution Overseas
Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). This follows an earlier round of
financing when OPIC granted a loan of $250 million to ReNew Power in March
2016. The funds will be utilized by ReNew Power to support the construction
of new wind and solar power plants in India.
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5.
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Who won the
FICCI CSR Award for Women Empowerment?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Jindal Steel and
Power Ltd (JSPL) was conferred with the prestigious 'FICCI CSR Award' for
Women Empowerment for its innovative and high impact women empowerment
programmes, implemented by the company's CSR Arm - JSPL Foundation, across
its operational areas in India. Director, JSPL and the Co-Chairperson of JSPL
Foundation Shallu Jindal received the award from Union Commerce and Industry
and Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu in New Delhi. About FICCI CSR
Awards Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards are India's first CSR award,
instituted in 1999 by FICCI. The main aim of the award is to identify and recognize
the efforts of companies in integrating and internalizing Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR).
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6.
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GST on under
construction flats cut from 12 percent to __________ %.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Under
construction properties priced over ₹45 lakh will attract 5% GST (Goods and
Services Tax), instead of 12%. A residential property priced at ₹45 lakh or
below will now be defined as "affordable" and taxed at 1%, from 8%
earlier. The new rates will be effective from April 1, 2019.
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7.
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Which film won
the Best Foreign Film in Oscar 2019?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Mexico's
"Roma" is the winner of the best foreign language film at the
Oscars.
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8.
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Which Indian
Short film won 2019 Oscar Award in the category 'Best Short Documentary'?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
India-based 'Period.
End of Sentence.' has won the Oscar 2019 for Best Documentary Short Subject
at the 91st Academy Awards.
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9.
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Central Excise
day was observed on;
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Central Excise
Day was observed on 24th February in India. Various programs and seminars
were organized New Delhi and other states. Numerous programs were conducted
to spread awareness among the buyers and the sellers regarding the new excise
rules and regulations for easy implementation and maximum benefit. Government
will distribute awards to the employees of the central excise department who
have displayed outstanding values in work culture and ethics.
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10.
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Name the
Aerospace company which launched Israels first moon lander Beresheet from
Florida?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Israel's first
moon lander, the 585 kg "Beresheet" ("Genesis" in
Hebrew), was launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket from the private US-based SpaceX
in Florida, United States. At a cost of USD 100 million, it is the
lowest-budget spacecraft to ever undertake such a mission. It is part of
renewed global interest in the Moon, sometimes called the "Eighth
Continent" of the Earth. The project is funded almost entirely by
donations making it the first privately backed lunar lander mission.It was
notably financed by businessman and philanthropist Morris Kahn. Other
partners include Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Israel's space agency and
Israel's Ministry of Science and Technology. Beresheet carries a "time
capsule" loaded with digital files containing a Bible, children's
drawings, Israeli songs, memories of a Holocaust survivor and the blue-and-white
Israeli flag. Landing is the main mission, but the spacecraft also carries a
scientific instrument to measure the lunar magnetic field, which will help to
understand of the Moon's formation.
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11.
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Who
inaugurated VIVID 2019 that was organised by National Informatics Centre
(NIC)?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Union Minister
Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated VIVID 2019. "VIVID-Vision Insight and
Voices as India goes Digital"- the District Informatics Officer (DIO)
meet, was organised by National Informatics Centre (NIC) from 21st to 22nd
February, 2019, as an initiative to interact with the DIO's and to share
their experiences as well as contribution, as digital change-makers at the
grass-root level in the States. He also released the Digital India Compendium
and launched Digidhan Mitra Chatbot and Technology incubation and development
of entrepreneurs (TIDE 2.0) scheme.
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12.
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Which country
has conducted a naval military exercise 'Velayat 97' from Persian Gulf to
Indian Ocean?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
An Iranian naval
force has started a massive three-day drill, codenamed "Velayat
97", across two million square kilometers of sea between the Straits of
Hormuz and the Indian Ocean, including a sensitive global shipping route. The
drill will showcase Iran's submarines, warships, helicopters and drones. It
is being held from the Strait of Hormuz to the southeastern coasts of Makran,
the Sea of Oman and the northern parts of the Indian Ocean, down to the
10-degrees latitude. The naval exercise comes at a time of tensions with the
US, after Washington condemned Iran at the summit in Warsaw. In addition Iran
has upped tensions with Saudi Arabia after a terror attack in southeastern
Iran, which Tehran blamed partly on Riyadh. Iran has also recently condemned
the United Arab Emirates, Israel and the US. Sending its navy to the Strait
of Hormuz, a major chokepoint for the world's oil, is provocative.
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13.
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Where did the
44th Global Summit of International Advertising Association held?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The 44th IAA
World Congress was organised in Kochi. The conference lasted for 3 days. It
involved sessions from a wide variety of speakers-ranging from a spiritual
guru, industrial leaders to technology experts and so on. The highlight of
the event was a robot trying to answer theme-based question-"Brand
Dharma, What's coming next?" Brand Dharma incorporates concepts like
environmental impacts of products, their source of raw materials, how many
people are involved in the process etc.
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14.
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Which country
attends OIC Meet for 1st Time in Abu Dhabi?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj has been invited to deliver an address at the
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Abu Dhabi. This is the first
time that a leader of the non-Muslim country has been invited to the OIC
conference. Ms Swaraj will be the Guest of Honour and address the inaugural
plenary of the 46th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of OIC on the
1st and 2nd of March.
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15.
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Which Indian
Shooter claimed gold medal with a World Record in ISSF World Cup?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The 16-year-old
Indian Shooter Saurabh Chaudhary claimed gold medal in the men's 10m air
pistol event with a world record score of 245.0 in the final at the
season-opening International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) event. In
addition, he sealed a berth for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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16.
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President Ram
Nath Kovind inagurated the International Conference and Exhibition on Energy
and Environment in __________.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
International
Conference and Exhibition on Energy and Environment was inaugurated in New
Delhi by the President Ram Nath Kovind. The conference has been organized by
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and would go on for 3
days. The conference aims to identify the research and development needs of
new innovations, technologies and applications for clean, safe, sustainable
development of society, environment, energy and industries in years following
2020.
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17.
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Who has been
appointed as Saudi Arabia's first female ambassador to United States?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Saudi Arabia has
appointed Princess Reema bint Bandar, a former business executive and
philanthropist, as its first female ambassador to the United States. She
replaced Prince Khalid bin Salman, amid fallout over journalist Khashoggi's
murder. She has been a leading advocate of female empowerment in the kingdom.
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18.
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How many
groups are Constituted by CBIC to study and recommend measures to facilitate
trade, promote exports and improve compliance?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The Central
Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) constituted 3 Working Groups to
study and recommend measures to facilitate trade, promote exports and improve
compliance. The groups will consult the stakeholders extensively, including
the Export Promotion Councils and relevant wings of the Ministry of Commerce
and industry and submit their report within a period of 2 months. It will
focus on; improving the legislative structure of customs tariff and update it
to suit the emerging and future needs of the economy and industry with
special focus to create a comprehensive export tariff structure to enhance
India's export competitiveness. export promotion and facilitation with
emphasis on boosting exports through e-commerce, addressing the trade
facilitation barriers faced in India's export markets and improving the
quality of logistics services for exporters. Enhancing compliance, plugging
loopholes to improve revenue collection on customs and curb IGST refund frauds.
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19.
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Which Indian
Player will be honoured with the 2018 Player of the Year award by the Asian
Hockey Federation?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Asian Hockey
Federation has honored Indian skipper Manpreet Singh with the 2018 Player of
the Year award. Women team's striker Lalremsiami has bagged the Rising Player
of The Year prize. Manpreet led the Indian team to an unbeaten streak at the
Asian Champions Trophy in Muscat where the team was declared joint winners
with Pakistan. He also contributed to the team's silver medal win at the FIH
Champions Trophy in Breda.
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20.
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Recently, This
ministry increased the Risk and Hardship Allowance for CAPF personnel from
₹9,700 to ₹17,300 per month.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Ministry of
Home Affairs increased the Risk and Hardship Allowance for CAPF (Central
Armed Police Forces) personnel from ₹9,700 to ₹17,300 per month for those up
to the Inspector rank. For those above Inspector rank, allowance was
increased from ₹16,900 to ₹25,000. This decision came a week after 40 CRPF
jawans were killed in a terror attack in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir. The
decision has been pending since August 2017.
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