28,February, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
28,February, 2019 Current Affairs
- Daily Current Affairs
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Saudi Crown
Prince, Mohammed bin Salman increased the quota for Indian Haj pilgrims from
1.75 lakh to __________ lakh after PM Narendra Modi's request?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Saudi Crown
Prince, Mohammed bin Salman also announced the increase in quota for Indian
Haj pilgrims from 1.75 lakh to 2 lakh at the request of PM Modi. 2,340 Muslim
women will go to Hajj this year, without mehram (companion) and without the
lottery system. This will be the third such increase in the last 5 years.
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What was the
theme of the 14th Agricultural Science Congress held at New Delhi?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The 14th
Agricultural Science Congress was organized by National Academy of
Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) in collaboration with the Indian Council of
Agricultural Research(ICAR) and Indian Agricultural Research Institute at
National Agricultural Science Complex (NASC) in New Delhi from 20th to 23rd
February 2019. The theme of the event was "Innovations for Agricultural
Transformation" and it is central to the national complementary pledges
of building a New India and Doubling Farmers' Income by 2022.
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Who conferred
the National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 awards in New Delhi?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The National
Youth Parliament Festival 2019 awards were given by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. It was organised by the National Service
Scheme (NSS) in collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS), under
the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. The "Khelo India" app,
which has been developed by Sports Authority of India was also launched at
the event. The winners are 1st position- Shweta Umre from Maharashtra. 2nd position-
Anjanakshi M.S from Karnataka. And 3rd position- Mamta Kumari from Bihar.
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4.
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When did
National Science Day celebrated?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
National Science
Day is celebrated across India on February 28. Famous Indian scientist Sir
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman or CV Raman discovered the Raman Effect on this
day in 1928. For his discovery, Sir CV Raman was awarded the Nobel Prize in
Physics in 1930. In honour of this discovery and as a mark of tribute to the
scientist, National Science Day was marked for the first time on February 28,
1987. This year the theme for the National Science Day is 'Science for people
and people for science'.
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5.
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'Aviation
Conclave 2019' Organised By Civil Aviation Ministry. It's theme is;
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Ministry of
Civil Aviation organised a conclave on the theme 'flying for all' where more
than 200 delegates including industry leaders and regulators deliberated on
issues and opportunities in the sector. Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu
stated that the Conclave was about the future of Indian aviation, bringing
together industry leaders, government and regulators for setting the tone and
propelling us to realize our Vision-2040.
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6.
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Hemant
Bhargava was appointed as the non-executive and non-whole time chairman of
this bank.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
IDBI Bank has
appointed Hemant Bhargava as non-executive, non-whole time chairman. Bhargava
is currently the Chairman (in-charge) and Managing Director of Life Insurance
Corporation of India (LIC). The bank stated that Bhargava has been appointed
for 3 years or until he continues in his position at LIC. The life insurer is
now the majority shareholder in IDBI Bank with a 51% stake.
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7.
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Indian
government had decided to stop sharing of Indus water with which of the
following country?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
On the lines of
Pulwama terror attack, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari announced that India has
decided to stop the flow of its share of water to Pakistan.In this regard,
Centre is planning to build projects on 3 rivers flowing into Pakistan, to
divert water towards Yamuna.The water will be diverted from the eastern
rivers and supplied it to Indians in Jammu and Kashmir andPunjab.Under the
Indus Waters Treaty, India shares water of the Beas and Sutlej rivers with
Pakistan.
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Which of the
following company has launched India's first indigenous semiconductor chips
for 4G/LTE and 5G NR modems?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Bengaluru-based
Semiconductor Company "SignalChip" has launched India's first
indigenous semiconductor chips for 4G /LTE and 5G NR modems in New Delhi. The
SCBM34XX and SCRF34XX/45XX series of chips, code-named 'Agumbe', are the
result of over 8 years of relentless and deep R&D by Signalchip
engineers. The RF sections cover all LTE/5G-NR bands upto 6GHz. These chips
also support positioning using India's own satellite navigation system,
NAVIC. The Agumbe series builds up on SCRF1401: India's first RF transceiver
chip for high performance wireless standards like 3G/4G and WiFi, created by
Signalchip in 2015. The combined multi-standard system-on-chip (SoC) can
serve as a base station chipset for a wide range of form factors from
low-cost indoor small cells to high performance base stations. These are
optimally designed to support evolving network architectures like Open
RAN/CRAN with flexible interface configurations. Through the IPs created for
this device, the company now has the potential to design products for
multiple related fields and is currently forging ahead with additional
chipsets for advanced 5G NR features.
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Who launched
the Integrated Large Scale Eri Farming under North East Region Textile
Promotion Scheme (NERTPS) in Arunachal Pradesh?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Union textiles
minister Smriti Irani,during her 2-day visit to the North-East, launched the
Integrated Large Scale Eri Farming under North East Region Textile Promotion
Scheme (NERTPS) in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh and will cover about one
thousand acres land for Eri Farming in the chosen districts of the state.5
districts of the state,namely,Papumpare, East Kameng, Siang, East Siang and
West Siang, will be covered by the project initially.The cost of project is
Rs 37.25cr with GoI share of Rs 35.65cr. Government has decided to provide
financial assistance to 4000 beneficiaries under NERTPS and skill training will
be imparted to eri silk farmers and weavers under the Samarth Scheme.
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Name the Union
Minister who launched the scheme SHREYAS?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Union minister
Prakash Javadekar launched 'Scheme for Higher Education Youth in
Apprenticeship and Skills' (SHREYAS) for providing industry apprenticeship
opportunities to fresh graduates. This scheme is a programme basket
comprising the initiatives of three central ministries, including the HRD,
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and the Ministry of
Labour and Employment.
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11.
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Defence
Acquisition Council (DAC) recently approved purchase of defence equipment
worth Rs __________ crore.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
DAC approved
purchase of defence equipment worth Rs 2,700 crore. DAC granted approval for
procurement of three cadet training ships for the Indian Navy, which would be
utilised to provide basic sea training for officer cadets including women
officer under trainees. DAC meeting was chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman. DAC is the highest decision-making body for defence purchases.
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According to
'Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)' India ranked __________ in the 'Inclusive
Internet Index 2019'.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
India ranked
47th in the 'Inclusive Internet Index 2019' which is prepared by the
'Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for Facebook. The index was expanded to
include 100 countries which will represent 94% of the world's population and
96% of global GDP. Sweden topped the index whereas Singapore ranked 2nd and
the USA ranked 3rd. India maintained its previous year rank.
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Which state
launches PRANAM Commission to Protect Parents Of State Government Employees?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Assam Chief
Minister Sarbananda Sonowal launched the PRANAM Commission, which is a panel
set up to look after the issues concerning a Bill brought in for the
protection of parents of state government employees. The Parents Responsibility
and Norms for Accountability and Monitoring (PRANAM) Bill, stated to be the
first-of-its-kind bill in the country, aims to protect elderly parents of
government employees in their times of need.
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Reliance
Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani placed as __________ in the top 10 richest
billionaire list.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
With a net worth
of $54 billion, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has broken into
the global top 10 richest billionaire list compiled by Hurun Research. The
Hurun Global Rich List 2019 is topped by Amazon chief Jeff Bezos for the second
year in a row, while the senior Ambani is placed 8th with a network of Rs
3.83 trillion. Ambani is the only Asian among the top 10.
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Which of the
following defence satellite would be launched by ISRO for DRDO in March 2019?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
In the special
mission, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will also launch 28
third-party satellites and will demonstrate its new technologies like three
different orbits with a new variant of 'Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle'
(PSLV) rocket in March, 2019. Electronic intelligence satellite 'Emisat' of
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) weighs about 420 kg.
After launching Emisat at an altitude of 763 km, the PSLV rocket will be
brought down to put the remaining 28 satellites into orbit at an altitude of
504 km.
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Asia's largest
biotechnology and life-sciences forum "BioAsia 2019" was held in
__________.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The 16th edition
of BioAsia 2019 Asia's largest biotechnology and life-sciences forum was
conducted in Hyderabad, Telangana. It was inaugurated by the Governor of
Telangana E.S.L Narasimhan. The theme of the conference was 'Life Sciences
4.0 - Disrupt the Disruption'. 'Life Sciences 4.0: transforming health care
in India' was launched by EY. The report discusses the disruptive impact of
the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) on the health care ecosystem
in India.
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Union Textile
Minister inaugurated Titanwala Museum recently. It was located in;
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Union Textiles
Minister Smriti Irani inaugurated the 'Titanwala Museum' that showcases the
hand block printing of the Chhipa community in Bagru. Bagru printing is one
of the traditional techniques of printing with natural color followed by the
chippas of Rajasthan. Suraj Narayan Titanwala took the initiative of setting
up the museum.
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Who has been
appointed as the Chairman of National Book Trust?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Educationist and
Author Govind Prasad Sharma has been appointed as the Chairman of National
Book Trust (NBT). Govind Prasad Sharma has served as the Principal of
Government P.G. College in Madhya Pradesh and in other Educational sectors
previously. National Book Trust National Book Trust (NBT) is an apex body
established by the Government of India in the Year 1957 under the Department
Of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development. Its objective is
to produce and encourage the production of good literature in English, Hindi
And Other Indian Languages.
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Which State
government conferred with Platinum award in Web Ratna under the category
State/UT by Digital India Awards?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Digital
India Awards have been instituted under the ambit of the National Portal of
India (http://india.gov.in) by National Informatics Centre, MeitY, to promote
exemplary initiatives in e-governance using the medium of World Wide Web.
Tripura conferred with Platinum award in Web Ratna, whereas Himachal Pradesh
won Gold and Kerala won silver under the category State/UT by Digital India
Awards.
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Name the Best
Mobile App,that won the Gold in the Digital India Awards?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
NCERT's
ePathshala app won the Digital India Award 2019 under the Best Mobile App
category. CERT's ePathshala app won the Digital India Award 2019 under the
Best Mobile App category. The ePathshala app helps students download all
educational e-resources including NCERT textbooks, audio, video, periodicals,
and a variety of other digital resources.
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