06,March, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
06,March, 2019 Current Affairs - Daily Current Affairs
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Who has presented Swachh
Survekhshan-2019 Awards in New Delhi?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
President Ram
Nath Kovind has presented Swachh Survekhshan-2019 Awards in New Delhi. Indore
bagged award for the cleanest city for third straight year in Swachh
Survekshan. New Delhi Municipal Council area gets cleanest small city award
while Uttarakhand's Gauchar was adjudged Best Ganga Town in the survey.
Top-ranked cities received a statue of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi as
the award for their work towards cleanliness. Swachh Survekshan 2019 covered
all Urban Local Bodies in the country, making it the largest such cleanliness
survey in the world.
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2.
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2 day 2019 North Korea - United
States Hanoi Summit held in __________.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
2 day 2019 North
Korea - United States Hanoi Summit has abruptly concluded in Hanoi, Vietnam
with no joint agreement after Kim insisted all US sanctions to be lifted on
his country. The meeting was held between North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un and
US President Donald Trump. It was the second meeting between them following
the first meeting in June 2018 in Singapore. After June 2018 summit, US
Secretary of state Mike Pompeo appointed Stephan Biegun as US Special
Representative for North Korea. During the summit, Trump sought a guarantee
from North Korea to stop testing its missiles and nuclear weapons. In return,
North Korea demanded the lifting of 5 core economic sanctions which was
imposed over Korea.
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3.
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Who was named the youngest
self-made billionaire according to Forbes magazine?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Kylie Jenner was
named the youngest self-made billionaire of all time by Forbes magazine,
thanks to the booming cosmetics company she founded three years ago. Jenner,
21, the half-sister of reality television stars Kim, Khloe and Kourtney
Kardashian, made it onto the annual Forbes list of billionaires after
debuting her Kylie Cosmetics online in 2015 with $29 lip kits containing
matching lipstick and lip liner.
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4.
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'Sampriti-2019' is a joint military
exercise between which of the following countries?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The eighth
edition of joint military exercise 'Sampriti-2019' between the armies of
India and Bangladesh was commenced on 3rd March, 2019, which aimed to
increase mutual cooperation and camaraderie with an impressive ceremony in
Tangail, Bangladesh.This exercise will be conducted till 15th March as a part
of the ongoing India-Bangladesh defence cooperation.The motive behind this
exercise is to hone their tactical and technical skills in countering
insurgency, counter terrorism and aid to civil authorities for disaster
management in an UN peace keeping scenario involving a combined deployment at
a battalion level.
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5.
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Which company bagged the
International Sustainability Award - 'Green Era Award for Sustainability'?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
TVS Motor
Company has recently bagged the International Sustainability Award - 'Green
Era Award for Sustainability' in Lisbon, Portugal. The company also won the
'Quality and Business Excellence Award' in acknowledgment of its endeavor to
create new benchmarks in product quality. The 'Green Era Award for
Sustainability' was set up to recognize the true global exemplars who have
been innovative and creative in pursuing the sustainable imperative. TVS
Motor Company bagged the award because of its sincere commitment towards
being a responsible manufacturer. The company has bagged this award for the
second time.
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6.
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The Government of India (GoI) has
recently declared which of the following time periods as the Year of
construction technology?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has recently addressed the Construction Technology India 2019
conference on 'Global Housing Technology Challenge', in New Delhi. Here, PM
Modi declared the 2019-2020 as the Year of construction technology in a bid
to increase the use of modern technology in the construction sector. The
purpose of the 2-day conference was to identify innovative and globally
established technologies that can be used in the Indian context. In the
event, developers, academia, technology providers, researchers etc.
participated. Those technologies which are identified during the conference
will be invited to design and build lighthouse projects of around one
thousand housing units each in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,
Jharkhand, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh.
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Which state unveils state's new
5-year industrial policy, recently?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Maharashtra
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis unveiled the state's new 5-year industrial
policy emphasising on high-technology and employment generating businesses.
The policy which will be effective from 1st of April this year aims to
attract investments worth 10 lakh crore rupees. The rate of conversion of
Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) into actual investments was far higher in
Maharashtra than the national average. The national average of converting
Memorandums of Understanding into actual investments, after a period of one
year from the agreements being inked, could be pegged at 30-35 per cent.
Maharashtra's average is more than 45 per cent and Magnetic Maharashtra and
Make in India in the industrial sector, it has been more than 70 per cent. Mr
Fadnavis Maharashtra has always been a leader in the industry sector adding
that in the last 4-4.5 years, the state has regained its numero uno position.
Minister for Industries and Mining Subhash Desai said new Industrial Policy
aims create nearly 40 lakh jobs by 2023-24.
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8.
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Mukesh Ambani secured __________
place in the Forbes list of the ultra wealthy.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
In the release
of the latest Forbes list of the ultra wealthy, Mukesh Ambani, chairman of
Reliance Industries, secured 13th place. Jeff Bezos remains the world's
richest person with a wealth of $131 billion. Secondly, Bill Gates ranks
second with wealth worth $96.5 billion and Warren Buffett in 3rd position.
Forbes List: Forbes List can refer to one of the lists published annually by
the American magazine Forbes, including: (i) The Forbes 400 list of the
wealthiest people in the United States (ii) The World's Billionaires, a list
of all the people with a net worth over $1 billion.
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9.
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US and this country end Military
Exercises 'Foal Eagle 2019' And 'Key Resolve' recently.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The United
States and South Korea decided to call off their joint exercise "Foal
Eagle" and "Key Resolve" and instead bifurcate them into
smaller exercises. This is being done to ease tensions with North Korea.
"Key Resolve" will be replaced by "Dongmaeng" which is
also known as alliance in English, Foal Eagle drills will be replaced by a
smaller battalion-sized exercise. This decision has been made after there was
a failure to reach an agreement on denuclearisation during the summit in
Hanoi, Vietnam between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim
Jong Un.
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Who has been appointed as the
president of Olympic Council of Asia?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Sheikh Ahmad
Al-Fahad Al-Sabah of Kuwait, who is considered a major power broker in sport
world, is re-elected as president of the powerful Olympic Council of Asia.
Sheikh Ahmad has won a new five-year term until 2024. An IOC member, stepped
down from his position in the global Olympic body in November because of his
forgery accusation in a criminal court against the Kuwaiti and four others.
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Who was appointed as the Secretary
of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
As a part of a
top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the central government according
to a Personnel Ministry order, Senior IAS officer Sanjeev Ranjan has been
designated as secretary of Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH).He
will succeed Yudhvir Singh Malik.Sanjeev Ranjan, 1985-batch IAS officer of
Tripura cadre, is currently the chairman of National Highways Authority of
India (NHAI). He will be succeeded by Nagendra Nath Sinha as a NHAI chief,
who is managing director in National Highways and infrastructure Development
Corporation.
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The Government of India, and this
state government signs a Loan Agreement with the World Bank for USD 25.2
Million.
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The Government
of India, the State Government of Chhattisgarh and the World Bank signed a
$25.2 Million Loan Agreement to support the State's Reforms in Expenditure
Management. This support will cover Expenditure Planning, Investment
Management, Budget Execution, Public Procurement, and Accountability. The
Chhattisgarh Public Financial Management and Accountability Program, which is
the First Bank-Financed State-Level Project in Chhattisgarh in nearly a
decade, will also help the State strengthen its Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT)
and Tax Administration Systems.
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13.
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Who sets 7th World Record By
Providing Artificial Legs?
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Union Minister
Thaawar Chand Gehlot on Friday said the Department of Empowerment of Persons
with Disabilities (DEPwD) has set its seventh Guinness world record with 260
people in Gujarat's Bharuch getting 'Modern Artificial Limbs (Legs)'
implanted within eight hours. The DEPwD under the Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment had previously set six Guinness world records in other
categories.
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RBI slaps penalty for how many
banks for non-strengthening of 'SWIFT' related controls?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty on 7 Banks for delayed implementation of
SWIFT-related operational controls. It fined Rs.4 crore on Karnataka Bank,
Rs.3 crore on City Union Bank, Rs.2 crore on DCB Bank and Rs.1 crore on Karur
Vysya Bank Ltd., Rs. 4 crore on Indian Bank, Rs.3 crore on IOB and Rs.3 crore
on United Bank of India for the same violations. SWIFT is the global
messaging software used for transactions by financial entities. SWIFT stands
for Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication. RBI had
directed banks on time-bound implementation and strengthening of
SWIFT-related operational controls after the Rs.14,000 crore fraud in Punjab
National Bank.
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Name the Indian American who has
been conferred with the 2019 National STEM Education Award.
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Kavya Kopparapu,
an Indian-American teenager residing in Herndon, Virginia has been awarded
the National STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Education Award
2019. She has been awarded for her significant invention in enhancing
treatments of glioblastoma- which is the deadliest form of brain cancer. She
has developed GlioVision, which is a high accuracy medicine platform powered
by Artificial Intelligence (AI). It performs prediction of brain tumour
characteristics by using a scanned image of a biopsy rather than a DNA
sample, in lesser time and at lower costs. The prize money amounts for STEM
amounts to $10,000. She is a student of computer science and biology at
Harvard University. She has also heads Girls Computing League- a non-profit
organisation which has raised more than $100,000 for computer science
programming and has impacted more than 3,800 American students.
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This state government introduced a
scheme 'Notun Disha' for the school students from classes III-VIII.
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Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The government
of Tripura announced 'Notun Disha' (New Direction) for assessing the academic
level of students in classes III-VIII and then improving their current level.
It was launched by state Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath. Training will be
provided by NGOs and educational institutions to 800 teachers. The duration
of the project is 1 month. Rs. 28 crores have been allocated to the project.
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Which company has bagged a Rs 648
crore contract from AAI to build new airport at Rajkot, Gujarat?
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Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Reliance
Infrastructure (RInra) has bagged a Rs 648 crore contract from the Airport
Authority of India (AAI) to build a new greenfield airport at Hirasar, in
Rajkot district of Gujarat. The new airport is being constructed near
National Highway-8B connecting Ahmedabad and Rajkot, nearly 36 km from the
existing Rajkot Airport. The government recently approved development of the
airport at an estimated cost of ₹1,405 crore. The airport must be completed
within 30 months from the date of issue of the contract.
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Who has inaugurated 'Azaadi Ke
Diwane' museum at Red Fort in New Delhi?
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Union Minister
Mahesh Sharma has inaugurated 'Azaadi Ke Diwane' museum, dedicated to the
unsung heroes of the country's freedom struggle, on the Red Fort premises in
New Delhi. Built by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), the museum is
the fifth in a series of recently inaugurated ones - the others being the
Subhash Chandra Bose and INA museum, the Yaad-e-Jallian museum, the Museum on
1857 (on the country's first war of Independence) the Drishyakala (a museum
on Indian Art) on the sacrifices of India's freedom fighters.
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China slashes its GDP target to 6
to __________ % recently.
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Chinese Premier
Li Keqiang has expressed concern that the country will face a graver and more
complicated environment to development, amid an ongoing trade war with the US
and continued economic slowdown. The world's second-largest economy has
slashed its GDP target to 6.00 to 6.50 percent this year.
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Which state disaster management
authority has been honoured with the coveted SKOCH award 2018?
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Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Odisha State
Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA) has been honoured with the coveted
SKOCH award for 2018 for its remarkable achievements in the field of disaster
management at the 56th SKOTCH Summit at New Delhi on February 25, 2019. The
Skoch award covers the best efforts in the areas of finance, governance,
banking, disaster management, technology, economics and inclusive growth. The
OSDMA received an Order-of-merit in the Gold category for constructing 879
multipurpose cyclone and flood shelters that played a key role in saving
human lives during Cyclone Phailin in 2013. It also bagged an
'Order-of-merit' in the silver category for constructing disaster resilient
houses for about 17,000 Phailin affected families by relocating them to safer
places. The 'Order-of-merit' Bronze was given to the OSDMA for its Early
Warning Dissemination System for different hydro-meteorological disasters
across the coastline of Odisha which will benefit 1,205 villages in 22 blocks
of six coastal districts.
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