Question In February 2020, the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme has completed one year. Where was the scheme launched?

फरवरी 2020 मᴂ, प्रधान मंत्री किसान स륍मान ननधध (PM- KISAN) योजना िो एि वर् ष पूरा हो गया है। योजना िहााँ शु셂 िी गई थी?

1) Jaipur / जयपुर 2) Gorakhpur / गोरखपुर 3) Kochi / िो楍ची 4) Gandhinagar / गााँधीनगर 5) Chennai / चेन्नई Answer 2) Gorakhpur Solution: • PM had launched the scheme on 24th Feb'19 at Gorakhpur in UP • Under the Scheme, an amount of 6000 rupees per year is transferred in three equal instalments of 2000 rupees in every four months directly into the bank accounts of the farmers. • As per reports that over 8.46 cr farmers have been benefited by this scheme. • योजना िे तहत, किसानⴂ िे बिℂ खातⴂ मᴂ सीधे हर चार महीने मᴂ 2000 셁पये िी तीन समान किस्तⴂ मᴂ 6000 셁पये प्रनत वर्ष िी राशश हस्तांतररत िी जाती है। Question Who among the following emerged champion in the 34th Cannes Open in France?

फ्ांस मᴂ 34वᴂ िान्स ओपन मᴂ नन륍नशिखखत मᴂ से िौन चपℂ पयन बना?

1) / पररमाजषन नेगी 2) / अशिजीत गुप्ता 3) D Gukesh / डी गुिे श 4) / सूय ष शेखर गांगुिी 5) / पᴂतािा हररिृ ष्ण Answer 3) D Gukesh Solution: • 's 13-year old D Gukesh emerged champion in the 34th Cannes Open in France. • Gukesh defeated Harutyun Bargseghyan of the host nation in the final round to end with 7.5 points. • िारत िे 13 वर्ीय ग्रℂडमास्टर डी गुके श फ्ांस मᴂ 34वᴂ िान्स ओपन मᴂ चपℂ पयन बने। • गुिे श ने फाइनि राउं ड मᴂ मेजबान राष्र िे ह셁तुन बरगसेयन िो 7.5 अंिⴂ िे साथ हराया। • पपछिे साि वह दनु नया िे दसू रे सबसे िम उम्र िे ग्रℂडमास्टर बने, स्पष्ट पवजेता उिरने िे शिए 50 चािⴂ मᴂ फ्ᴂ चमैन िो हराया। Question Which state has constituted a five-member committee in February 2020 to study Disha Act, which enables death penalty for rape & reduces the judgement period?

किस रा煍य ने आंध्र प्रदेश ददशा अधधननयम िा अध्ययन िरने िे शिए पांच सदस्यीय सशमनत िा गठन किया है, जो बिात्िार िे शिए मत्ृ युदंड िे प्रावधान िे साथ ननणषय अवधध िो िम िरता है?

1) Kerala / िेरि 2) Karanataka / िनाषटि 3) Rajasthan / राजस्थान 4) Maharashtra / महाराष्र 5) Punjab / पंजाब Answer 4) Maharashtra • Maharashtra govt has constituted a five-member committee to study Andhra Pradesh Disha Act, which enables death penalty for rape & reduces the judgement period. • The government is also planning to enact the Disha Act which was implemented in Andhra Pradesh. • The Disha Act seeks to fast-track cases of offences against women and children and award the death penalty in certain cases. • सरिार आंध्र प्रदेश मᴂ िागू किए गए ददशा अधधननयम िो िी िागू िरने िी योजना बना रही है। • ददशा अधधननयम मदहिाओं और ब楍चⴂ िे खखिाफ अपराधⴂ िे मामिⴂ िो तजे ी से रैि िरने और िु छ मामिⴂ मᴂ मत्ृ युदंड देने िा प्रयास िरता है। • National Parks - Chandoli National Park, Gugamal National Park, Nawegaon National Park, Pench National Park, Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) National Park, Tadoba National Park Question Who has written the book 'With Four Prime Ministers- My PMO Journey’?

1) PK Mishra 2) Nripendra Mishra 3) Tavleen Singh 4) Amarjeet Sinha 5) Jarnail Singh Answer 5) Jarnail Singh Solution: • "With Four Prime Ministers - My PMO Journey", is written by former civil servant Jarnail Singh. • Jarnail Singh is the former Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO). • Jarnail Singh served for eight years in the PMO and served with four Prime Ministers - H.D. Deve Gowda, I.K. Gujral, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and Manmohan Singh. • Of the four Prime Ministers - Deve Gowda, Gujral, Vajpayee, and Manmohan Singh, Jarnail Singh spent the maximum duration of six years under Vajpayee. Question What was the theme of International Judicial Conference held in Delhi?

1) 'Judiciary and The Changing World' 2) 'Uniting the World for Children through Enforceable World Law and Effective Global governance' 3) 'If you want Peace and Development, Work for Social Justice' 4) 'Digital Judiciary and World' 5) 'Judiciary and World Peace' Answer 1) 'Judiciary and The Changing World' Solution: • The International Judicial Conference was held in New Delhi on 22nd Feb 2020. • Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the International Judicial Conference in New Delhi. • Distinguished Judges of the Supreme Court, as well as various High Courts, Eminent lawyers and delegates from overseas, also took part in the Conference. • The theme of this conference was “Judiciary and The Changing World”. Question Which of the following has been announced as the host venue for the Indian Super League (ISL) season six finale ​by the Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL)?

नन륍नशिखखत मᴂ से किसे फु टबॉि स्पोर्टषस डवे िपमᴂट शिशमटेड (FSDL) 饍वारा इंडडयन सुपर िीग (ISL) िे सीजन छह समापन िे मेजबान स्थि िे 셂प मᴂ घोपर्त किया गया है?

1) Goa / गोवा 2) Maharashtra / महाराष्र 3) Punjab / पंजाब 4) Karnataka / िनाषटि 5) Jharkhand / झारखंड Answer 1) Goa Solution: • Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) announced Goa as the host venue for the Indian Super League (ISL) season six finale. • The title clash will be played at the Nehru Stadium, Margao, on March 14. • Football Sports Development Ltd is an Indian company established to operate the ISL and the company is run as a subsidiary to IMG–Reliance. • National Park - Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) National Park • फु टबॉि स्पोर्टषस डवे िपमᴂट शिशमटेड एि िारतीय िंपनी है जो ISL िो संचाशित िरने िे शिए स्थापपत िी गई है और यह िंपनी IMG-ररिायंस िी सहायि िं पनी िे 셂प मᴂ चिाई जाती है। Question In February 2020, NTPC signed an ‘implementation support agreement’ with Rajasthan Solarpark Development Company (RSDCL) to develop a 925-megawatt (MW) Nokh solar park in which district?

फरवरी 2020 मᴂ, NTPC ने राजस्थान िे सोिर-मेगावॉट (MW) नोख सोिर पािष िो िहााँ पविशसतिरने िे शिए राजस्थान सोिरपािष डवे िपमᴂट िं पनी (RSDCL) िे साथ एि 'िायाषन्वयन सहायता समझौते' पर हस्ताक्षर किए?

1) Ajmer / अजमेर 2) Nagaur / नागौर 3) Sawai Madhopur / सवाई माधोपुर 4) Jaisalmer / जैसिमेर 5) Bikaner / बीिानेर Answer 4) Jaisalmer • NTPC signed an ‘implementation support agreement’ with Rajasthan Solarpark Development Company (RSDCL) to develop a 925-megawatt (MW) Nokh solar park in the state’s Jaisalmer district. • NTPC is expected to invest more than Rs 3,500 crore in building the project. • NTPC ने राजस्थान िे जैसलमेर जजिे मᴂ 925 मेगावॉट (MW) नोख सौर पािष पविशसत िरने िे शिए राजस्थान सोिरपािष डवे िपमᴂट िं पनी (RSDCL) िे साथ एि 'िायाषन्वयन मथषनस समझौते' पर हस्ताक्षर किए। • NTPC िो पररयोजना िे ननमाषण मᴂ 3,500 िरोड़ 셁पये से अधधि िे ननवेश िी उ륍मीद है। • National Parks - Mukundra Hills (Darrah) National Park, Desert National Park, Ranthambhore National Park, Sariska National Park Question The Indian Railways freight charges may get slashed by up to 50 per cent with the completion of the ______dedicated freight corridor/corridors by December 2021.

ददसंबर 2021 ति ______समपपषत फ्ेट िॉररडोर िे पूरा होने िे साथ िारतीय रेिवे िे माि िाड़ा शु쥍ि 50 प्रनतशत ति िम हो सिता है।

1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4 5) 5 Answer 2) 2 Solution: • The Indian Railways freight charges may get slashed by up to 50 per cent with the completion of the two dedicated freight corridors by Dec 2021. • The government is working on a 3300 km long network of two dedicated freight corridors in the country which will be exclusively used to ply goods trains. • ददसंबर 2021 ति दो समपपतष फ्े ट िॉररडोर िे पूरा होने िे साथ िारतीय रेिवे िे माि िाड़ा शु쥍ि 50 प्रनतशत ति िम हो सिता है। • सरिार देश मᴂ दो समपपतष फ्े ट िॉररडोर िे 3300 किमी िंबे नेटविष पर िाम िर रही है, जजसिा उपयोग पवशेर् 셂प से माि गाडड़यⴂ िो चिाने िे शिए किया जाएगा। Question Which of the following stadiums has become the world’s biggest Cricket stadium after surpassing Melbourne Cricket Ground?

मेिबन ष कििे ट ग्राउंड िी जगह नन륍नशिखखत मᴂ से िौन सा स्टेडडयम पवश्व िा सबसे बड़ा कििेट स्टेडडयम बन गया है?

1) Barabati Stadium / बाराबती स्टेडडयम 2) Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium / राजीव गांधी अंतराषष्रीय कििेट स्टेडडयम 3) Motera Stadium / मोटेरा स्टेडडयम 4) Wankhede Stadium / वानखेड़े स्टेडडयम 5) Greenfield International Stadium / ग्रीनफी쥍ड इंटरनेशनि स्टेडडयम Answer 3) Motera Stadium Solution: • Motera Stadium became the world’s biggest Cricket stadium after surpassing Melbourne Cricket Ground as the stadium with the biggest crowd holding capacity. • Motera stadium has the seating capacity of 1,10,000, more than double of its previous capacity of 54,000. • Motera stadium is also called as the Sardar Patel Stadium. • It was built in 1982 with 50 acres of land. • मोटेरा स्टेडडयम मᴂ बैठने िी क्षमता 1,10,000 है, जो कि इसिी पपछिी क्षमता 54,000 से दोगुनी है। • मोटेरा स्टेडडयम िो सरदार पटेि स्टेडडयम िी िहा जाता है। Question In February 2020, which of the following announced the launch of a “100x100x100” programme aimed at the B2B startups in India?

फरवरी 2020 मᴂ, नन륍नशिखखत मᴂ से किसने िारत मᴂ बी 2 बी स्टाटषअप िे उ饍देश्य से "100x100x100" िायषिम शु셂 िरने िी घोर्णा िी?

1) Dell / डेि 2) Microsoft / माइिोसॉफ्ट 3) Adobe / अडोबी 4) Lenovo / िेनेवो 5) Oracle / ओरेिि Answer 2) Microsoft Solution: • Microsoft announced the launch of a “100x100x100” programme aimed at the B2B startups in India. • Under the new initiative, Microsoft will bring together 100 companies and 100 “early and growth” startups that have “enterprise-ready solutions” to offer. • माइक्रोसॉ굍ट िे मुख्य िायिष ारी अधधिारी सत्य नडेिा आज मुंबई मᴂ एि मुख्य वक्ता हⴂगे। • नडेिा िा "फ्यूचर डडिोडडे " िीनोट प्रौ饍योधगिी, व्यवसाय और डडजजटि पररवतनष पर िᴂ दित होगा। Question The book 'Sebastian and Sons: A Brief History of Mrdangam Makers' has been written by ______?

1) Vikram Seth 2) Amitav Ghosh 3) Kiran Desai 4) T.M. Krishna 5) Shashi Tharoor Answer 4) T.M. Krishna • 'Sebastian and Sons: A Brief History of Mrdangam Makers' is written by T.M. Krishna. • ‘Sebastian and Sons: A Brief History of Mrdangam Makers’, the musician profiles the unsung heroes who have, for generations, handcrafted the beautiful percussion instrument. • T.M. Krishna is a renowned author, musician, writer, and speaker. • In 2016, Krishna received the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award in recognition of ‘his forceful commitment as artist and advocate art’s power to heal India’s deep social divisions’. • In 2017 he received the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration Award for his services in promoting and preserving national integration in the country. Question Who was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 21st edition of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 awards?

1) Adi Godrej 2) Arvind Lal 3) Falguni Nayar 4) Sridhar Vembu 5) Kiran Mazumdar Shaw Answer 1) Adi Godrej Solution: • Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej has been conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 21st edition of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 awards. • Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the chairperson and managing director, Biocon, was named the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 at the 21st edition of the awards. • She will now represent India at the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year Award (WEOY) in Monte Carlo between June 4 and 6, 2020. Question Who among the following delivered a keynote titled “Future Decoded” in Mumbai in February 2020?

नन륍नशिखखत मᴂ से किसने फरवरी 2020 मᴂ मुंबई मᴂ "फ्यूचर डडिोडडे " नामि एि मुख्य िार्ण ददया?

1) Satya Nadella / सत्य नडेिा 2) Sundar Pichai / सुंदर पपचई 3) Shantanu Narayen / शांतनु नारायण 4) Rajeev Suri / राजीव सूरी 5) Ajaypal Singh Banga / अजयपाि शसंह बंगा Answer 1) Satya Nadella Solution: • Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella delivered a keynote in Mumbai. • Nadella’s “Future Decoded” keynote will focus on the technology, business and digital transformation. • माइिोसॉफ्ट िे मुख्य िायिष ारी अधधिारी स配य नडेला आज मुंबई मᴂ एि मुख्य वक्ता हⴂगे। • नडेिा िा "फ्यूचर डडिोडडे " िीनोट प्रौ饍योधगिी, व्यवसाय और डडजजटि पररवतनष पर िᴂ दित होगा। Question Which of the following is the third train to be operated by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)?

िारतीय रेिवे खानपान और पयषटन ननगम (IRCTC) 饍वारा संचाशित िी जाने वािी तीसरी रेन नन륍नशिखखत मᴂ से िौनसी है?

1) Varanasi Tejas Express / वाराणसी तेजस एक्सप्रेस 2) Kashi-Mahakal Express / िाशी-महािाि एक्सप्रेस 3) Kashi Vishwanath Express / िाशी पवश्वनाथ एक्सप्रेस 4) Sadbhavna Express / स饍िावना एक्सप्रेस 5) Doon Express / दनू एक्सप्रेस Answer 2) Kashi-Mahakal Express Solution: • The Kashi-Mahakal Express was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi. • The train connects the three Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva - Omkareshwar (located near Indore), Mahakaleshwar (Ujjain) and Kashi Vishwanath (Varanasi) -गⴂ िो जोड़ती हैﴂरेन िगवान शशव िे तीन 煍योनतशि • ओंिारेश्वर( इंदौर िे पास जस्थत), महािािेश्वर( उ煍जैन) और िाशी पवश्वनाथ( वाराणसी)। Question The schools in which state would soon have special ''POCSO cells'' to hear complaints of sexual misconduct and exploitation?

यौन दरु ाचार और शोर्ण िी शशिायतⴂ िो सुनने िे शिए किस रा煍य िे स्िू िⴂ मᴂ ज쥍द ही पवशेर् ''POCSO सेि'' हⴂगे?

1) Gujarat / गुजरात 2) Bihar / बबहार 3) Punjab / पंजाब 4) Jharkhand / झारखंड 5) Uttar Pradesh / उत्तर प्रदेश Answer 2) Bihar Solution: • Schools in Bihar would soon have special ''POCSO cells'' to hear complaints of sexual misconduct and exploitation. • There will be a committee headed by the headmaster in each school. • यौन दरु ाचार और शोर्ण िी शशिायतⴂ िो सुनने िे शिए बिहार िे स्िू िⴂ मᴂ ज쥍द ही पवशर्े ''POCSO सेि'' हⴂगे। • प्रत्येि पव饍यािय मᴂ प्रधानाध्यापि िी अध्यक्षता मᴂ एि सशमनत होगी। • The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 aims to punish those engaging in sexual crimes against children while safeguarding their interests at every stage of the judicial process. • National Park - Valmiki National Park Question According to the data released by the commerce ministry in February 2020, which country has surpassed to become India's top trading partner?

फरवरी 2020 मᴂ वाखण煍य मंत्रािय 饍वारा जारी आंिड़ⴂ िे अनुसार, िारत िा शीर्ष व्यापाररि िागीदारन ब ते हुए किस देश ने चीन िो पीछे छोड़ा?

1) USA / अमेररिा 2) Japan / जापान 3) Germany / जमषनी 4) France / फ्ांस 5) Russia / 셂स Answer 1) USA • The US has surpassed China to become India's top trading partner. • According to the data of the commerce ministry, in 2018-19, the bilateral trade between the US and India stood at $87.95 bn. • India's two-way commerce with China aggregated at $87.07 bn. • वाखण煍य मंत्रािय िे आिं ड़ⴂ िे अनुसार, 2018-19 मᴂ, अमेररिा और िारत िे बीच 饍पवपक्षीय व्यापार 87.95 बबशियन डॉिर था। • अप्रैि-ददसंबर 2019-20 िे दौरान, अमेररिा और िारत िे बीच 饍पवपक्षीय व्यापार $68 बबशियन था। यह उसी अवधध मᴂ चीन िे साथ $64.96 बबशियन था। Question In February 2020, which country will block the European Union’s request for a dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization?

फरवरी 2020 मᴂ, िौन सा देश पवश्व व्यापार संगठन मᴂ पववाद ननपटान पैनि िे शिए यूरोपीय संघ िे अनुरोध िो अव셁饍ध िरेगा?

1) USA / अमरीिा 2) China / चीन 3) Bhutan / िूटान 4) India / िारत 5) Japan / जापान Answer 4) India Solution: • India will block the European Union’s request for a dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization. • It is against New Delhi’s customs duties on imports of certain information and communications technology (ICT) products. • यूरोपीय संघ ने पपछिे साि पववाद िी िायवष ाही शु셂 िी, जजसमᴂ आरोप िगाया गया कि िारत ने पवश्व व्यापार संगठन मᴂ अपने शु쥍ि शे蕍यूि िे मुिाबिे अधधि शु쥍ि िगाया है।

Question The Union Health Ministry proposed to increase the legal age for tobacco consumption from 18 to how many years?

िᴂ िीय स्वास््य मंत्रािय ने तंबािू िी खपत िे शिए िानूनी उम्र िो 18 से बढािर कितने साि िरने िा प्रस्ताव ददया?

1) 19 2) 20 3) 21 4) 22 5) 23 Answer 3) 21 Solution: • The Union Health Ministry proposed to increase the legal age for tobacco consumption from 18 to 21 yrs. • Ministry to strengthen the provisions of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act(COTPA). • मंत्रािय, शसगरेट और अन्य तंबािू उत्पाद अधधननयम (COTPA) िे प्रावधानⴂ िो मजबूत बना रहा है। • सशमनत ने ननयमⴂ िे उ쥍िंघन िे शिए जुमाषना राशश बढाने और शसगरेट और तंबािू उत्पादⴂ िे अवैध व्यापार िी जांच िे शिए रैकिं ग तंत्र िा प्रावधान िरने िी िी शसफाररश िी। Question Who will receive the SERB Women Excellence Award-2020 in February 2020?

फरवरी 2020 मᴂ SERB मदहिा उत्िृ ष्टता पुरस्िार - 2020 किसे प्राप्त होगा?

1) Dr. Niti Kumar / डॉ. नीनत िु मार 2) Dr. Ritu Karidhal / डॉ ररतु िररदि 3) Dr. Sulabha K. Kulkarni / डॉ. सुििा िे िु ििणी 4) Dr. Vidita Vaidya / डॉ. पवददता वै饍य 5) Dr. Nandini Harinath / डॉ. नंददनी हररनाथ Answer 1) Dr. Niti Kumar • Dr.Niti Kumar receives the SERB Women Excellence Award-2020 and it will be presented by the President of India during National Science Day Celebrations on February 28, 2020. • She is a Senior Scientist from Division of Molecular Parasitology and Immunology, CSIR-CDRI. • This award is presented to women scientist below 40 years of age who have received recognition from national academies. • यह पुरस्िार 40 वर् ष से िम आयु िी मदहिा वज्ञाननिै िो प्रदान किया जाता है, जजन्हᴂ राष्रीय अिादशमयⴂ से मान्यता प्राप्त है।