WEEKLY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR WEEK 9/52(26 FEB-3MAR) (2020) WEEKLY OBJECTIVE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ON CURRENT AFFAIRS: FOR WEEK 9/52 – 26 FEB -3 MAR(2020) 1. Which Indian state/UT has operationalized Dial 112 as integrated number for police, medical and fire emergencies? a) Kerala b) Odisha c) Goa d) Telangana 2. Under which scheme the government has paid Rs. 50, 580 crores for farmers to meet farm input cost and domestic expenses (as on Feb 2020)? a) Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) b) Pradhan Mantri Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) c) Gramin Bhandaran Yojna d) Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) 3. Which Indian state government has launched scheme ‘Jagananna Vasthi Deevena’ to provide financial assistance to handle hostel and mess expenditure of students? a) Tamil Nadu b) Odisha c) Andhra Pradesh d) Telangana 4. Which chatbot was launched by IRCTC to converse with customers in Hindi language? a) ASHA b) Vyomithra c) eBayu d) ASKDISHA 5. Recently The Corporate Affairs Ministry (MCa) has come out with the format of the new web form for incorporation of companies.Name it? a) Ion+ b) Vayu+ c) SPICe+ d) Netra+ 6. Find the first ever animal that can survive without oxygen as discovered by Scientists from Tel Aviv University (TAU), Israel. a) Vicugna pacos b) Dasypus novemcinctus c) Cricetulus griseus d) Henneguya salminicola 7. Losar festival is celebrated in which Indian state? a) Chhattisgarh b) Himachal Pradesh c) Punjab d) Haryana 8. Rajlaxmi Singh Deo re-elected as president of which Indian sports federation (Feb 2020)? a) Basketball Federation of India b) Boxing Federation of India c) Rowing Federation of India d) Athletic Federation of India 9. Ms. Padmaja has been accredited as next High Commissioner of India to which country? a) Republic of Cyprus b) Republic of Vanuatu c) St Christopher and Nevis d) Republic of the Congo 10. Name the 1st Indian state/UT which achieved 100% LPG coverage due to implementation of PMUY (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana) scheme? a) New Delhi b) Himachal Pradesh c) Haryana d) Uttarakhand 11. Name the Bollywood actor, who has won best actor award in Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2020 was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra? a) Shahrukh Khan b) Hrithik Roshan c) Salman Khan d) Akshay Kumar 12. To which Indian State/UT, NABARD has granted 400.64 crore under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) to boost the infrastructure? a) Jammu & Kashmir b) Haryana c) Gujarat d) Himachal Pradesh 13. Name the Company which developed the Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) “Yard 45006 VAJRA” which is the 6th vessel in the series of 7 OPV under ‘Make in India’ initiative? a) Mazagon Dock Limited b) Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers c) Hindustan Shipyard Limited d) L&T Shipbuilding Limited 14. Name the person who has won the title ‘LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2020’? a) Adline Castelino b) Asha Bhat c) Neha Jaiswal d) Vartika Singh 15. The International Conference on Banana (ICB) 2020 with the theme ‘Innovations in Sustainable Production and Value Chain Management in Banana’ held at? a) Nagpur, Maharashtra b) Cochin, Kerala c) Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh d) Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 16. Name the Indian scientist, who has been honoured with Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) Women Excellence Award-2020? a) Dr. Aastha Mishra b) Dr. Swati Tripathi c) Dr Niti Kumar d) Dr. Nazia Abbas 17. The International judicial conference 2020 with the theme ‘Gender Just World’ held at which Indian state/UT? a) New Delhi b) Uttar Pradesh c) Maharashtra d) Puducherry 18. Recently which campaign was launched by National Payments Corporation of India to guide users towards the right usage of UPI? a) UPI Chalao b) UPI Badao c) UPI Chalega d) UPI Karo 19. The Name Indian State, which ranked top in the 1st Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) payouts performance rating released by central government for 2019-20? a) Uttarakhand b) Uttar Pradesh c) Gujarat d) Haryana Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web :www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] 1 WEEKLY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR WEEK 9/52(26 FEB-3MAR) (2020) 20. Name the Public sector bank, which joined hands with Microsoft to train differently abled people for the employment in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector? a) Indian Bank b) IDBI Bank Ltd. c) State Bank of India d) Corporation Bank 21. Name the Indian State, which becomes 1st in the country to launch unified vehicle registration and 2nd to launch unified driving license after Uttar Pradesh. a) Odisha b) Madhya Pradesh c) Punjab d) Jharkhand 22. Which Indian Ministry has launched the Webform ‘SPICe+’ to simplify and reduce the time for incorporation of companies in India? a) Ministry of Finance b) Ministry of Home Affairs c) Ministry of Corporate Affairs d) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 23. Name the person who was awarded with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award” by ICAR- National Research Center for Banana at International Conference on Banana (ICB) 2020? a) Tenith Adithyaa b) S. Uma c) P. Suresh Kumar d) Dr N Kumar 24. The ‘Smart gram yojana’ scheme of which Indian state, is named after Raosaheb Ramrao Patil the late former Deputy chief minister of the state? a) Gujarat b) Maharashtra c) Uttar Pradesh d) Andhra Pradesh 25. Gangapuram Kishan Reddy (MoS – Home Ministry) has inaugurated National Cyber Research, Innovation and capacity centre at which Indian city? a) Pune, Maharashtra b) Kolkata, West Bengal c) Hyderabad, Telangana d) Guwahati, Assam 26. Name the Indian state which organized the 2 day ‘Nimad Chilli Festival 2020’. a) Odisha b) Madhya Pradesh c) West Bengal d) Haryana 27. Jawed Ashraf has been appointed as Next ambassador of India to which of the following Country? a) Fiji b) Germany c) France d) United Kingdom 28. Name the Indian Institute, which developed the ‘Thirumathi Kart’ mobile application for promoting products developed by self-help groups (SHG)? a) National Institute of Technology, Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu b) National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya c) National Institute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh d) National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam 29. As per the report titled “Transforming Nutrition in India: Poshan Abhiyan” released by NITI Aayog, Which Indian state performs better in implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) scheme? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Odisha c) Andhra Pradesh d) Chhattisgarh 30. Name the private sector bank, which partnered with IndiGo to launch co-branded credit card ‘Ka-Ching’ powered by MasterCard? a) Axis Bank b) Yes Bank c) IndusInd Bank d) HDFC Bank 31. The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) organized the 1st ‘National conference on Coastal Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience’ (CDRR&R) at which Indian state/UT? a) Kerala b) Uttar Pradesh c) Odisha d) New Delhi 32. What is the Gift presented to US President Donald Trump by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to India ? a) Statute of Taj Mahal b) Statue of 3 wise Monkeys c) Statue of Gandhiji d) Statue of Red fort 33. Who Headed the High level committee which submitted the report on implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord of 1985 to Assam Chief Minister (CM) Sarbananda Sonowal ? a) Justice Mukul Mudgal b) Justice Madan Lokur c) Justice Biplab Kumar Sarma d) Justice Sanjiv Khanna 34. The 2-day (Feb 25-26, 2020) International Conference on Standardisation of Diagnosis and Terminologies in Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha Systems of Medicine (ICoSDiTAUS-2020) held at which Indian state/UT? a) West Bengal b) Tamil Nadu c) Telangana d) New Delhi 35. Name the Arab nation which hosted the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting 2020 on theme “Realizing Opportunities of the 21st Century for All”? a) Bahrain b) Kuwait c) Qatar d) Saudi Arabia 36. As per the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) report titled “Assessment of the progress of digitisation from cash to electronic”, The value of digital payments to GDP increased from 660% in 2014-15 to _____ in 2018-19. a) 752% b) 796% c) 862% d) 698% 37. Which announced a partnership with SBI to train differently-abled people find jobs in the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) sector? a) Wipro b) TCS c) Google d) Microsoft Plot-1441, Opp. IOCL Petrol Pump, CRP Square, Bhubaneswar-751015 Ph. : 8093556677, 9040456677, Web :www.vanik.org, E-mail : [email protected] 2 WEEKLY UPDATED CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR WEEK 9/52(26 FEB-3MAR) (2020) 38. As per the “The Hurun Global Rich List 2020” released jointly by Hurun Research Institute and Shimao Shenkong International Center, who is the world’s richest person? a) Larry Page b) Bernard Arnault c) Jeff Bezos d) Bill Gates 39. Which Company completed the acquisition of 100 per cent stake in Greenwich Associates LLC? a) CRISIL b) TCS c) NASSCOM d) Wipro 40. Which public sector company along with its subsidiary Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) acquired 17.28% of Bankers’ stake each in petronet MHB worth of Rs. 371 crores ? a) Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) b) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGc) c) Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) d) Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) 41. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has given approval for merger of Indus tower with which mobile tower infrastructure company of India? a) Bharti Infratel b) Tata Communications c) Tower Vision India Private Limited d) GTL Infrastructure Ltd. 42. Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the National Cyber Research, Innovation & Capacity Centre in which city? a) Nagpur b) Chennai c) Hyderabad d) Pune 43. The 1st ever Khelo India University games was inaugurated at? a) Hyderabad, Telangana b) Guwahati, Assam c) Pune, Maharashtra d) Cuttak, Odisha 44.