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- Which Indian journalist has been chosen as the recipient of 2019-20 PEN Gauri Lankesh Award?
[A] Ravish Kumar
[B] Yusuf Jameel
[C] N Ram
[D] Prannoy Roy
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Correct Answer: B [Yusuf Jameel]
STUDY MASTER EXPLANATION
Veteran Indian journalist Yusuf Jameel, was chosen for and awarded the ‘2019-2020 PEN-Gauri Lankesh Award for Democratic Idealism’. The award was presented to him, for his revolutionary journalism in Jammu and Kashmir, during the insurgency period.
PEN International is a global association of writers, which was founded in 1921. PEN South India and PEN Delhi have instituted the annual award to cherish and honour the assassinated journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh. The award is offered to an individual or organisation, whose work demonstrates courageous and democratic journalism, on birth anniversary of Gauri Lankesh.
- Which state has recently banned all types of online lottery schemes in the state?
[A] Punjab
[B] Meghalaya
[C] Mizoram
[D] Nagaland
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Correct Answer: A [Punjab]
STUDY MASTER EXPLANATION
The state government of Punjab recently declared to ban all types of online lottery schemes in the state. The ban of lottery schemes has been made under the Lotteries (Regulation) Act 1998.
This step is expected to curb illegal lottery business in the state and to boost the tax and non-tax revenue of the state government. The Cabinet also approved to prohibit the sale of online lotteries, operated through vending machines and online scheme tickets, promoted by other states.
- Which Indian sportsperson recently became the first-ever hockey player to win the ‘World Games Athlete of the Year’ award?
[A] Sardar Singh
[B] Rani Rampal
[C] P.R.Sreejesh
[D] Vandana Katariya
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Correct Answer: B [Rani Rampal]
STUDY MASTER EXPLANATION
Indian hockey star and the Indian women’s team captain Rani Rampal was recently named as the ‘World Games Athlete of the Year’. She also became the first-ever hockey player worldwide to win the award.
The FIH (International Hockey Federation) has recommended her name for the prestigious award. Rani has topped the 20-day-poll conducted by the World Games with the highest number of votes. She was the player of the tournament in the last year’s FIH Series Finals, in which she led the country to win.
- “Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI)” is an initiative of which Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
[B] Ministry of Science and Technology
[C] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
[D] Ministry of Human Resource Development
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Correct Answer: B [Ministry of Science and Technology]
STUDY MASTER EXPLANATION
The Department of Science & Technology (DST), under the Ministry of Science and Technology has launched a scheme called “Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI)”. It owns high-end analytical testing instruments and reduce the dependency on foreign sources.
DST announced that it has planned to set up five SATHI Centres every year for the next four years. There are already three such institutes in the country at IIT Kharagpur, IIT Delhi and BHU, at a total cost of Rs.375 Cr. The SATHI Centre will run 24×7 throughout the year and external users from other academic institutes and start-ups will be given more time to use the instruments.
- What is the GDP growth rate of India in the 2020-21 fiscal, as estimated by the Moody’s Investors Service?
[A] 6.5%
[B] 6.0%
[C] 5.5%
[D] 5.0%
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Correct Answer: C [5.5%]
STUDY MASTER EXPLANATION
Moody’s Investors Service recently released its estimates for India’s GDP growth in the upcoming fiscals. It lowered the real GDP growth projection for the next 2020-21 fiscal to 5.5 per cent, from its previous estimate of 6.3 per cent. The government’s Economic survey has projected a growth rate of 6-6.5% for the next fiscal.
It also stated that the GDP growth for the current fiscal ending March 31 would be 4.9 percent, which is slightly lower than the estimate of the government. For the fiscal 2021-22, it predicted a growth rate of 6 per cent, down from 6.7 per cent which was projected earlier.
- Which city recently organized the Nutan International Theatre Festival (NITF)?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Chandigarh
[C] Jammu
[D] Dehradun
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Correct Answer: C [Jammu]
STUDY MASTER EXPLANATION
The Nutan International Theatre Festival (NITF) began on Feb 1 in Jammu and has veen a big it. This is first time in history of Jammu & Kashmir that a theatre festival of international repute was organized here.
- The recently adopted Lucknow Declaration is related to which field?
[A] Environment Protection
[B] Defence Cooperation
[C] E-Governance
[D] Imports and Exports
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Correct Answer: B [Defence Cooperation]
STUDY MASTER EXPLANATION
Lucknow Declaration was adopted by the first ever India-Africa Defence Ministers conclave as a part of the 11TH DefExpo. In this Defexpo, 1024 exhibitors participated, 172 of them being foreign companies. 40 Defence Ministers were part of total 70 foreign delegations that visited Lucknow. The event was also called “Defence Kumbh” by UP’s Chief Minister.
- ‘Ajeya Warrior‘ is the joint military exercise conducted between India and which country?
[A] Japan
[B] United Kingdom
[C] Israel
[D] France
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Correct Answer: B [United Kingdom]
STUDY MASTER EXPLANATION
The fifth edition of joint military exercise ‘Ajeya Warrior’ between India and the United Kingdom will be conducted at Salisbury Plains, United Kingdom. The exercise is scheduled from February 13 to 26, 2020.
120 soldiers each from Indian and United Kingdom Army would participate in the exercise. The joint military exercise has been conducted alternatively in United Kingdom and India. The training will be held with emphasis on counter-terror operations in urban and semi-urban areas.
- Arvind Kejriwal led- Aam Aadmi party won how many seats in the Delhi assembly elections?
[A] 42
[B] 52
[C] 62
[D] 72
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Correct Answer: C [62]
STUDY MASTER EXPLANATION
Arvind Kejriwal led- Aam Aadmi party won 62 seats out of the total 70 seats in the Delhi assembly elections. Arvind Kejriwal is set to become the Chief Minister of Delhi for the third time. The Bharatiya Janata Party got the remaining 8 seats.
Aam Aadmi party (AAP) MLAs chose Arvind Kejriwal as the leader of the legislature party and he is set to claim to form the next government in Delhi.
- Which is India’s first under-water Metro rail service?
[A] Mumbai Metro
[B] Kochi Metro
[C] Kolkata Metro
[D] Chennai Metro
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Correct Answer: C [Kolkata Metro]
STUDY MASTER EXPLANATION
India’s first under-water Metro rail service is the Kolkata Metro, where the metro train plies under the river Hooghly of West Bengal. The under-water stretch of the project is nearly 5.8 kilometers. The project is being executed by Kolkata Metro Rail Corporation Limited.
Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal recently flagged off the first phase of the East-West corridor, of the Metro network. Kolkata Metro is also the first metro rail service of India.
- The “Pandemic Bonds” are issued by which multilateral development bank?
[A] World Bank
[B] Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
[C] European Investment Bank
[D] Asian Development Bank
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Correct Answer: A [World Bank]
STUDY MASTER EXPLANATION
Pandemic Bonds were launched by World Bank under its Pandemic Emergency Financing umbrella in 2017 in response to the 2013 to 2016 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. However, their efficacy has always been under fire. The bonds issued by the World Bank’s International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), offer investors high coupons in return for the risk of having to forgo some or all their money in the event of pandemic outbreaks of a number of infectious diseases.
- Project Tej, which was in news recently, was launched by which Indian state?
[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Odisha
[C] Telangana
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: C [Telangana]
STUDY MASTER EXPLANATION
The Government of Telangana have launched Project Tej, in association with a platform MedTechConnect,during the BioAsia 2020-Biotech and Life Sciences forum of the state. The Project aims at creating a platform to help entrepreneurs test their ideas in medical technology field.
The state’s Research and Innovation Circle of Hyderabad (RICH) and MedTechConnect signed a MoU in this regard. MedTechConnect platform was established by the engineering and Tech Company Cyient and Xynteo’s business alliance called ‘India2022 Coalition’.
- Which state plays host to the first-ever Khelo India University Games?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Odisha
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Uttarakhand
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Correct Answer: B [Odisha]
STUDY MASTER EXPLANATION
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first-ever Khelo India University Games at Cuttack in Odisha, via video conferencing.
More than 3000 athletes from nearly 150 universities across the country will participate in 17 disciplines. The games are to be held in various venues of the state including Bhubaneswar and Cuttack from February 22 to March 1.
- What was overall rank of India in the Asian Wrestling Championships, 2020 held in New Delhi?
[A] Second
[B] Third
[C] Fourth
[D] Fifth
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Correct Answer: B [Third]
STUDY MASTER EXPLANATION
The Asian Wrestling Championships, 2020 was held at the KD Jadhav Indoor Stadium, Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi from February 18 to February 23. China was barred from entering into the competition due to the 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak. The top four countries in the series were Japan, Iran, India and Kazakhstan. Japan won 8 Gold and total 16 medals. India won 5 Gold medals while total medal tally was at 20.
- Who has been awarded Best Actor award in the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2020?
[A] Ayushmann Khurrana
[B] Hrithik Roshan
[C] Sharukh Khan
[D] Amir Khan
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Correct Answer: B [Hrithik Roshan]
STUDY MASTER EXPLANATION
The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2020 were announced in Mumbai on February 20, 2020. Hrithik Roshan was awarded the Best Actor award for his film ‘Super 30’, while the movie directed by Vikas Bahl was selected as the Best Film. Dia Mirza was honored with the Best Actress award for ‘Kaafir’ (web series)
- As of 2020, the largest cricket stadium of the world is located in which country?
[A] Australia
[B] India
[C] South Africa
[D] New Zealand
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Correct Answer: B [India]
STUDY MASTER EXPLANATION
Sardar Patel Stadium located in Ahmedabad (Gujarat) also called as the Motera Stadium is the largest cricket stadium of the world and the second largest stadium in the World, after the Rungrado May Day Stadium of North Korea.
The reconstruction work of the Sardar Patel Stadium started in the year 2016. US President Donald Trump jointly addressed the ‘Namaste Trump’ event with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the newly renovated Stadium
- As per the recent ‘Hurun Global Rich List 2020’, which country has the highest number of billionaires?
[A] United States
[B] China
[C] Russia
[D] India
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Correct Answer: B [China]
STUDY MASTER EXPLANATION
As per the recently released ‘Hurun Global Rich List 2020’, China is home to the highest number of billionaires of the world.
The report placed Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos in the top rank, who possesses wealth amounting to $140 bn. Microsoft Founder Bill Gates is in the third spot, while Mukesh Ambani was placed in the 9th place with $67 bn. He is the only Indian to feature in the Top-10 list and he is the richest in Asia.
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