1. Santosh Jha was appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which of the following country?
A. Mongolia
B. Kyrgyzstan
C. Afghanistan
D. Uzbekistan
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Santosh Jha presently Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Washington, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Uzbekistan. A press release from the Ministry of External Affairs stated that Jha, an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of the 1993 batch, was expected to take up the assignment shortly.
2. Who was awarded with the Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal?
A. Bipin Rawat
B. Saranjeet Singh
C. Vijayant Bist
D. David Manlun
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
President Ram Nath Kovind conferred 3 Kirti Chakras and 15 Shaurya Chakras to Armed Forces Personnel for displaying conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty at the Defence Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.2 Kirti Chakras and 1 Shaurya Chakra were given posthumously.15 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, 1 Uttam Yudh Seva Medal and 25 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals were also conferred on senior officers of the Armed Forces for their distinguished service by the President. One of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal was conferred on Army Chief General Bipin Rawat.Lt. Gen. Saranjeet Singh was awarded the Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal.
3. Which of the following organizations has decided to inject liquidity via forex swaps?
A. IRDA
B. NABARD
C. RBI
D. SEBI
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to inject rupee liquidity into the system through long-term foreign exchange buy/sell swap - a first-of-its-kind instrument used for liquidity management. The RBI would conduct dollar-rupee buy/sell swap auction of $5 billion for tenor of 3 years on March 26 to inject rupee liquidity for longer duration. Under the buy/sell foreign exchange swap, a bank will sell US dollars to the RBI and simultaneously agree to buy the same amount of US dollars at the end of the swap period. The liquidity generated due to the buy/sell USD/INR swap auction could support credit growth and soften bond yields. The move is seen to lower the dependence on open market operations which have been a significant amount of the overall borrowing. According to RBI, the market participants would be required to place their bids in terms of the premium that they are willing to pay to the Reserve Bank for the tenor of the swap, expressed in paisa terms up to two decimal places.
4. The mission Smart India Hackathon 2019 is organised by __________.
A. Ministry of Rural Development
B. Ministry of Information and Technology
C. Ministry of Human Resource and Development
D. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Smart India Hackathon 2019 organised by Ministry of Human Resource and Development in association with AICTE, i4c and Persistent Systems. It provides an unique Open Innovation Model for identifying new and disruptive technology innovations to solve the challenges faced in the country.
5. Who released the sixth edition of the Global Environment Outlook (2019) 'Healthy Planet, Healthy People'?
A. UNEP
B. UNDP
C. UNICEF
D. UNHCR
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) has released the sixth edition of the Global Environment Outlook (2019) titled 'Healthy Planet, Healthy People'. The report calls on the decision makers to take immediate action to address pressing environmental issues to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals as well as other internationally agreed environment goals, such as the Paris Agreement.
6. Who is the only Indian athlete in the top 10 rank of ESPN World Fame 100 list 2019?
A. Sunil Chhetri
B. Kidambi Srikanth
C. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
D. Virat Kohli
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, stands on the seventh position and is the only Indian athlete in the top 10 club of this year's ESPN World Fame 100 list, whereas Dhoni is placed on the 13th position.
7. This IIT Institute has signed an MoU with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing for National Supercomputing Mission.
A. IIT Kharagpur
B. IIT Madras
C. IIT Mumbai
D. IIT Kanpur
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
IIT Kharagpur has signed an MoU with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) to set up a 1.3 Petaflop high-performance computing facility and data centre funded under the National Supercomputing Mission. The new supercomputing system would be used for specific challenge domains like cryptography, chemistry, molecular dynamics, drug discovery, artificial intelligence and data sciences where the new system would be utilized. National Supercomputing Mission was initiated in 2015 is being implemented and steered jointly by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Department of Electronics and Information Technology (Deity) at an estimated cost of Rs.4500 crore over a period of seven years. The Mission envisages empowering India's national academic and R&D institutions spread by installing a vast supercomputing grid comprising of more than 70 high-performance computing facilities.
8. Which country unveils chatty robots for 2020 Olympics?
A. China
B. Japan
C. UK
D. Brazil
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Japan's Tokyo Olympic organisers rolled out a pair of chatty robots they will put to work to assist wheelchair users at the 2020 Games. Toyota unveiled its Human Support Robots (HSR) and Delivery Support Robots (DSR), which are set to act as seat ushers and will fetch food and drinks. The robots will introduce themselves to customers, who can then place orders on a tablet. The fully rotating HSR will fetch things for you. It also has an extendable arm that can pick things up if you drop them.
9. Name the Insurance company which launches the Special Mentorship Programme 'Wings'.
A. Tata AIA Life Insurance
B. Aviva Life Insurance
C. Birla Sun Life Insurance
D. Reliance Life Insurance
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Aviva Life Insurance announced the launch of 'Wings', a specially designed mentorship program to empower the female workforce. Wings program is an initiative of the SHE division of Aviva Life Insurance for mentoring all the women employees in Aviva. SHE was started in 2016 by Aviva India's Women Network.
10. President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE) in __________.
A Jaipur
B Pune
C Lucknow
D Gandhinagar
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. 10th Biennial National Grassroots Innovation awards were also distributed by the President on the occasion. The event will provide a platform to the innovators for building the linkages with potential stakeholders whose support can improve the prospects in the coming years for the betterment of the society. FINE is a unique initiative of the Office of the President of India to recognize, respect and reward grassroots innovations and foster a supportive ecosystem. President Kovind awards National Grassroots Innovators. For innovations in new varieties of agriculture crops, Prakash Singh Raghuvanshi from Uttar Pradesh has been awarded lifetime achievement award.
A. Mongolia
B. Kyrgyzstan
C. Afghanistan
D. Uzbekistan
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Santosh Jha presently Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Washington, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Uzbekistan. A press release from the Ministry of External Affairs stated that Jha, an Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer of the 1993 batch, was expected to take up the assignment shortly.
2. Who was awarded with the Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal?
A. Bipin Rawat
B. Saranjeet Singh
C. Vijayant Bist
D. David Manlun
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
President Ram Nath Kovind conferred 3 Kirti Chakras and 15 Shaurya Chakras to Armed Forces Personnel for displaying conspicuous gallantry, indomitable courage and extreme devotion to duty at the Defence Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.2 Kirti Chakras and 1 Shaurya Chakra were given posthumously.15 Param Vishisht Seva Medals, 1 Uttam Yudh Seva Medal and 25 Ati Vishisht Seva Medals were also conferred on senior officers of the Armed Forces for their distinguished service by the President. One of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal was conferred on Army Chief General Bipin Rawat.Lt. Gen. Saranjeet Singh was awarded the Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal.
3. Which of the following organizations has decided to inject liquidity via forex swaps?
A. IRDA
B. NABARD
C. RBI
D. SEBI
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to inject rupee liquidity into the system through long-term foreign exchange buy/sell swap - a first-of-its-kind instrument used for liquidity management. The RBI would conduct dollar-rupee buy/sell swap auction of $5 billion for tenor of 3 years on March 26 to inject rupee liquidity for longer duration. Under the buy/sell foreign exchange swap, a bank will sell US dollars to the RBI and simultaneously agree to buy the same amount of US dollars at the end of the swap period. The liquidity generated due to the buy/sell USD/INR swap auction could support credit growth and soften bond yields. The move is seen to lower the dependence on open market operations which have been a significant amount of the overall borrowing. According to RBI, the market participants would be required to place their bids in terms of the premium that they are willing to pay to the Reserve Bank for the tenor of the swap, expressed in paisa terms up to two decimal places.
4. The mission Smart India Hackathon 2019 is organised by __________.
A. Ministry of Rural Development
B. Ministry of Information and Technology
C. Ministry of Human Resource and Development
D. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Smart India Hackathon 2019 organised by Ministry of Human Resource and Development in association with AICTE, i4c and Persistent Systems. It provides an unique Open Innovation Model for identifying new and disruptive technology innovations to solve the challenges faced in the country.
5. Who released the sixth edition of the Global Environment Outlook (2019) 'Healthy Planet, Healthy People'?
A. UNEP
B. UNDP
C. UNICEF
D. UNHCR
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) has released the sixth edition of the Global Environment Outlook (2019) titled 'Healthy Planet, Healthy People'. The report calls on the decision makers to take immediate action to address pressing environmental issues to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals as well as other internationally agreed environment goals, such as the Paris Agreement.
6. Who is the only Indian athlete in the top 10 rank of ESPN World Fame 100 list 2019?
A. Sunil Chhetri
B. Kidambi Srikanth
C. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
D. Virat Kohli
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Indian skipper, Virat Kohli, stands on the seventh position and is the only Indian athlete in the top 10 club of this year's ESPN World Fame 100 list, whereas Dhoni is placed on the 13th position.
7. This IIT Institute has signed an MoU with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing for National Supercomputing Mission.
A. IIT Kharagpur
B. IIT Madras
C. IIT Mumbai
D. IIT Kanpur
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
IIT Kharagpur has signed an MoU with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) to set up a 1.3 Petaflop high-performance computing facility and data centre funded under the National Supercomputing Mission. The new supercomputing system would be used for specific challenge domains like cryptography, chemistry, molecular dynamics, drug discovery, artificial intelligence and data sciences where the new system would be utilized. National Supercomputing Mission was initiated in 2015 is being implemented and steered jointly by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Department of Electronics and Information Technology (Deity) at an estimated cost of Rs.4500 crore over a period of seven years. The Mission envisages empowering India's national academic and R&D institutions spread by installing a vast supercomputing grid comprising of more than 70 high-performance computing facilities.
8. Which country unveils chatty robots for 2020 Olympics?
A. China
B. Japan
C. UK
D. Brazil
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Japan's Tokyo Olympic organisers rolled out a pair of chatty robots they will put to work to assist wheelchair users at the 2020 Games. Toyota unveiled its Human Support Robots (HSR) and Delivery Support Robots (DSR), which are set to act as seat ushers and will fetch food and drinks. The robots will introduce themselves to customers, who can then place orders on a tablet. The fully rotating HSR will fetch things for you. It also has an extendable arm that can pick things up if you drop them.
9. Name the Insurance company which launches the Special Mentorship Programme 'Wings'.
A. Tata AIA Life Insurance
B. Aviva Life Insurance
C. Birla Sun Life Insurance
D. Reliance Life Insurance
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Aviva Life Insurance announced the launch of 'Wings', a specially designed mentorship program to empower the female workforce. Wings program is an initiative of the SHE division of Aviva Life Insurance for mentoring all the women employees in Aviva. SHE was started in 2016 by Aviva India's Women Network.
10. President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE) in __________.
A Jaipur
B Pune
C Lucknow
D Gandhinagar
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
President of India Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. 10th Biennial National Grassroots Innovation awards were also distributed by the President on the occasion. The event will provide a platform to the innovators for building the linkages with potential stakeholders whose support can improve the prospects in the coming years for the betterment of the society. FINE is a unique initiative of the Office of the President of India to recognize, respect and reward grassroots innovations and foster a supportive ecosystem. President Kovind awards National Grassroots Innovators. For innovations in new varieties of agriculture crops, Prakash Singh Raghuvanshi from Uttar Pradesh has been awarded lifetime achievement award.
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