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Important Current Affairs Questions – 17th March 2019
1. The India-Africa Joint Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX-19) will be held in _______. A. Amritsar
B. Noida
C. Guwahati
D. Pune
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Pune
Explanation: The aim of the exercise is to train the participating contingents in Humanitarian Mine Assistance & Peace Keeping Operations under the UN Charter. Indian Army would be represented by the personnel of Maratha Light Infantry. The exercise is a positive step towards growing political and military ties with the member nations of African continent.
2. Which country will host the Under-17 Women’s Football World Cup in 2020? A. Pakistan
B. Malaysia
C. India
D. Maldives
E. None of these
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Correct Answer –C. India
Explanation: This would be the 2nd FIFA tournament India will be hosting, after the U-17 Men’s World Cup in the year of 2017. India has around 18 months to form a team. The World Cup is likely to be held across four cities. It is worth mentioning that the government had spent more than Rs 100 crore on infrastructure when India had hosted the under-17 men’s World Cup in 2017.
3. Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi have been recently hit by a vicious cyclone. Name the cyclone.
A. Cyclone Mangkhut
B. Cyclone Idai
C. Cyclone Ockhi
D. Cyclone Jebi
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Cyclone Idai
Explanation: Cyclone Idai, has so far killed almost 150 people after hitting Zimbabwe and Malawi. According to UN, more than 1.5 million people have been affected by the storm. Meanwhile, South Africa’s military has sent in aircraft and 10 medical personnel to aid rescue efforts in Mozambique & Malawi.
4. German journalist Billy Six has been freed from detention in which among the following countries? A. USA
B. Spain
C. Venezuela
D. Myanmar
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. Venezuela
Explanation: It is worth mentioning that Billy six was in the country to investigate drug trafficking, smuggling & human trafficking besides the exodus of Venezuelans’ migration owing to economic crisis. He was arrested in northern Falcon state for allegedly photographing President Nicolas Maduro “very closely”.
5. Power Finance Corporation has agreed to extend another credit line of ₹___________ to Telangana to help complete some of the major ongoing irrigation projects.
A. 12,000 crore
B. 18,500 crore
C. 30,000 crore
D. 38,600 crore
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. 30,000 crore
Explanation: To help complete some of the major ongoing irrigation projects, Power Finance Corporation has agreed to extend another credit line of ₹ 30,000 crore. This amount is based on the state’s potential to repay the loan and the benefits that these projects could bring about to the state’s economy.
6. ‘Observer App’, sometimes seen in the news, has been launched by which among the following?
A. NITI Aayog
B. RBI
C. ECI
D. FSSAI
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. ECI
Explanation: For the first time, the Election Commission has started using a mobile app that would help poll observers to submit reports. The observers would get important notifications, alerts, and urgent messages through the “Observer App”. It’d help them get their deployment status, download the ID card and update their profile.
7. Who was recently appointed as non-executive chairman to the board of Acuite Ratings and Research?
A. Karan Mittal
B. SS Mundra
C. Reeva Modi
D. Jayanti Mukherjee
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. SS Mundra
Explanation: His appointment is a significant step towards building Acuité as the most credible provider of rating opinion. Notably, he also served as RBI’s nominee on the Financial Stability Board (G20 Forum). He has served as Deputy Governor of RBI and as Chairman & MD of Bank of Baroda.
8. Which among the following banks launched a manual of innovative teaching ideas called Navachar Pustika? A. Bank of Baroda
B. ICICI Bank
C. HDFC Bank
D. Dena Bank
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – C. HDFC Bank
Explanation: Navachar Pustika (innovations handbook), a manual of innovative teaching ideas, has been launched by HDFC Bank. This is a part of HDFC Bank’s ‘Teaching-the-Teacher’ programme under ‘Parivartan’, the umbrella CSR (corporate social responsibility) of HDFC Bank.
9. ________ raised Rs 487 crore through Basel-III compliant bonds to fund its growth plans. A. Vijaya Bank
B. Indian Bank
C. Axis Bank
D. SBI
E. None of these
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Correct Answer –E. None of these
Explanation: Approximately Rs 487 crore has been raised by Karur Vysya Bank, through Basel-III compliant bonds to fund its growth plans. It is worth mentioning that Basel III is an international regulatory framework with a set of reforms to improve the regulation, supervision and risk management within the banking sector.
10. Which among the following has been bestowed with the Best Domestic Water Purifier Award 2018-19 for its RO+UV+UF technology? A. Kent RO Systems
B. Havells Max
C. Livpure
D. Blue Star
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Kent RO Systems
Explanation: Water Digest Water Awards, is a prestigious domestic water award with the vision to awaken the ‘Eco-Consciousness’. Reverse Osmosis (RO) removes the all pollutants and contaminants from water. Notably, UV also known as Ultra Violet Radiation kills bacteria and virus. While Ultra Filtration, which is an additional layer of security which works without electricity, filters remnants of microbial bodies.
11. Which among the following announced the launch of WINGS, a specially designed mentorship program to empower women workforce?
A. Aviva Life Insurance
B. Max Life Insurance
C. Exide Life Insurance
D. Birla Sun Life
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – A. Aviva Life Insurance
Explanation: The new initiative aims to empower the women to fulfil their professional and personal goals. Mentoring is an essential practice because it is one of the ways to groom an individual and prepare them for the future. So the launch of WINGS, is a step further towards achieving the goal of women empowerment and gender equality, by Aviva Life Insurance.
12. Who has been chosen as the recipient of the Hans-Kilian Award for 2019?
A. Richa Anirudh
B. Ashis Nandy
C. Shobha Chatterjee
D. Manoj Pandey
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. Ashis Nandy
Explanation: Special attention is paid to his efforts to adapt genuinely Western traditions of thought, to a non-Western context in such a manner that fruitful analyses of a non-Western society & its colonial as well as postcolonial experiences become possible. The coveted Hans-Kilian Award is given to researchers whose outstanding scientific achievements provide deeper insight into the historical & cultural existence of humankind.
13. _______ decided to create a new Specialised Infantry Battalion by recruiting more than 800 Nepalese Gurkha servicepersons.
A. Indian Army
B. British Army
C. Chinese Army
D. Pakistan Army
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – B. British Army
Explanation: The Anglo-Nepalese War (1814-16) was a victory for the EIC (East India Company), but not without heavy casualties inflicted on them by Gorkha Kingdom’s soldiers. Impressed by their discipline and ferocity, the British decided to recruit these soldiers. Since then, the Gurkhas have fought on the side of the British Empire in almost every war. Notably, The Gurkhas are recruited every year at the British Gurkha camp at Pokhara in Nepal.
14. Indian defence scientists have scored a twin success in demonstrating the effectiveness of the MPATGM. Expand MPATGM. A. Man Portable Anti-turbulence Guided Missile
B. Manned Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile
C. Man Portability Anti-tank Guided Missile
D. Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – D. Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile
Explanation: The missile incorporates many advanced features, including, image infrared radar (IIR) seeker with integrated avionics. The critical IIR seeker has been designed and developed at the Hyderabad-based Research Centre Imarat. They enhance the hit and destruction capacity of the armed forces in short distance battle situations considerably.
15. India’s first state-of-the-art 1.3 PetaFlop High Performance Computing facility is to come up at ___________ under the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM).
A. IIT Goa
B. IIT Delhi
C. IIT Hyderabad
D. IIT Kharagpur
E. None of these
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Correct Answer – D. IIT Kharagpur
Explanation: The initiative would be undertaken at the Centre for Computational and Data Sciences at IIT Kharagpur. The facility is expected to come up in the next three to four months with the work to be carried in 3 concurrent phases of assembling, assembling and manufacturing and thirdly design and manufacturing with all products and accessories indigenously manufactured in India.
