Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz – 30th January 2020

Correct Answer – C. Odisha

Explanation: To reduce the human interface in the government offices, Odisha government has launched Virtual Police Station along with two other projects i.e. Road Accidents Documents Case Module and Medico-Legal Opinion System. The projects will reduce the public visits to the police stations.

Correct Answer – A. 10

Explanation: Govt. of India has added 10 more sites to the Ramsar Sites. The 10 new ones are Nandur Madhameshwar, a first for Maharashtra; Keshopur-Miani, Beas Conservation Reserve and Nangal in Punjab; and Nawabganj, Parvati Agra, Saman, Samaspur, Sandi and Sarai Nawar in Uttar Pradesh. The other Ramsar sites are in Rajasthan, Kerala, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Tripura.

Correct Answer – A. Operation Vanilla

Explanation: Operation Vanilla has been launched by Indian Navy to provide assistance to the affected population of Madgascar post devastation caused by the Cyclone Diane. Indian Navy ship is geared to setup the medical camp and provide food, water, and other necessary relief material. Indian Navy will monitor to render all the requirements to the local population in Madgascar.

Correct Answer – D. West Bengal

Explanation:  Indian Railways has launched India’s first waste to energy plant at Bhubaneswar (Odisha). The national transporter has put in place the governmental Waste to Energy plant in Mancheswar Carriage Repair Workshop, which falls under East Coast Railway.

Correct Answer – C. Mark Wilson

Explanation: Essar oil is an UK based oil company which also provide its service to India, Mark Wilson has been appointed as new CEO of the company.

Correct Answer – D. Indian Space Research Organization

Explanation: Minister of State for PMO Dr. Jitender Singh has launched the web portal named as Bhuvan Panchayat V3 web portal which will enhance the network application of the gram panchayats, The portal will function with the help of the satellite technology which is developed by ISRO.

Correct Answer – D. Polycrack Technology

Explanation: A patented technology named as Polycrack will be used by Indian Railways in waste to energy plant. The new plant installed at the cost of Rs. 1.79 Crores while the maintenance cost will be Rs. 10.4 lakh per year and the estimated income from the byproducts will be Rs. 17.5 lakhs per year.

Correct Answer – B. 1612

Explanation: Indian Navy was founded on 5^th September 1612 as a naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces.

Correct Answer – D. Pavan Sukhdev

Explanation:Indian environmentalist economist and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Goodwill Ambassador Mr. Pavan Sukhdev has won the Tyler Prize 2020. He won the Nobel Prize for the environment for his groundbreaking green economy work. He acknowledged for his work on bringing the economic consequences of environmental degradation and loss to the attention of corporate and political decision-makers.

Correct Answer – Vakrangee

Explanation: Vakrangee Limited appointed as Mr. Ramesh Joshi (EX-RBI & EX- SEBI ED), a veteran with over 40 years of experience as the Non-Executive Chairman of the company. Mr. Dinesh Nandwana appointed as executive chairman as the Managing Director and Group CEO in place of Mr. Anil I Q1anna.

Correct Answer – B. Tech Mahindra

Explanation:  Tech Mahindra will setup the Google cloud centre for excellence with an aim to drive the digital transformation of enterprises globally. It will provide enterprises with access to the technology and services and deliver solutions to help them move critical workloads to Google Cloud, develop their Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data analytics solutions, and improve workplace productivity

Correct Answer – B. Bengaluru

Explanation: Bengaluru has been declared for having worst traffic in the world. Bengaluru is the world’s most traffic-congested city. As per a report, the Netherlands-based global provider of navigation, traffic, and map products, Bengaluru takes the top spot this year with drivers in the southern Indian city expecting to spend an average of 71% extra travel time stuck in traffic.

Correct Answer – A. Samvidhaan

Explanation: Samvidhaan has been added to the Oxfor Hindi Word of the year 2019 and as it has received widespread attention in the year witness to the spirit of the Indian Constitution being embraced across segments of the society. The Samvidhan Oxford Hindi word of the year and reflects the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the past year.

Correct Answer – C. NASA

Explanation: NASA chose Axiom Space to set up at least one habitable commercial module that will be attached to the International Space Station (ISS). The module will be the first retail destination for future commercial spaceflight missions. The blade is expected to house experiments and technology developments for the space scientists.

Correct Answer – B. Naveen Patnayak

Explanation: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a Virtual police station along with two other transformational projects of the Odisha Police. Main Aim: To reduce human interface with government offices. The three projects include Virtual Police Station, Road Accident Case Documents Module, and Medico-Legal Opinion System.