Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz – 4th February 2020

Correct Answer – C. Pakistan

Explanation: The government of Pakistan has declared national emergency to eliminate the attacking swarms of desert locusts which are destroying crops on a large scale in Punjab after wiping it out in Sindh. The meeting attended by federal ministers and senior officials of the four provinces also approved a National Action Plan (NAP) that requires a sum of 7.3 billion Pakistani rupees to overcome the crisis.

Correct Answer – C. Madhya Pradesh

Explanation: Madhya Pradesh bags the first position for the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana. The main objective of the scheme is to provide incentives of five thousand rupees for the loss of wages of working women and to ensure their proper rest and nutrition during pregnancy. The payment of the incentive amount is deposited directly into the bank account.

Correct Answer – A. Novak Djokovic

Explanation: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic won his record 8th Men’s singles title in the Australian Open at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. He beat first-time Australian Open finalist Dominic Thiem of Austria. The men’s doubles title clinched by Joe Salisbury of UK and American Rajeev Ram, who beat Australia’s Luke Saville and Max Purcell. Novak Djokovic becomes the third man to win 8 titles.

Correct Answer – C. Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi

Explanation:  Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi appointed as the Iraq President Barham Salih. His predecessor Adel Abdul Mahdi resigned in November anti-government demonstrations. Mr. Allawi has a month to form a new government, which he will lead until early elections.

Correct Answer – A. Smriti Zubin Irani

Explanation: The Ministry of Women and Child Development, a branch of the Government of India, is an apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to women and child development in India. The current minister for the Ministry of Women and Child Development is Smriti Irani having held the portfolio since 31st May, 2019.

Correct Answer – C. Agartala

Explanation: The 65^th National School Games Under-17 was launched by Tripura CM at Umakanata Acdemy Mini Stadium in Agartala. 38 football teams are coming from all over the country to participate in the games.

Correct Answer – A. New Delhi

Explanation: The summit was organized by TERI- .the Energy and Research Institute in New Delhi. The theme of the World Sustainable Development Summit 2020 was “Towards 2030: Making the Decade Count” laying focus on the global efforts being made to meet our 2030 targets.

Correct Answer – A. Central Board of Direct Taxation

Explanation: The Central Board of Direct Taxes is a statutory authority functioning under the Central Board of Revenue Act, 1963. The officials of the Board in their ex-officio capacity also function as a Division of the Ministry dealing with matters relating to levy and collection of direct taxes.

Correct Answer – D. Mumbai

Explanation:  Oracle Corp has opened its first Data Centre facility in Mumbai in 2019. Union Budget 2020 has proposed to enable private firms to build data center parks could help India become a major global data center, but only with a supportive policy and infrastructure framework.

Correct Answer – D. 1963

Explanation: The Central Board of Direct Taxes is a statutory authority functioning under the Central Board of Revenue Act, 1963. The officials of the Board in their ex-officio capacity also function as a Division of the Ministry dealing with matters relating to levy and collection of direct taxes. The Central Board of Direct Taxes consists of a Chairman and following six Members: -Member (Investigation), Member (Legislation), Member (Administration), Member (Revenue and Tax Payers Services), Member (Audit & Judicial), and Member (Income Tax & Computerization).

Correct Answer – C. ICICI Bank

Explanation: ICICI Bank today announced the launch of a unique self-service delivery facility, enabling its customers to collect their deliverables such as debit card, credit card, cheque book and returned-cheques, from a branch close to their home or office, in a hassle free manner, anytime any day. The Bank has introduced the facility, called ‘iBox’, at over 50 branches in 17 cities in the country. This facility is especially useful for customers who are not available at home to receive their package during working hours.

Correct Answer – B. 2016

Explanation: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana is a maternity benefit program run by the government of India. It was introduced in 2016 and is implemented by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. It is a conditional cash transfer scheme for pregnant and lactating women of 19 years of age or above for the first live birth.

Correct Answer – D. Andhra Pradesh

Explanation: Indian Railways, a first-of-its-kind ‘Fruit Train’ was flagged off from Tadipatri Railway Station in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai, from where the consignment will be exported to Iran. This is the first time that an entire train carrying a load of 980 tonnes of locally grown bananas is being sent to the gateway port (JNPT) for export.

Correct Answer – B. Wetlands and Biodiversity

Explanation: The theme for 2020 WWD is ‘Wetlands and Biodiversity.’ The World Wetland Day is observed on 2^nd February.

Correct Answer – B. 4^th February

Explanation:  An international awareness day led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to raise worldwide attention and inspire action for a cancer-free future. The World Cancer Day is observed on 4^th February every year.