Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz – 5th February 2020

Correct Answer – D. Amitabh Bhatt

Explanation: Amitabh Bhatt has been appointed as the new CEO of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. Mr. Bhatt had served in Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) venture of HAL as Executive director. With his 32 years of expert involvement with HAL, he led showcasing, arranging, and ventures.

Correct Answer – C. Madhya Pradesh

Explanation: The Ujh Multipurpose (National) Project planned to built across River Ujh. The project will help the country using the waters of Eastern Rivers to the fullest tolerating of the Indus Water Treaty. It will help store 781 million cubic meters of water of River Ujh. Ujh is the tributary of Ravi River.

Correct Answer – B. 5.15%

Explanation: After the presentation of the Union Budget 2020 ran any desires for financial improvement, there might be the national bank’s go-to disillusion on money-related boost. The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may keep the repo rate unaltered at 5.15% at its gathering on 6th February as swelling stays high, a Mint overview found. Repo rate is the rate at which banks get from the RBI.

Correct Answer – C. Sulphur Dioxide

Explanation:  Flue Gas Desulphurization (FGD) network, hydro projects, and other projects using ultra-supercritical low carbon technology to be build. FGD systems significantly reduce Sulfur Dioxide emissions in thermal power plant flue gasses and are a step towards sustainable operations and a cleaner environment.

Correct Answer – A. Jitendra Singh

Explanation: The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region is a Government of India ministry, established in September 2001, which functions as the nodal Department of the Central Government to deal with matters related to the socio-economic development of the eight States of Northeast India. It acts as a facilitator between the Central Ministries/ Departments and the State Governments of the North Eastern Region in the economic development including removal of infrastructural bottlenecks, provision of basic minimum services, creating an environment for private investment and to remove impediments to lasting peace and security in the North Eastern Region. The current, Minister of Development of North Eastern Region is Jitendra Singh

Correct Answer – A. Department of Science and Technology

Explanation: DST (Department of Science and Technology) that works under the Ministry of Science and Technology, has launched a special scheme called “Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI)” with the aim to create shared, professionally managed and strong Science and Technology infrastructure in India.

Correct Answer – C. Telangana

Explanation: India’s biggest rural technical festival ‘Antahpragnya 2020’ was held in Rajiv Gandhi University of knowledge Technologies (RGUKT), Basar, Nirmal district, Telangana and the festival was inaugurated by M Prashanthi, District Collector of Nirmal, Telangana. The theme for the year 2020 was “Spot and encourage rural tech innovators”

Correct Answer – D. Shaktikanta Das

Explanation: Shaktikanta Das is an Indian retired 1980 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. Currently serving as the 25th governor of the Reserve Bank of India, he was earlier a member of the Fifteenth Finance Commission and India’s Sherpa to the G20. The Banker magazine, a British English-language monthly financial affairs publication owned by The Financial Times Ltd, has named Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das as the ‘Central Banker of the Year 2020’, Asia-Pacific for encouraging growth and balancing the economy.

Correct Answer – D. Lapinised CSF

Explanation: The ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s) Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) has built up a cell culture Classical Swine Fever immunization. The immunization will assist with sparing a few bunnies. This is because the present vaccine called the Lapinised CSF (Classical Swine Fever) being utilized is delivered by relinquishing an enormous number of hares.

Correct Answer – B. UAE

Explanation: The United Arab Emirates found shallow flammable gas reserves of around 80 trillion cubic feet. The reserve located between the Emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai. In November 2019, UAE declared the disclosure of 7 billion barrels of oil. This raised the unrefined stores of the nation to 105 billion barrels making it the 6th biggest on the planet.

Correct Answer – A. Assam

Explanation: Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by CSIR-CFTRI with APEDA to set up a Liaison Office in Guwahati, Assam, to give specialized help to the nourishment businesses in the North East district. It will profit the ranchers, makers, and business people. APEDA has embraced numerous limited time exercises as of late to bring the North East conditions of India on to the fare map.

Correct Answer – B. IIT Madras

Explanation: IIT-Madras develops new AI tech to convert speech Impaired Humans Brain Signals into Meaningful Language i.e. English. This technology also helps the researchers to collect the information or action of Natural Reactions like Plant Photosynthesis and also what Nature is trying to communicate with us, this helps to predict Monsoons, Earthquakes, Tsunami and other Natural calamities by converting their signals into Human Language.

Correct Answer – A. 750

Explanation: State-owned electricity producer NTPC Ltd today announced it had signed a 750 million dollar syndicated loan in Japanese Yen. The proceeds will channelize to fund programs to reduce emissions from power plants and hydro projects. The loan was issued under the automatic route of the External Commercial Borrowing Regulations of Reserve Bank of India and had an 11-year door-to-door maturity under two tranches.

Correct Answer – B. I am and I Will

Explanation: World Cancer Day observed every year on February 4 by the Union for International Cancer Control. The day is being set apart from 2008. The day is observed by the United Nations also. I am I will is the subject of the current year’s World Cancer Day

Correct Answer – C. Sandeep Mathrani

Explanation:  Sandeep Mathrani an Indian-American now charged with the tough work of relaunching WeWork, which had been one of America’s most commended new businesses that put a mammoth impression in the business land of significant urban communities around the world. Its breakdown prompted Neumann’s flight and cost the primary investor, wealthy Japanese person Masayoshi Son, billions of dollars.