Daily GK & Current Affairs Quiz – 6th February 2020

Correct Answer – A. Ram Nath Kovind

Explanation: President Ram Nath Kovind today opened the yearly Udyanotsav of Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Mughal Gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan will remain open for the overall population from 6th February 2020. Individuals can make their visit between 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The nurseries will be shut for guests on Mondays, by virtue of support.

Correct Answer – C. G-7 Nations

Explanation: The Group of Seven driving industrialized majority Democratic countries, G-7, have consented to work with the WHO, EU, and China looking for a brought together strategy to handle the quick spreading Novel Coronavirus.  They concurred that segregated methodologies were more reluctant to prevail against the worldwide dangers presented by the infection.

Correct Answer – D. Both A and C

Explanation: Ministry of Tourism advances India as an all-encompassing goal and as a feature of its on-going exercises, every year discharges residential and universal print, electronic and online media crusades under the ‘Incredible India’ brand-line, to advance different the travel industry goals and items in the various States/UTs of the nation, including the UTs of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Advancements are additionally attempted through the site and Social Media records of the Ministry.

Correct Answer – B. Thwaites Glacier

Explanation:  The researchers have just warm water underneath the Thwaites Glacier, which earned the epithet Doomsday Glacier for being Antarctica’s quickest softening ice sheets. Estimating 74000 sq mi, this ice sheet evaluated to be the size of Florida in the United States of America. This disclosure has raised an alert about the icy mass breakdown, which can prompt almost 3 ft to ascend in the ocean level.

Correct Answer – B. Karnataka

Explanation: The Karnataka government on 4th February propelled the Janasevaka scheme in a couple of metropolitan organization wards to guarantee home conveyance of different administrations like proportion cards, senior resident personality, and wellbeing cards. The plan, which was propelled by Chief Minister, will relate to 53 administrations, including 11 divisions.

Correct Answer – D. Rajnath Singh

Explanation: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh commenced DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow on 5th February 2020. In 2016, at that point, resistance serves Manohar Parrikar moved DefExpo from New Delhi to Goa during enormous restriction from natural activists. After two years, Nirmala Sitharaman moved DefExpo 2018 to Chennai.

Correct Answer – B. Rourkela

Explanation: The new Hot Strip from SAIL Plant, Rourkela the first Integrated Steel Plant of India, Mill with 3 Million Ton for each annum (MTPA) limit is the best in class plant with not many equals in India and will deliver world-class Hot Rolled(HR) curls.

Correct Answer – A. IOCL
Explanation: State-claimed Indian Oil Corp, India’s top purifier, has marked an arrangement with Russian oil major Rosneft that gives it an alternative to purchasing as much as 2 million tons, or 40,000 barrels for each day (BPD) of unrefined in 2020, the Indian oil serve said on 5th February 2020. India has been expanding the wellsprings of its raw petroleum imports to fence geopolitical dangers that can gag supplies from a specific area or nation.

Correct Answer – A. India

Explanation: India is not a member of the G7 group. The countries which are included in G7 group are Canada, France, Germany, Italy, USA, European Union and Japan are the member countries.

Correct Answer – D. Somalia

Explanation: The Government of Somalia announced a National Emergency on Locusts (family- Acrididae) attack because these insects caused major damage to the food supply in one of the world’s poorest countries & and most vulnerable regions in the world.

Correct Answer – C. The Banker

Explanation: The governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Shaktikanta Das awarded as ‘National Banker of the Year 2020 – Asia-Pacific’ by The Banker magazine. The Banker a London-based global monetary issue production possessed by The Financial Times. It is known for its yearly rankings of the world’s top banks.

Correct Answer – A. Maharashtra

Explanation: The government on Wednesday approved setting up a new major port at Vadhavan near Dahanu in Maharashtra at a cost of Rs 65,544.54 crore. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Vadhavan port will be developed on landlord model, it said, adding a special purpose vehicle (SPV) will also be formed with Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) as the lead partner with equity participation equal to or more than 50 per cent to implement the project.

Correct Answer – A. Vivaad Se Vishwas

Explanation: The CBDT has set the ball rolling to implement a recently announced scheme to settle direct tax cases by asking its offices across the country to provide it with data on pending appeals in high courts. The ‘Vivad se Vishwas’ scheme was announced in the Union Budget.

Correct Answer – A. Mumbai

Explanation: Kala Ghoda Festival is annually held in Mumbai. This year, the event will be held from 1 February to 9 February, 2020 and marks the 21st year of the festival. This event is a meeting point of art from various walks of life. On 30th October, 1998, the Kala Ghoda Association was formed to maintain and preserve the heritage and art district of South Mumbai.

Correct Answer – B. 4^th February

Explanation:  On 4 February every year, Sri Lanka’s National Day is celebrated as Independence Day. Sri Lanka got freedom from British rule on 4 February, 1948.