Important G.K. & Current Affairs Questions – 13th February 2019

Correct Answer – C. Meghalaya

Explanation: The Meghalaya Cabinet has decided to rename the Dikkibandi stadium in Tura town after former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno A Sangma. The state Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma approved the recommendations received from the state naming authority tasked with the job to name roads, and institutions after personalities.

Correct Answer – C. Hungary

Explanation: The measures announced by Viktor Orban during his “state of the nation” speech are meant to encourage women to have more children and reverse Hungary’s population decline. The benefits include a lifetime personal income-tax exemption for women who give birth and raise at least four children; a subsidy of 2.5 million forints ($8,825) toward the purchase a seven-seat vehicle for families with three or more children; and a low-interest loan of 10 million forints ($35,300) for women under age 40 who are marrying for the first time.

Correct Answer – A. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi 

Explanation: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has been elected chairman of the African Union at the continental body’s summit in Ethiopia. Also at the African Union meeting Sunday, a statue of Ethiopia’s last emperor was unveiled. Afterward a scuffle erupted between security guards for some African leaders and African Union guards, causing a delay in the entry procession of the heads of state into the main meeting.

Correct Answer – B. Six

Explanation: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has instituted a challenge for States and Union Territories to select six sites across the country for constructing the light house projects under Global Housing Technology Challenge, GHTC- India. The challenge has been launched to bring about paradigm shift in housing construction technology sector. An official release said, the winning States and UTs that score the highest marks will be awarded light house projects.

Correct Answer – B. Shane Warne

Explanation: Australia spin legend Shane Warne was on Sunday named as brand ambassador of Rajasthan Royals for the upcoming Indian Premier League. Warne, who led Rajasthan Royals to its first and only IPL title in 2008, was the mentor of the side last season. But this year the Australian will be associated with team in a new role. Warne went on to captain RR for four seasons until 2011, after which he retired from all forms of cricket.

Correct Answer – A. Tehri

Explanation: A Himalayan Cloud Observatory has been set up in Tehri district here to receive forecast and monitor cloud burst incidents in the Himalayan region and help minimise the damage. The Observatory has been established in the SRT campus Badshahithaul and is currently in the testing period. Cloudburst incidents are very frequent in the hilly areas of Uttarakhand, resulting in a huge loss of life.

Correct Answer – B. Mongolia

Explanation: An agreement was inked between the ministry of petroleum and natural gas’s PSU Engineers India Ltd and the Government of Mongolia through Mongol Refinery, state owned LLC on the sidelines of PETROTECH-2019 event in Greater Noida. EIL will be rendering project management consultancy services to the government of Mongolia to set up an oil refinery plant in Mongolia. Mongolian government is working to set-up 1.5 million metric tonne per annum (MMTPA) greenfield crude oil refinery in Sainshand province, under Line of Credit (LoC) extended by the Indian government.

Correct Answer – B. DRDO

Explanation: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched ‘Dare to Dream’, a contest to encourage startups and individuals to come up with innovative defence and aerospace technologies. Applicants are invited to send innovative, workable proposals that can impact various related domains. The winning entries, which should specify the plan of executing it into a prototype, stand to get one of five prizes ranging from ₹3 lakh to ₹10 lakh in two categories.

Correct Answer – D. Sanjay Subrahmanyam

Explanation: Noted Indian historian Sanjay Subrahmanyam has won Israel’s prestigious Dan David Prize for this year for his work on inter-cultural encounters between Asians, Europeans and people of North and South America during the early modern era. Mr Subrahmanyam, son of strategic analyst K Subrahmanyam and brother of former foreign secretary S Jaishankar, won the award in the category of ”past time dimension” for his work in macro history.

Correct Answer  – A. Defence Innovation Hubs

Explanation: The Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) framework of the Government envisages setting up and managing independent Defence Innovation Hubs (DIHs).  These DIHs will serve as platforms where innovators can get information about needs and feedback from the Services directly and create solutions for India’s major defence platforms.  This structure is also geared towards attracting more innovators to work for the defence sector in India. The Defence Innovation Organisation set up under iDEX has announced setting up of two DIHs in Tamil Nadu (Coimbatore) and Maharashtra (Nashik).