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Current Affairs Quiz 03 March 2019
- How many Guinness World Records have been made by the Prayagraj Kumbh Mela 2019?
A) 1
B) 3
C) 4
D) 2
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Option B
Explanation: Prayagraj Kumbh Mela 2019 has been placed in the Guinness World Records in three sectors. It includes largest traffic and crowd management plan,the biggest painting exercise of public sites under paint my city scheme and biggest sanitation and waste disposal mechanism.
- The foundation stone for the Korwa Ordnance Factory has been laid in which city?
A) Amethi
B) Ranchi
C) Dibrugarh
D) Chennai
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Option A
Explanation: The Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi visited Amethi in Uttar Pradesh on 3rd March 2019. He inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 17 developments projects costing around Rs 538 crore. PM dedicated the Indo-Russia Rifles Pvt Limited to the nation and also laid the foundation stone of Ordnance Factory at Korwa.
- India’s first oil museum, KB Malaviya National Oil Museum, will be set up in which city?
A) Chandigarh
B) New Delhi
C) Guwahati
D) Hyderabad
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Option C
Explanation: India’s first oil museum will come up in Guwahati, Assam. It will be named KB Malaviya National Oil Museum. KB Malaviya is called the father of India’s hydrocardon industry.
- The ‘National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation’ has been approved to be set up in which state?
A) Karnataka
B) Rajasthan
C) Chhatisgarh
D) Madhya Pradesh
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Option D
Explanation: The foundation stone for India’s first ever ‘National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation’ was laid at Sherpur Village in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh on 03 March 2019.
- Which state has launched the Mukhyamantri Parivar Samman Nidhi Yojana?
A) Madhya Pradesh
B) Haryana
C) Punjab
D) Rajasthan
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Option B
Explanation: Haryana Government has launched Mukhyamantri Parivar Samman Nidhi Yojana for the farmers in the state. The scheme is similar to the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme of Central Government.
- Which state has launched the ‘Jalamrutha’ initiative for the conservation of water?
A) West Bengal
B) Maharashtra
C) Karnataka
D) Assam
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Option C
Explanation: Karnataka chief minister, H D Kumaraswamy, has initiated the ‘Jalamrutha’ initiative which is a water conservation scheme. The initiative aims to create awareness among the people of the state about the invaluable nature of water and the need to conserve it at any cost.
- Which state police has launched the Samvedna campaign to curb crimes against women and children?
A) Chhattisgarh
B) Uttar Pradesh
C) Himachal Pradesh
D) Gujarat
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Option A
Explanation: Chhattisgarh Police have launched ‘Samvedna’ campaign to curb crimes against women and children by keeping a strict watch on crimes against them and taking prompt corrective action.
- Which among the following games has been included in the 2022 Asian Games after being eliminated from the 2018 edition?
A) Football
B) Hockey
C) Golf
D) Cricket
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Option D
Explanation: The game of cricket has again been included in the Asian Games for the 2022 edition. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) took the decision. Asian Games 2022 will be held in Hangzhou, China.
- Which institution has launched India’s first Braille laptop ‘DotBook’ for visually-impaired?
A) IIT Bengaluru
B) IIT Delhi
C) IIT Kanpur
D) IIT Kharagpur
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Option B
Explanation: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi have created a laptop for visually-impaired named ‘DotBook’. It is said to be India’s first laptop for visually impaired candidates.
- psbloansin59minutes.com has emerged as India’s largest online lending platform. It has sanctioned more than Rs _____________ loan till date as per Credit Suisse report
A) Rs 35000 crore
B) Rs 20000 crore
C) Rs 10000 crore
D) Rs 50000 crore
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Option A
Explanation: Web portal PSBloansin59minutes.com has emerged as India’s largest online lending platform. This was reported by Credit Suisse. Loan worth more than Rs 35,000 crore has been sanctioned by the web portal till February 27, 2019.
- Which bank has received the Best Bank Award from the Tamil Nadu government recently?
A) Bank of Baroda
B) Allahabad Bank
C) Indian Bank
D) Punjab National Bank
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Option C
Explanation: Indian Bank has won the Best Bank Award from the Tamil Nadu government for meeting the needs of women’s self-help groups (SHGs).
- Bank Sepah is in which country?
A) Israel
B) Syria
C) Afghanistan
D) Iran
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Option D
Explanation: Central Bank of Iran (Bank Markazi) has merged four banks and a credit union to reform the country’s banking system and financial markets. These banks and credit union are: Ansar, Mehr-e EghtesadHekmat-e Iranian Bank and the Kosar Credit Institute Merged with Bank Sepah (Iran’s first bank)
- Macky Sall has been re-elected as the President of which country?
A) Rwanda
B) Senegal
C) Gambia
D) Mali
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Option B
Explanation: The incumbent president of Senegal, Macky Sall, has been re-elected to the post after gaining 58.27 percent of the total vote casted.
- Who is the author of the novel The Fate Of Butterflies?
A) Nayantara Sahgal
B) Shashi Deshpande
C) Anita Desai
D) Manju Kapur
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Option A
Explanation: Veteran author Nayantara Sahgal has unveiled her new novel “The Fate Of Butterflies”.
- When is the World Wildlife Day observed?
A) March 1
B) March 2
C) March 3
D) March 4
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Option C
Explanation: World Wildlife Day is observed on March 3 every year to celebrate and raise awareness about the world’s wild fauna and flora 2019 Theme – Life below water: for people and planet
