Current Affairs Quiz -05 November 2019

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1. CARAT 2019 is a joint naval exercise between which countries?
   A) India – US
   B) US – Japan
   C) US – Bangladesh
   D) India – Japan
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The US Navy exercise that it conducts with various other navies named ‘Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT)- 2019’ has started with Bangladesh Navy in Chattogram, Bangladesh from 4 to 7 November, 2019.
2. Name the app launched by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to facilitate hassle-free and faster clearance by Customs at the airports for passengers by electronic filing of Customs baggage and currency declarations?
   A) PARAMPARA
   B) KUSHAL
   C) YATRI
   D) ATITHI
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has unveiled two new IT Initiatives named ICEDASH and ATITHI on November 4, 2019 for improved monitoring and pace of customs clearance of imported goods and facilitating arriving international passengers.
3. LIC has allowed policy holders to revive their policy that has been lapsed beyond a period of two years. Under this, for the non-linked policies, the revival period has been extended to _______ years of the first unpaid premium
   A) 5 years
   B) 3 years
   C) 4 years
   D) 6 years
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has allowed policyholders to revive their policies that have lapsed for more than two years. This includes – Non-linked policies within five years of the first unpaid premium. Unit-linked policies within three years of the first unpaid premium.
4. When is the World Tsunami Awareness Day held?
   A) November 4
   B) November 5
   C) November 3
   D) November 1
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: The World Tsunami Awareness Day was designated on November 5 by the UN General Assembly in December 2015.
5. RBI has opened first cohort under the Regulatory Sandbox (RS) with ‘Retail Payments’, as its theme. Which of these is not considered by RBI for inclusion under this ‘Retail Payments’ based RS?
   A) Mobile payments
   B) Offline payments
   C) ATM based payment
   D) Contactless payments
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India has announced the opening of first cohort under the Regulatory Sandbox (RS) with ‘Retail Payments’, as its theme.The innovative products/services that will be considered by RBI for inclusion under this ‘Retail Payments’ based RS is:

   • Mobile payments including feature phone-based payment services
   • Offline payment solutions
   • Contactless payments
6. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI)?
   A) Aditya Mehta
   B) Raghav Sharma
   C) Chandan Shah
   D) Vinod Rathod
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: Senior IPS officer Aditya Mishra has been appointed as the chairman of the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) for a period of five years from the date of assumption of the charge.
7. The IFFCO Nano Biotechnology Research Centre (NBRC) has launched India’s first ‘nano-technology’ based products to cut usage of chemical fertilisers and boost farmers’ income. Where is NBRC based?
   A) Haryana
   B) Gujarat
   C) Delhi
   D) Telangana
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Fertiliser major, the Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO), has introduced first of its kind ‘nano-technology’ based products – nano nitrogen, nano zinc and nano copper for on–field trials in an effort to cut usage of chemical fertilisers and boost farmers’ income. The three products have been researched and developed at the IFFCO Nano Biotechnology Research Centre (NBRC), an advanced research and development centre based at Kalol Unit in Gujarat. 
8. Yvette Lundy died recently. She was a famous war heroin from which country?
   A) Britain
   B) Spain
   C) Germany
   D) France
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Yvette Lundy, a well-known member of the French Resistance during World War II and a Nazi concentration camp survivor passed away. She was 103. She supplied fake documents to Jewish families and escaped prisoners of war during the Nazi occupation of France. 
9. Name the institution which has developed India’s first indigenously designed standing wheelchair named Arise?
   A) IIT Kharagpur
   B) IIT Hyderabad
   C) IIT Kanpur
   D) IIT Madras
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, has launched the country’s “first indigenously” designed standing wheelchair. It is named ‘Arise’.
10. Amy Kenealy has recently announced her retirement from cricket. She was from which country?
    A) Ireland
    B) Zimbabwe
    C) South Africa
    D) Namibia
    
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    Option A
    Explanation: Ireland women’s cricketer Amy Kenealy has announced her retirement from international cricket
11. With which institution has the government of Assam inked Rs 400 crore agreement to restore Assam’s forest ecosystems and preserve their biodiversity?
    A) International Monetary Fund
    B) French Development Agency
    C) Asian Development Bank
    D) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: The French Development Agency (AFD) and the Government of Assam has signed a 50 million euro (Rs 400 crore) project agreement for supporting Phase II of Assam Project for Forest and Biodiversity Conservation (APFBC). The total budget of the second phase is Rs 500 crore out of which the State government will contribute Rs 100 crore. 
12. Justice N.V. Balasubramanian who died recently was a former judge at which high court?
    A) Delhi
    B) Kolkata
    C) Madras
    D) Hyderabad
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: Justice N.V. Balasubramanian, retired Judge of Madras High Court has passed away. He served as the Madras High Court judge from 1996 – 2007.

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