Current Affairs Quiz – 06 March 2020

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1. Name the app launched by SEBI to enable the investors lodge grievance online against the listed company/ intermediary registered with SEBI
   A) SUM
   B) RECORD
   C) TALLY
   D) SCORES
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has launched a mobile application “Sebi SCORES” for lodging investor grievances. The mobile app SCORES (Sebi Complaints Redress System) will enable the investors to conveniently lodge their grievances against a listed company/ intermediary registered with SEBI
2. Which city will host the fourth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF) in May 2020?
   A) Kochi
   B) New Delhi
   C) Bhubaneswar
   D) Ahmedabad
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The Fourth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF) is scheduled to be held at Kochi, Kerala from 16 to 20 May, 2020. The theme for the five-day event is “Ayurveda Medical Tourism: Actualizing India’s credibility”.
3. What is the total value of the deal signed between India and US to buy new anti-missile protection suites for two new VVIP Boeing 777 planes, to be used to ferry PM and President?
   A) Rs 1000 crore
   B) Rs 500 crore
   C) Rs 1200 crore
   D) Rs 1500 crore
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: India has signed a Rs 1,200 crore deal with the United States to buy new anti-missile protection suites for the two new Boeing VVIP extended range planes to protect it from missile attacks. The two new VVIP Boeing 777 planes, to be code-named as ‘Air Force One’, will be used to ferry the President and the Prime Minister.
4. What is the total withdrawal limit set by RBI for each depositor across all YES Bank account?
   A) Rs 50000
   B) Rs 25000
   C) Rs 75000
   D) Rs 65000
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has superseded the board of cash-starved Yes Bank and also capped  the withdrawal limit for depositors to Rs 50,000 with effect from March 5 to April 3, 2020, or till further orders. This means that the Yes Bank customers will be able to withdraw only Rs 50,000 across all bank accounts at Yes Bank – savings, deposits or current accounts.
5. The International Conference on Nano Science and Technology 2020 (ICONSAT-2020) is being held in which city?
   A) Mumbai
   B) Kolkata
   C) Greater Noida
   D) Pune
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: The International Conference on Nano Science and Technology 2020 (ICONSAT-2020) is being held at S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata from March 5-7, 2020
6. Currently, which among these Deputy Governors of RBI has announced to step down on March 31, 2020?
   A) Mahesh Kumar Jain
   B) Michael Patra
   C) N S Vishwanathan
   D) B. P. Kanungo
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor N S Vishwanathan has decided to step down on March 31, ending his 29 years of service, three months before the end of his extended one-year tenure, due to ill health. His one-year extension was to end on July 3, 2020.
7. Who among these has been roped in as the new brand ambassador of Puma?
   A) Alia Bhat
   B) Disha Patani
   C) Janhvi Kapoor
   D) Kareena Kapoor
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Puma signs Kareena Kapoor Khan as its new brand ambassador
   
8. ‘Namaste Orchha’ Festival has been organised in which state of India?
   A) Arunachal Pradesh
   B) Madhya Pradesh
   C) Odisha
   D) Gujarat
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: ‘Namaste Orchha’ Festival begins in Orchha, Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh
9. Where is the India Pharma 2020 & India Medical Device 2020 Conference & Exhibition being held?
   A) Guwahati
   B) Chennai
   C) Gandhinagar
   D) Hyderabad
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The fifth edition of the India Pharma 2020 & India Medical Device 2020 Conference & Exhibition is being held at Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat from March 5-7, 2020. The conference has been organised by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, in association with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). The Theme of the event is “India Pharma: Meeting Challenges of Affordable and Quality Healthcare and India Medical Device: Promoting Affordable responsible and Quality Medical Device for Universal Health Care”.
10. Janez Jansa is the newly elected Prime Minister of which country?
    A) Slovenia
    B) Serbia
    C) Rwanda
    D) Czech Republic
    
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    Option A
    Explanation: Slovenia’s parliament has elected Janez Jansa as the prime minister-designate of the country on 3 March 2020
11. The ‘Chapchar Kut’ is an annual tribal festival of which state?
    A) West Bengal
    B) Sikkim
    C) Tamil Nadu
    D) Mizoram
    
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    Option D
    Explanation: The biggest and most joyful festival of Mizos ‘Chapchar Kut’ Begins in Mizoram

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