Current Affairs Quiz – 08 February 2020

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1. The High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) of DRDO has signed technology development contract with Russia’s Rosoboronexport for development of Advanced Pyrotechnic Ignition Systems. Where is HEMRL based?
   A) New Delhi
   B) Pune
   C) Bengaluru
   D) Chennai
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Pune-based DRDO Laboratory, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) has signed technology development contract with Rosoboronexport, Russia for development of Advanced Pyrotechnic Ignition Systems.  The agreement was signed at the DefExpo2020 in Lucknow. 
2. As per the amended guidelines of pension funds, by PFRDA, what should be the minimum net fund requirement for pension fund managers?
   A) Rs 40 crore
   B) Rs 30 crore
   C) Rs 50 crore
   D) Rs 25 crore
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), the regulator of the National Pension System (NPS), has made certain amendments in the pension guidelines. The regulator has doubled the minimum net worth requirement for pension fund managers to Rs 50 crore from the Rs 25 crore stipulated earlier.
3. The world’s first bulletproof helmet to stop AK-47 bullet has recently been developed by Indian Army Major. Name him?
   A) Major Anoop Mishra
   B) Major Satinder Singh
   C) Major Neeraj Kapur
   D) Major Nardeep Naithani
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The Indian Army Major Anoop Mishra has developed a bulletproof helmet, which is claimed to be first such in the world, that can stop an AK-47 bullet round from a distance of 10 meters. The “ballistic helmet” has been developed under project Abhedya, by the officer, who is part of the Indian Army’s College of Military Engineering, Pune.
4. Name the Indian state which has launched Disha Police Station to handle the cases of crime against women and children.
   A) Odisha
   B) Gujarat
   C) Uttar Pradesh
   D) Andhra Pradesh
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on inaugurated the first ‘Disha Police Station’ in Rajamahendravaram city on 8 February 2020, which will exclusively handle cases of crime against women and children. In all 18 Disha Police Stations will be set up in all 13 districts of the state, under the Disha Act, enacted by the state government in 2019, to ensure speedy investigation and trial of sexual assault cases. The state government has allocated a budget of Rs 21.10 crore for the setting up of these police stations.
5. The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has proposed the upgradation and modernisation 25 fishing harbours in the country. How much amount has been proposed for the project?
   A) Rs 2000 crore
   B) Rs 1000 crore
   C) Rs 2500 crore
   D) Rs 1500 crore
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) has proposed the upgradation and modernisation 25 fishing harbours in the country at an estimated outlay of Rs 2500 crore with the assistance of the Centre. Under the project, two harbours namely Thoppumpady in Kochi, Kerala and Nizampatnam in Andhra Pradesh would be developed into harbours of international standards in the first phase of the modernisation programme.
6. NPCI has allowed WhatsApp UPI services to expand the services from the current one million users to ________ users
   A) 5 million
   B) 10 million
   C) 20 million
   D) 15 million
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp has received the approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to expand its United Payment Interface (UPI) services to 10 million users. WhatsApp has been running a pilot UPI services for one million users since the rollout of the project in 2018, and has struggled to get a full-fledged licence since then.
7. Christina Koch, the record holder for longest consecutive spaceflight by women, recently returned on Earth. She has spent how many consecutive days on ISS?
   A) 352
   B) 368
   C) 370
   D) 328
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Christina Koch, US-astronaut who made record for the longest continuous spaceflight ever undertaken by a female astronaut, returned from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth on 6th February 2020. Koch joined NASA’s astronaut corps in 2013. She blasted off on March 2019 to ISS. The 41-year-old Michigan-born engineer, Koch has spent 328 consecutive days in space, which is the highest single spaceflight by a woman.

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