Current Affairs Quiz – 08 March 2020

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1. The Union Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises inaugurated the ‘Conference on Empowering Women Entrepreneurs’ in New Delhi on March 6, 2020. Name the minister
   A) Nitin Gadkari
   B) Piyush Goyal
   C) Prakash Javadekar
   D) Ram Vilas Paswan
   
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   Option A
   Explanation:The Union Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari, inaugurated the inaugural session of ‘Conference on Empowering Women Entrepreneurs’ in New Delhi on March 6, 2020.
2. India has been given the Observer status to join the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC). With this, India has become ___________ country to become IOC Observer nation
   A) 3rd
   B) 1st
   C) 7th
   D) 5th
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: India has been admitted to the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) as an observer state on 6th March, 2020. This makes India, the fifth nation to receive Observer status in IOC.The other four observers are China, Malta, European Union and International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF).
3. Which among these days is observed as the International Women’s Day?
   A) March 7
   B) First Sunday of March
   C) March 8
   D) First Saturday of March
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: International Women’s Day is being celebrated on 8th March every year to celebrates women’s social, economical, cultural and political achievements and their increasing visibility in every sphere of life. Theme of 2020 International Women’s Day “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights”. 
4. The metro station of which city has tied up with Paytm to launch QR-code-based metro ticketing system?
   A) Bengaluru
   B) Hyderabad
   C) Delhi
   D) Kolkata
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: Hyderabad Metro Rail Ltd has partnered with Paytm to launch QR-code-based metro ticketing system. The QR-code-based ticketing system, will help in creating tech-powered urban mobility solutions to enable commuters to travel seamlessly and avoid queues to buy tokens at the metro stations.
5. BRAC has topped among the list of top 500 Global Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in 2020 by NGO Adivser. BRAC is based in which country?
   A) Bangladesh
   B) Switzerland
   C) Malaysia
   D) India
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The Bangladesh based international development organization, BRAC, has topped the list of top 500 Global Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) for the 5th consecutive year. The list of the top 500 global NGOs of year 2020 was released by Geneva-based organization NGO Adviser.
6. Denys Shmyhal has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of which country?
   A) Syria
   B) Belarus
   C) Ukraine
   D) Lebanon
   
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   Option C
   Explanation:On 4 March 2020, Denys Anatoliyovych Shmyhal has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Ukraine.He replaces Oleksiy Honcharuk, who resigned from the post, over false accusation against him.
7. The 2019 Nari Shakti Puraskar has been conferred upon how many women for their outstanding work?
   A) 18
   B) 25
   C) 10
   D) 15
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: President Ram Nath Kovind gave away the Nari Shakti Puraskar for 2019 to 15 outstanding women in Rashtrapati Bhawan on the occasion of International Women’s Day on 8th March 2020. The National Award is given annually to individuals, groups, institutions in recognition of their exceptional work towards the cause of women empowerment, especially for vulnerable and marginalized women.
8. Daren Tang has recently been nominated as the Director General of which organisation?
   A) World Meteorological Organization
   B) World Intellectual Property Organization
   C) World Trade Organisation
   D) United Nations Industrial Development Organization
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: The Coordination Committee of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has nominated Mr. Daren Tang from Singapore for the post of Director General. The WIPO General Assembly will meet in an extraordinary session on May 7-8, 2020, to confirm the Coordination Committee’s nomination. 
9. Where is the headquarter of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)?
   A) Geneva, Switzerland
   B) Paris, France
   C) London, United Kingdom
   D) New York, United States
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: The term of the current Director General, Mr. Francis Gurry will end on September 30, 2020. WIPO Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland.
10. What is the capital of Ukraine?
    A) Damascus
    B) Tripoli
    C) Kyiv
    D) Beirut
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: Currency- Ukrainian hryvnia

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