Current Affairs Quiz – 10-11 February 2020

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1. Which film has been awarded the best picture award at the 2020 Oscars?
   A) Joker
   B) Parasite
   C) Judy
   D) 1917
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: The 92nd Academy Awards also known by the name Oscars, took place Los Angeles, California on February 9, 2020 to honor the best films of 2019. The South Korean film Parasite, won the most number of awards with four awards, including Best Picture, becoming the first film not in the English language to do so.
2. World Pulses Day is an annual observance on which date?
   A) 10 February
   B) Second Monday of Feb
   C) 11 February
   D) Second Tuesday of Feb
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: World Pulses Day is observed every year on 10 February to raise awareness about the nutritional benefits of pulses. The theme of the World Pulses Day 2020 is Plant proteins for a sustainable future.
3. Indian girl Kaamya Karthikeyan has recently become the youngest girl in the world to summit mount Aconcagua. She hails from which city?
   A) Kolkata
   B) Chennai
   C) Visakhatpanam
   D) Mumbai
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: Mumbai-based, 12-year-old, Kaamya Karthikeyan has scripted history by becoming the youngest girl in the world to summit Mount Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America. Kaamya, who is a class seven student of Navy Children School (NCS) in Mumbai, conquered the mountain peak on February 1 and unfurled the tricolour.
4. Name the continent which has recently been hit by the deadly Storm Ciara?
   A) North America
   B) Australia
   C) Europe
   D) Oceania
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: Deadly winter storm named ‘Storm Ciara’ or Sabine (as the storm is called in German-speaking countries) hits western and northern Europe.
   
5. AJEYA WARRIOR 2020 is an annual joint military training exercise of Indian Army with which country?
   A) Israel
   B) United Kingdom
   C) Vietnam
   D) Singapore
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: The fifth edition of annual Joint Military Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR-2020 between the Armies of India and the United Kingdom is scheduled to be conducted at Salisbury Plains, the United Kingdom from 13 to 26 February 2020.
6. Who among these has been honored with the 2019 International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award?
   A) Pullela Gopichand
   B) Parupalli Kashyap
   C) Prakash Padukone
   D) B. Sai Praneeth
   
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   Option A
   Explanation: India’s Chief badminton coach Pullela Gopichand has been honored with the prestigious 2019 International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award in male category.
7. Where was the African Union (AU) Summit 2020 held?
   A) Harare, Zimbabwe
   B) Lilongwe, Malawi
   C) Cape Town, South Africa
   D) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
   
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   Option D
   Explanation: The 33rd African Union (AU) Summit was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 9 February. The theme of the 2020 Summit was “Silencing the Guns: Creating conducive conditions for Africa’s development”.
8. International Day of Women and Girls in Science is held every year on________
   A) 9 February
   B) 10 February
   C) 11 February
   D) 8 February
   
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   Option C
   Explanation: The International Day of Women and Girls in Science is observed on 11 February. 2020 Theme – ‘Investment in Women and Girls in Science for Inclusive Green Growth.’
9. The National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM) has been renamed as Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM). The institute is based in which city?
   A) New Delhi
   B) Faridabad
   C) Ahmedabad
   D) Indore
   
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   Option B
   Explanation: The Government of India has decided to rename National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad as Arun Jaitley National Institute of Financial Management (AJNIFM).The decision has been taken to pay tribute to former Union Finance Minister and Padma Vibhushan awardee late Shri Arun Jaitley.
10. How much amount has been approved by the ADB bank towards the control of novel coronavirus?
    A) USD 2 million
    B) USD 5 million
    C) USD 3 million
    D) USD 4 million
    
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    Option A
    Explanation: Asian Development Bank (ADB) Approves USD 2 million in new funding to support efforts to combat the spread of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
11. Which city is hosting the 2020 international conference ‘ClimFishCon 2020’ on the impact of climate change on ‘hydrological cycle, ecosystem, fisheries and food security’?
    A) Ahmedabad
    B) Hyderabad
    C) Pune
    D) Kochi
    
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    Option D
    Explanation: A three-day international conference titled ‘ClimFishCon 2020’ to deliberate on the impact of climate change on ‘hydrological cycle, ecosystem, fisheries and food security’ will be held in Kochi, Kerala from February 12 to 14, 2020. Organizers: CUSAT School of Industrial Fisheries in collaboration with the Department of Fisheries, Kerala. Theme: Climate Change-Effective Adaptation for a Secure Future.
12. India’s Vice-President Shri Venkaiah Naidu had recently released a book named ‘A Child of Destiny’. The book is an autobiography by which author?
    A) K. Satchidananda Murthy
    B) Girishwar Misra
    C) K. Ramakrishna Rao
    D) A. C. Paranjpe
    
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    Option C
    Explanation: The Vice President of India, and Chairman of Rajya Sabha Shri M Venkaiah Naidu released a book titled, ‘A Child of Destiny’, an autobiography penned by Prof. K. Ramakrishna Rao, well-known educationist in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Koneru Ramakrishna Rao is a philosopher, psychologist, parapsychologist, educationist, teacher, researcher and administrator.
13. Mount Aconcagua is in which country?
    A) Mexico
    B) Argentina
    C) Chile
    D) Peru
    
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    Option B
    Explanation: Mount Aconcagua is the highest peak in South America and is located in Argentina.
14. Joint Military Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR 2020 is which edition of the annual exercise?
    A) 3rd
    B) 1st
    C) 10th
    D) 5th
    
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    Option D
    Explanation: The fifth edition of annual Joint Military Exercise AJEYA WARRIOR-2020 between the Armies of India and the United Kingdom is scheduled to be conducted at Salisbury Plains, the United Kingdom from 13 to 26 February 2020.
15. Cyril Ramaphosa has been appointed as the Chairperson of the African Union for 2020. He is the President of which country?
    A) South Africa
    B) Kenya
    C) Egypt
    D) Ethiopia
    
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    Option A
    Explanation: President of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, is the newly elected Chairperson of the African Union for one year.

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