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Current Affairs Quiz 14 February 2019
- Who among the following has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner recently?
A) Amitabh Kant
B) Subhash Chandra Khuntia
C) A.P. Hota
D) Sushil Chandra
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Option D
Explanation: Sushil Chandra has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner. He is presently the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT).
- What is the mascot for the National Games 2022?
A) Indian Rhinoceros
B) Sangai
C) Clouded Leopard
D) Red Panda
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Option C
Explanation: Meghalaya is set to host the 39th edition of the National Games in 2022. The State animal of Meghalaya, Clouded Leopard, has been chosen to be the mascot for the National Games 2022.
- Who has been awarded the 2019 Oscat Award for Best Director by PETA?
A) Bradley Cooper
B) Ryan Coogler
C) Wes Anderson
D) Jamie Broadnax
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Option A
Explanation: The animal rights group PETA’s Film and Television Division has bestowed Bradley Cooper with PETA’s “Oscat” Award for Best Director on February 12, 2019.
- The World Sustainable Development Summit 2019 was held in which city?
A) Mumbai
B) New Delhi
C) Shillong
D) Hyderabad
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Option B
Explanation: The Vice President of India Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the World Sustainable Development Summit 2019 in New Delhi. It was held from February 11 – 13, 2019. The theme for 2019 edition of the Summit is ‘Attaining the 2030 Agenda: Delivering on Our Promise’. The World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) is an annual flagship event of The Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI)
- Who is the author of the book “Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India”?
A) Shashi Tharoor
B) Venkaiah Naidu
C) P Chidambaram
D) Subramanian Swamy
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Option C
Explanation: A book titled “Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India”, authored by former finance minister P Chidambaram has been launched.
- Amazon has partnered with which bank to launch its Amazon Pay UPI?
A) HDFC Bank
B) Yes Bank
C) ICICI Bank
D) Axis Bank
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Option D
Explanation: Amazon on February 14, 2019 launched “Amazon Pay Unified Payments Interface (UPI)” for Android users in India to issue UPI IDs to its customers. Amazon has partnered with Axis Bank for this.
- The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal to increase the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Raw Jute by what amount for 2019-20 as compared to 2018-19?
A) Rs 150
B) Rs 250
C) Rs 100
D) Rs 200
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Option B
Explanation: The Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Fair Average Quality (FAQ) of Raw Jute will increase to Rs.3950/- per quintal for 2019-20 season from Rs. 3700/- per quintal in 2018-19 season.
- Daniil Medvedev won the 2019 Sofia Open Tennis Tournament in men’s single event. He hails from which country?
A) Russia
B) Austria
C) Indonesia
D) Croatia
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Option A
Explanation: The 2019 Sofia Open tennis tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from February 5–11, 2019. Daniil Medvedev of Russia beat Hungary’s Márton Fucsovics 6–4, 6–3 in Men’s single event to clinch the title
- The first Mega Aqua Food Park of India has been set up in which state?
A) Karnataka
B) Kerala
C) Odisha
D) Andhra Pradesh
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Option D
Explanation: Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Harsimrat Kaur Badal commissioned Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park at Tundurru Village in Bhimavaram Mandal, West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. It is the first Mega Aqua Food Park in India exclusively established for fish and marine products processing.
- German based Manfred Eigen passed away recently. He was a recipient of Nobel Prize in which field?
A) Economic Sciences
B) Literature
C) Chemistry
D) Peace
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Option C
Explanation: The pioneering German physicist Manfred Eigen, who was the co-recipient of the 1967 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, passed away at the age of 91.
