Current Affairs Quiz for NIACL AO Mains |22nd February 2019

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Current Affairs Quiz for NIACL AO Mains

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Q1. The government has approved recapitalization of__________ in 12 public sector banks in this fiscal to help them maintain regulatory capital requirements and finance growth plans.

(a) Rs 66,251 crore

(b) Rs 40,448 crore

(d) Rs 48,239 crore

(e) Rs 28,000 crore

Q2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in South Korea, will receive the __________ in recognition of his dedication to international cooperation, global growth and human development.

(a) South Korea Leadership Award

(b) South Korea Peace Prize

(d) Korean Leadership Award

(e) South Korea Energy and Environment Prize

Q3. Who among the following won Laureus World Sports Award for World Sportsman of the Year?

(a) Roger Federer

(b) Charles Hamelin

(d) Pankaj Advani

(e) Novak Djokovic

Q4. Who among the following won Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year?

(a) Simone Biles

(b) Anisa Sayyed

(d) Lindsey Vonn

(e) Serena Williams

Q5. Name the tele-law mobile application launched by the Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad that will benefit paralegal volunteers (PLVs) of National Legal Service Authority and State Legal Services Authorities (SLSA) in the country.

(a) Justice City

(b) Nyaya Bandhu

(d) Nyaya Murti

(e) Nyaya Mitr

Q6. Three days Conference on the VISION ZERO and its relevance to Occupational Safety and Health was held in ________.

(a) Chennai

(b) Hyderabad

(d) Nagpur

(e) Mumbai

Q7. ‘KALIA Chhatra Bruti’ scholarship scheme is launched by ___________.

(a) Tamil Nadu

(b) Karnataka

(d) Kerala

(e) Telangana

Q8. Which of the following state hosted the 8th World CSR Congress?

(a) Kerala

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Haryana

(e) Maharashtra

Q9. Which of the following city hosted the 4th India-ASEAN Expo and Summit?

(a) Bangalore

(b) New Delhi

(d) Navi Mumbai

(e) Imphal

Q10. Under ____________, government has aimed at equipping 9 lakh classrooms in schools and colleges across the country with digital facilities for teaching by 2022.

(a) Operation Digital Board

(b) Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan

(d) Operation Digital Shiksha

(e) Operation Black Board

Solutions

Ans.1.(d)

Exp. The government has approved recapitalization of Rs 48,239 crore in 12 public sector banks in this fiscal to help them maintain regulatory capital requirements and finance growth plans.

Ans.2.(c)

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Seoul on a two-day visit to South Korea. Mr Modi will hold bilateral talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and receive the Seoul Peace Prize in recognition of his dedication to international cooperation, global growth and human development.

Ans.3.(e)

Exp. Novak Djokovic won Laureus World Sports Award for World Sportsman of the Year.

Ans.4.(a)

Exp. Simone Biles won Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year.

Ans.5.(b)

Exp. A tele-law mobile application ‘Nyaya Bandhu’ was launched by the Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. The application will benefit 73,000 paralegal volunteers (PLVs) of National Legal Service Authority and State Legal Services Authorities (SLSA) in the country who will be associated under Tele-Law service.

Ans.6.(e)

Exp. Heeralal Samariya, Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment inaugurated the three days Conference on the VISION ZERO and its relevance to Occupational Safety and Health was held in Mumbai.

Ans.7.(c)

Exp. ‘KALIA Chhatra Bruti’ scholarship for the children of farmers benefited under the KALIA scheme was launched by the Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.

Ans.8.(e)

Exp. World Corporate Social Responsibility Congress (World CSR Congress 2019) promotes Entrepreneurship, Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Social Development. The 8th World CSR Congress was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Ans.9.(b)

Exp. The 4th India-ASEAN Expo and Summit started in New Delhi. This is a flagship event of Department of Commerce, being organized with FICCI to carry forward the momentum and to further strengthen India-ASEAN relations under the Act-East Policy.

Ans.10.(a)

Exp. The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry launched Operation Digital Board on the lines of Operation Blackboard to provide better digital education in school. The government has aimed at equipping 9 lakh classrooms in schools and colleges across the country (7 lakh classrooms of 9th, 10th and 11th standards and 2 lakh classrooms of colleges and Universities) with digital facilities for teaching by 2022.

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