Daily Current Affairs : 3rd February 2020 |Daily GK update Quiz

Daily Current Affairs 3rd February 2020

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Q.1. Who will preside over the Inaugural Ceremony of the DefExpo 2020?

(a)  Rajnath Singh

(b) Prakash Javadekar

(c)  Narendra Modi

(d) Ramesh Pokhriyal

(e)  Amit Shah

Answer & Explanation
Ans.1.(c)

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi shall preside over the Inaugural Ceremony of the DefExpo 2020 at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on the 5th February 2020. This is the 11th Edition of the Biennial Mega Defence Exhibition DefExpo.

Q.2. Where will the 11th Edition of the Biennial Mega Defence Exhibition “DefExpo” be held?

(a)  New Delhi

(b) Lucknow

(c)  Kanpur

(d) Allahabad

(e)  Varanasi

Answer & Explanation
Ans.2.(b)

Exp. Prime Minister Narendra Modi shall preside over the Inaugural Ceremony of the DefExpo 2020 at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, on the 5th February 2020. This is the 11th Edition of the Biennial Mega Defence Exhibition DefExpo.

Q.3. What is the theme of the DefExpo 2020?

(a)  Emerging Nation : India

(b) Counter Terrorism in Rural and Urban Areas

(c)  Strong bond of Cooperation and freindship

(d) India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub

(e)  Technology in Defence Industry

Answer & Explanation
Ans.3. (d)

Exp. The theme of the Expo is ‘India: The Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub’.

Q.4. Which state/UT received award in the category of best performance of States/ UTs having population of more than 1 crore since inception of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) Scheme?

(a)  Daman & Diu

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c)  Haryana

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(e)  Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Answer & Explanation
Ans.4. (d)

Exp. In the category of best performance since inception of the Scheme to States/ UTs having population of more than 1 crore: The first position was awarded to the State of Madhya Pradesh, followed by Andhra Pradesh and Haryana was in the third position.

Q.5. Which state/UT received first position in the category of best performance of States/ UTs having population of less than 1 crore since inception of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) Scheme?

(a)  Daman & Diu

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c)  Haryana

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(e)  Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Answer & Explanation
Ans.5.(e)

Exp. In the same category, among States/ UTs having population of less than 1 crore: Dadra & Nagar Haveli is in the first position. Himachal stood second and Chandigarh is at the third position.

Q.6. Which District received first position in the category of best performance since inception of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) Scheme under States/ UTs having population of more than 1 crore?

(a)  Indore, Madhya Pradesh

(b) Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh

(c)  South Salmara Mankachar, Assam

(d) Serchhip, Mizoram

(e)  Unain, Himachal Pradesh

Answer & Explanation
Ans.6.(a)

Exp. District level awards for States/ UTs with population of more than 1 crore: The first position went to Indore in Madhya Pradesh. Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh is in second position and South Salmara Mankachar in Assam was third.

Q.7. Which District received first position in the category of best performance since inception of the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) Scheme under States/ UTs having population of less than 1 crore?

(a)  Indore, Madhya Pradesh

(b) Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh

(c)  South Salmara Mankachar, Assam

(d) Serchhip, Mizoram

(e)  Unain, Himachal Pradesh

Answer & Explanation
Ans.7.(d)

Exp. Among the districts of States/ UTs having population of less than 1 crore: The first position went to Serchhip in Mizoram, second position toUnain Himachal Pradesh and Puducherry was in the third position.

Q.8.With which country India signed 5 MoUs for establishing the Addu Tourism zone in five islands of Addu atoll at a cost of 2.49 million USD?

(a)  Sri Lanka

(b) Bali

(c)  Mauritius

(d) Maldives

(e)  Fiji

Answer & Explanation
Ans.8.(d)

Exp. India and Maldives on 2nd February signed 5 MoUs for establishing the Addu Tourism zone in five islands of Addu atoll at a cost of 2.49 million USD.

Q.9.Which country became the 54th member of Commonwealth family?

(a)  Sri Lanka

(b) Iraq

(c)  Iran

(d) Mauritius

(e)  Maldives

Answer & Explanation
Ans.9. (e)

Exp. The Maldives on its return to the Commonwealth as its 54th member. The Maldives had joined the Commonwealth in 1982 but withdrew its membership in 2016.

The Commonwealth is a key grouping of countries, most of which are former territories of the British Empire.

Q.10. Mohammed Allawi appointed as the new Prime Minister of __________.

(a)  Sri Lanka

(b) Iraq

(c)  Iran

(d) Mauritius

(e)  Maldives

Answer & Explanation
Ans.10.(b)

Exp. President Barham Salih’s appointment of Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi as prime minister-designate.

Q.11. According to the latest Reserve Bank data, by how much percent Banks’ Credit have grown?

(a)  7.21%

(b) 7.53%

(c)  8.24%

(d) 9.28%

(e)  9.51%

Answer & Explanation
Ans.11.(a)

Exp. Banks credit and deposits grew 7.21 per cent and 9.51 per cent to Rs 100.05 trillion and Rs 131.26 trillion, respectively, in the fortnight ended January 17, according to the latest Reserve Bank data.

Q.12.According to the latest Reserve Bank data, by how much percent Banks Deposits have grown?

(a)  7.21%

(b) 7.53%

(c)  8.24%

(d) 9.28%

(e)  9.51%

Answer & Explanation
Ans.12.(e)

Exp. Banks credit and deposits grew 7.21 per cent and 9.51 per cent to Rs 100.05 trillion and Rs 131.26 trillion, respectively, in the fortnight ended January 17, according to the latest Reserve Bank data.

Q.13. Who has been elected as the new president of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI)?

(a)  Deepa Malik

(b) Vijay Kumar Malhotra

(c)  BVP Rao

(d) Arjun Munda

(e)  Raj Kumar Singh

Answer & Explanation
Ans.13.(a)

Exp.  India’s lone women Paralympic medallist Deepa Malik was on 1st February elected unopposed as the new president of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI).

Deepa Malik won silver in shot put F-53 event in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.

Q.14.Who assumed charge as the new chairman and managing director of Coal India Ltd?

(a)  A K Jha

(b) Pramod Agrawal

(c)  Rajat Chaudhuri

(d) Jitendra Singh

(e)  Pronab Sen

Answer & Explanation
Ans.14.(b)

Exp. Pramod Agrawal on 1st February assumed charge as the new chairman and managing director of Coal India Ltd.

He took over after A K Jha retired as the CIL chairman on January 31.

Q.15. In which city Indian Navy conducted coastal security exercise ‘Matla Abhiyaan’?

(a)  Chennai

(b) Bangalore

(c)  Visakhapatnam

(d) Kolkata

(e)  Goa

Answer & Explanation
Ans.15.(d)

Exp. The Indian Navy carried out a five-day coastal security exercise, ‘Matla Abhiyaan’ in Kolkata, with personnel of two naval boats, holding interactions with all stakeholders along the riverine border with Bangladesh.

Q.16. Renowned writer and Sahitya Academy Award recipient Jaswant Singh Kanwal passed away, from which state he belongs to?

(a)  Bihar

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(c)  Haryana

(d) Madhya Pradesh

(e)  Punjab

Answer & Explanation
Ans.16.(e)

Exp. Renowned Punjabi writer and Sahitya Academy Award recipient Jaswant Singh Kanwal passed away.

Q.17.Which agency suspended Weightlifter Ramshad AR and Wrestler Ravinder Kumar for 2 and 4 years respectively?

(a)  World Anti Doping Agency

(b) International Weightlifting Federation

(c)  National Anti Doping Agency

(d) International Olympic Committee

(e)  Wrestling Federation of India

Answer & Explanation
Ans.17.(c)

Exp. NADA suspended Weightlifter Ramshad AR and Wrestler Ravinder Kumar for 2 and 4 years respectively.

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