2/13/2017 CurrentAffairsQuestions&Answers:February11,2017GeneralKnowledgeToday

WhatisthethemeoftheIndiasNationalProductivityWeek(NPW)2017?
[A]BuildSmartforafuturereadyIndia
[B]EaseofDoingBusinessforhigherproductivity
[C]Leanmanagementforproductivityenhancement
[D]Fromwastetoprofitsthroughreduce,recycleandreuse
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CorrectAnswer:D
AnswerExplanation:
The National Productivity Week (NPW) is observed every year from
February 1218 by the National Productivity Council (NPC) to stimulate
and promote productivity and quality consciousness across all sectors in
India.The2017themeisFromWastetoProfitsthroughReduce,Recycle
and Reuse. The National Productivity Council (NPC) is an autonomous
body under Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry and was established
on12thFebruary1958.
2. Whichunionministrytohostthe2ndGatewayofIndiaGeoeconomicDialogue2017?
[A]MinistryofCivilAviation
[B]MinistryofCorporateAffairs
[C]MinistryofExternalAffairs
[D]MinistryofFinance
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CorrectAnswer:C
AnswerExplanation:
TheMinistryofExternalAffairs(MEA)iscohostingtheSecondGateway
of India Geo economic Dialogue with Gateway House in Mumbai,
Maharashtra on February 1314, 2017 . This is Indias premier geo
economics conference on the theme Where Geopolitics meets Business
focused on building synergies between business and foreign policy. There
will be panel discussions covering topics like Sovereign Funds, Global
TaxationandDigitalEconomy.
3. Whichofthefollowingcitiestohostthe11thInternationalAerospaceandDefenceExhibitionAeroIndia2017?
[A]Bengaluru
[B]Chennai
[C]Kolkata
[D]NewDelhi
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CorrectAnswer:A
AnswerExplanation:
The 11th biennial edition of International Aerospace and Defence
Exhibition Aero India 2017 will be held at the Air Force Station,
YelahankainBengaluru,KarnatakafromFebruary14.Inthe5dayevent,
72aircrafts,beside270Indianand279foreigncompanieswillparticipate.
Exhibitors from US, Russia, Israel, Germany, Singapore, UAE, South
Korea and Australia will participate. The aerobatic teams participating in
the show are Indian Air Force Sarang Team, the Indian Air Force Surya
Kiran Team, the Scandinavian Air Show Team from Sweden and the
EvolvkosAerobaticTeamfromUK.
4. InwhichstatetheInternationalConferenceonIndiaPharma&IndiaMedicalDevice2017hasstarted?
[A]WestBengal
[B]Karnataka
[C]Rajasthan
[D]Odisha
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CorrectAnswer:B
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AnswerExplanation:
The 2nd edition of International Conference on India Pharma & India
Medical Device2017 has been inaugurated by Ananth kumar, the Union
Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, in
Bengaluru,KarnatakaonFebruary11,2017.Thethreedayevent,withthe
Vision For Responsible Healthcare, is based on themes: Medical
Devices Shaping the FutureMaking the Right Choices and Pharma
ShapingthefutureofIndiaPharma.Thisinitiativewillbeaplatformto
give a push to the Indian Pharma & Medical Devices sector in becoming
globallycompetitive.
5. WhohasbeenappointedthenewchiefofSecuritiesandExchangeBoardofIndia(SEBI)?
[A]DRMehta
[B]BrijeshMukherjee
[C]SauravPatra
[D]AjayTyagi
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CorrectAnswer:D
AnswerExplanation:
Ajay Tyagi, a 1984 batch IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, has
been appointed the new chief of the Securities and Exchange Board of
India (SEBI). Currently, Tyagi is an additional secretary at the finance
ministrys economic affairs department and will succeed U.K. Sinha, who
retiresfromthepostonMarch1,2017.ThechairmanofSEBIreceivesa
consolidatedpaypackageofRs4.5lakhpermonth.
6. WhichIndianInstituteofTechnology(IIT)tosetupIndiasfirstschoolonQualityandReliability(Q&R)?
[A]IITBombay
[B]IITIndore
[C]IITKharagpur
[D]IITMadras
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CorrectAnswer:C
AnswerExplanation:
IndiasfirstinterdisciplinaryschoolonQualityandReliability(Q&R)will
be set up by the IIT Kharagpur. The school will be truly interdisciplinary
in which faculty members as well as students will be from various
disciplines. The purpose for establishing the school is to improve the
qualityoflifeforthepeopleofIndiaaswellasdevelopqualityconscious
global citizens. The school, in collaboration with other academic units in
the Institute, will offer academic courses, research and missionmode
programmes in the area of Quality and Reliability (Q&R), which will
bring social transformation. It shall also serve as a hub of Intellectual
PropertyinQuality.
7. WhichcountryhaslaunchedtheworldsfirstBrailleAtlasforvisuallyimpairedpersons?
[A]China
[B]India
[C]Japan
[D]France
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CorrectAnswer:B
AnswerExplanation:
The worlds first Braille Atlas for visually impaired persons has been
launched by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, the Union Minister for Science &
Technology and Earth Sciences. The special edition of the Atlas for
Visually Impaired (India) in English Braille has been prepared by
National Atlas and Thematic Mapping Organisation (NATMO) under the
Department of S&T. The Atlas priced at Rs.600 and has 20 maps that
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coverthemessuchasphysical,socioeconomicandculturalaspectssuchas
river system, natural vegetation, Metropolitan cities, roads, food and cash
crops. The Atlas will be distributed free of cost to various schools across
Indiaforeducatingthestudentswithvisualchallenges.
8. WhichsubcommitteeofCentralAdvisoryBoardofEducation(CABE)hasbeenconstitutedtoboostgirlseducation?
[A]KadiyamSriharicommittee
[B]AshokDascommittee
[C]SurajPatracommittee
[D]NeelMukherjeecommittee
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CorrectAnswer:A
AnswerExplanation:
The Union HRD Ministry has recently constituted a subcommittee of
Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) under Chairmanship of
Kadiyam Srihari to look into issues of girls education. Srihari is the
DeputyChiefMinisterandEducationMinisterofTelangana.Thetermsof
reference of the subcommittee would be to examine the reasons for low
participation of girls in education, including the socioeconomic factors
with resultant gender bias and suggest ways to reduce gender disparity so
astoachievebettergenderparityindex.Itwillanalysegirlsparticipation
at all levels of school education across socioeconomic groups of SC/ST,
minorities and in ruralurban areas and reduce existing educational
disparities among them. It will also examine the existing schemes,
measures and incentives aimed at enhancing girls participation and
ensuring their retention in education and suggest improvements and
modificationsintheexistingschemes.
9. TheNationalDewormingDay(NDD)iscelebratedonwhichdateinIndia?
[A]February13
[B]February10
[C]February12
[D]February11
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CorrectAnswer:B
AnswerExplanation:
TheUnionMinistryofHealthandFamilyWelfare(MoHFW)hasobserved
its 3rd National Deworming Day (NDD) on February 10 to tackle worm
infections among preschool (anganwadi) and schoolage children across
India. The aim of the NDD is to reach every child, regardless of their
socioeconomic circumstance. It is the worlds largest deworming
programme that covers 340 million children under19 years of age across
36 states/ UTs. The deworming programme is Indias commitment to a
comprehensive national response to the public health threat posed by
worms.
10. WhatisthethemeofthePakistansmultinationalnavalexerciseAMAN2017?
[A]PeaceforWorld
[B]LivePeacefully
[C]Togetherforpeace
[D]BringPeace
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CorrectAnswer:C
AnswerExplanation:
The Pakistan Navy has started its 5th edition of multinational naval
exercise AMAN 2017 at the Navy Dockyard in Karachi. The 2017
theme is Together for peace and focus is on maritime security including
counterpiracy and counter terrorism operations at sea. The naval exercise
will include ships, aircraft, helicopters, Special Operations Forces (SOF),
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Explosives Ordinance Disposal (EOD), marine teams and observers from
regional as well extraregional navies. The 4day naval drill involves 37
countries such as Australia, China, Indonesia, Turkey, Sri Lanka, UK,
UnitesStates,JapanandRussia.

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