February 2020 quiz part 1 questions and answers

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February 2020 - Quiz Part 1

Q.1) Which one of the following organiza ons has recently (February 2020) raised Japanese loan worth
$750 million to help in reducing air pollu on?
[A] NMDC Limited

[B] Coal India Limited
[C] NHPC Limited

[D] BHEL
[E] NTPC Limited
Q.2) Which one of the following states has recently (February 2020) organized the Rural technical fes val
tled 'Antahpragnya 2020'?
[A] Telangana
[B] Assam
[C] Karnataka
[D] Andhra Pradesh
[E] Tripura
Q.3) Recently, Ministerial level defence dialogue between India and South Korea was held in which one of
the following ci es, in February 2020?
[A] Bengaluru
[B] Mumbai
[C] New Delhi
[D] Chennai
[E] Jaipur
Q.4) Recently (February 2020), Finance Minister has announced plans for expansion of Na onal Grid from
16,200 km to ________.
[A] 25,000 km
[B] 20,000 km
[C] 18,000 km
[D] 27,000 km
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[E] 22,000 km
Q.5) Who among the following has recently assumed the responsibility of India’s Co-Chair of the Expo-2020
Dubai Commi ee, in February 2020?
[A] Vinay Kumar

[B] Navdeep Singh Suri
[C] Mukta Tomar
[D] Jaideep Sarkar
[E] Sunil Jain
Q.6) Which one of the following ci es has recently (February 2020) hosted the 3rd Edi on of Interna onal
Conference and Exhibi on on Public Transport Innova on (ICEPTI) 2020?
[A] Chennai
[B] Mumbai
[C] Bhopal
[D] New Delhi
[E] Kochi
Q.7) Recently, the central government has approved a sum of ₹6000 crore to provide uninterrupted water,
to the farmers of which of the following states in February 2020?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Jammu-Kashmir
[C] Puducherry
[D] West Bengal
[E] Karnataka
Q.8) Recently (February 2020), Golden Conch Award for Best Documentary Film has been awarded to
_______
[A] American Factory

[B] Apollo 11
[C] Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
[D] Leaving Netherland
[E] For Sama
Q.9) Vadhavan port, recently (February 2020) approved by the Central Government is going to be setup in
which of the following states?
[A] Maharashtra
[B] Kerala
[C] Tamil Nadu

[D] Odisha
[E] Gujarat
Q.10) In which of the following temples the Kumbhabhishekam was held recently (February 2020)?
[A] Meenakshi Amman Temple
[B] Brihadeeswara Temple
[C] ArulmiguRamanathaswamy Temple
[D] Guruvayur Temple
[E] Kailasanathar Temple
Q.11) Recently (February 2020), 22nd edi on of India Interna onal Seafood Show (IISS) was held in Kochi.
The theme of this year’s event was ________.
[A] Conserve tradi onal Seafood from India
[B] Seafood- future of healthy food
[C] Local, traceable, sustainable seafood
[D] Blue Revolu on- Beyond Produc on to Value Addi on

[E] Safe and sustainable seafood from India
Q.12) As per the latest brand valua on study by Duff & Phelps, released in February 2020, which one of the
following celebri es has highest brand value?
[A] Akshay Kumar

[B] Ranveer Singh
[C] Virat Kohli

[D] Deepika Padukone
[E] Salman Khan
Q.13) Which one of the following states has recently (February 2020) hosted the ‘Na onal Citrus Meet –
2020’?
[A] Assam
[B] Nagaland
[C] Meghalaya
[D] Manipur
[E] Sikkim
Q.14) Recently (February 2020), which one of the following companies has rolled out 10,000 electric
rickshaws in India to contribute its share towards climate conserva on?
[A] IndiaMart
[B] Flipkart
[C] Amazon
[D] Paytm store

[E] Jasper
Q.15) Recently (February 2020), which of the following is not associated with the Virtual Museum task if
Ministry of Culture?
[A] Ajanta Caves
[B] Man Mahal

[C] Humayun Tomb
[D] Taj Mahal

[E] Both 3 & 4
Q.16) Recently (February 2020), which one of the following countries has banned exports of all kinds of
personal protec on equipments used to protect people from air borne par cles?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] USA
[D] Vietnam
[E] Italy
Q.17) Which one of the following state governments has recently (February 2020) launched ‘Vimukthi door
to door campaign’?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Odisha
[C] Telangana
[D] Andhra Pradesh
[E] Kerala
Q.18) Which one of the following organiza ons has recently (February 2020) signed a contract with Rosne
to import 2 million tonnes of oil?
[A] IOCL
[B] ONGC
[C] GAIL
[D] Reliance Petroleum
[E] Bharat Petroleum
Q.19) Coronavirus outbreak has been recently (February 2020) declared as State Disaster by which of
the following states?
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Kerala
[C] New Delhi
[D] U ar Pradesh
[E] Telangana
Q.20) Which one of the following countries has recently (February 2020) joined Commonwealth of Na ons
to become its 54th member state?
[A] Australia
[B] Maldives
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Nepal
[E] South Africa
Q.21) Which one of the following countries has recently (February 2020) declared na onal emergency to
tackle the locust insects?
[A] Pakistan
[B] Afghanistan
[C] Bhutan
[D] Sri Lanka
[E] India
Q.22) Which one of the following countries has organized Ekushey Book Fair in its capital city in the month
of February, 2020?
[A] Japan
[B] India
[C] Singapore
[D] Bangladesh
[E] Nepal
Q.23) Recently (February 2020), India's third private train was inaugurated. It will run between Indore and
______.
[A] Varanasi
[B] Kolkata
[C] Pune
[D] Mumbai
[E] New Delhi
Q.24) Who among the following has recently unveiled a new children’s protec on fund for India, in
February 2020?
[A] Emmanuel Macron
[B] Prince Charles

[C] Sergio Ma arella
[D] Frank-Walter Steinmeier
[E] Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
Q.25) Recently (February 2020), Ministry of External Affairs has appointed Gopal Baglay as India's next High
Commissioner to _______.
[A] Japan
[B] UAE
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] Myanmar
[E] Thailand
Q.26) Which one of the following organiza ons has recently (February 2020) appointed Pramod Agrawal as
its new Chairman and Managing Director?
[A] BHEL
[B] Coal India Limited
[C] ONGC
[D] GAIL
[E] NTPC limited
Q.27) Recently (February 2020), who among the following has been appointed as Chief Execu ve Officer
(CEO) of ‘WeWork?
[A] Alok Sharma
[B] M. Nagaraj
[C] Sandeep Mathrani

[D] Rajiv Bansal
[E] Rishi Sunak
Q.28) Recently (February 2020), Mary Higgins Clark passed away. She was a popular _______.
[A] Social Ac vist

[B] Environmentalist
[C] Actor
[D] Writer
[E] Singer
Q.29) With which of the following na ons, Indian government has recently (February 2020) signed MoUs to
establish the Addu Tourism zone in five islands of Addu atoll?
[A] Sri Lanka

[B] Maldives
[C] Mauri us
[D] Thailand
[E] Indonesia
Q.30) Recently (February 2020), DanierArap Moi has passed away. He was the longest serving president of
______.
[A] Kenya
[B] Egypt
[C] Namibia
[D] Nigeria
[E] Zimbabwe
Q.31) Recently (February 2020), Rabi Singh has passed away. He was a famous _______.
[A] Engineer
[B] Poet
[C] Cricketer
[D] Athlete
[E] Actor
Q.32) Which one of the following states has recently (February 2020) announced to launch INSPIRE project
in its Space Park?
[A] U ar Pradesh
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Gujarat
[D] Kerala
[E] Odisha
Q.33) Which one of the following telescopes has been recently (February 2020) decommissioned by NASA?
[A] Spitzer Space Telescope
[B] Webb Space Telescope
[C] Hubble Space Telescope
[D] Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

[E] Chandra X-ray Observatory
Q.34) As per Counterpoint Research report released recently (February 2020), what is India’s rank in
Smartphone market in the world?
[A] 5th
[B] 2nd
[C] 4th
[D] 7th
[E] 3rd
Q.35) Recently (February 2020), L&T MBDA Missile Systems (LTMMSL) has set up a missile (inert)
integra on facility at which one of the following places?
[A] Coimbatore
[B] Kochi
[C] Vishakhapatnam
[D] Chennai
[E] Cu ack
Q.36) Which one of the following ins tutes has recently (February 2020) developed an Ar ficial Intelligence
(AI) technology to convert brain signals of speech impaired humans into language?
[A] IIT Kharagpur
[B] IIT Delhi

[C] IIT Hyderabad
[D] IIT Madras
[E] IIT Indore
Q.37) World Cancer Day is observed on 4th February every year . Its theme for this year was ________.
[A] I am and I will
[B] Not beyond us
[C] We can. I can

[D] Debunk the Myths
[E] Cancer can be prevented
Q.38) The 3rd Defence A achés Conference was recently (February 2020) held in which one of the following
ci es?
[A] Chennai
[B] Hyderabad
[C] Bengaluru
[D] Mumbai
[E] New Delhi
Q.39) Which one of the following players has recently (February 2020) topped ICC Test batsmen rankings?
[A] Rohit Sharma
[B] Virat Kohli
[C] Steve Smith

[D] Kane Williamson
[E] Babar Azam
Q.40) Which one of the following athletes has been recently (February 2020) elected as the President of
Paralympic Commi ee of India?
[A] MariyappanThangavelu
[B] Devendra Jhajharia
[C] Deepa Malik
[D] Varun Singh Bha
[E] Naresh Kumar Sharma
Q.41) Who among the following has been recently (February 2020) invited to become Goodwill Ambassador
of Indian Con ngent at the Tokyo Olympic 2020?
[A] Anil Kumble

[B] Sourav Ganguly
[C] Rahul Dravid
[D] Sachin Tendulkar
[E] Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Q.42) Which one of the following weightli ers has been suspended for two years by Na onal An -Doping
Agency (NADA) in February 2020?
[A] Pardeep Singh

[B] Ramshad AR
[C] Gurdeep Singh
[D] Vikas Thakur

[E] Sa hishSivalingam
Q.43) Recently (February 2020), which one of the following women boxers has won ‘Best Boxer’ award at
the Golden Girl Championship held in Boras, Sweden?
[A] TingmilaDoungel
[B] Sakshi Jandale
[C] Sanya Negi
[D] Prachi Dhankar
[E] Lashu Yadav
Q.44) Which one of the following states will host the 36th Na onal Games?
[A] Goa
[B] Assam
[C] Maharashtra
[D] U ar Pradesh
[E] Rajasthan
Q.45) Recently (February2020), which one of the following tennis players has won men’s singles tle in
Australian Open?
[A] Novak Djokovic
[B] Roger Federer
[C] Rafael Nadal

[D] Andy Murray
[E] Dominic Thiem
Q.46) Who among the following has been recently (February 2020) conferred with the first ‘Mathrubhumi
book of the Year’ award?
[A] Shashi Tharoor
[B] Vinod Kumar Shukla

[C] Arundha Roy
[D] Vikram Seth
[E] Jhumpa Lahiri
Q.47) Which one of the following MSMEs has been recently (February 2020) presentedwith the Most
Promising Brand of the Year award 2019?
[A] Leonard Exports

[B] Lakshya Pipes
[C] Airpack Private Limited
[D] Celest Technologies

[E] Amulya Mica
Q.48) Who among the following has been selected as the Central Banker of the Year, Asia-Pacificfor 2020, in
February 2020?
[A] Haruhiko Kuroda

[B] Zhou Xiaochuan
[C] Shak kanta Das
[D] Jerome Powell

[E] Mark Joseph Carney
Q.49) Recently (February 2020), Dinkar Keshav Raikar has been presented with Life me achievement award
by Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. He is a famous______.
[A] Poli cian
[B] Journalist
[C] Social Ac vist

[D] Novelist
[E] None of the Above
Q.50) Which one of the following start-ups has been recently accorded with the pres gious SKOCH award,
in February 2020?
[A] Benevo
[B] El Diablo Sauces
[C] Bajar
[D] Big Bang Boom Solu ons

[E] Digital Kangaroos

Answers
Q.1)E Q.2)A Q.3)C Q.4)D Q.5)B Q.6)D Q.7)B Q.8)C Q.9)A Q.10)B Q.11)D Q.12)C
Q.13)A Q.14)C Q.15)D Q.16)B Q.17)E Q.18)A Q.19)B Q.20)B Q.21)A Q.22)D Q.23)A
Q.24)B Q.25)C Q.26)B Q.27)C Q.28)D Q.29)B Q.30)A Q.31)B Q.32)D Q.33)A Q.34)B
Q.35)A Q.36)D Q.37)A Q.38)E Q.39)B Q.40)C Q.41)B Q.42)B Q.43)D Q.44)A Q.45)A
Q.46)B Q.47)E Q.48)C Q.49)B Q.50)D

Explanations
Q.1) Explanation:
● Recently, NTPC Ltd has raised Japanese yen loan worth $750 million to help reduce air pollu on from
its power projects across the country.
● NTPC will use loan to fund the installa on of Flue Gas Desulphuriza on system, new hydro projects and
projects using ultra supercri cal technology.
Q.2) Explanation:
● Recently, India's Biggest Rural Technical Fes val tled 'Antahpragnya 2020' was held in the state of
Telangana.
● Theme: 'Spot and encourage rural tech innovators'

● It was organised to showcase 300 plus prototype working models created by 4000 rural ignited minds.
Q.3) Explanation:
● Recently, Ministerial-level Defence dialogue between India and South Korea was held in New Delhi.
● Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Minister of Na onal Defence of South Korea JeongKyeong-doo held
the mee ng.
Q.4) Explanation:
● Recently, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has laid down plans for the expansion of Na onal Gas
Grid to 27,000 km from the present 16,200 km.
● Currently, around 7,000 km of pipeline is under construc on.

Relevance
● The share of natural gas in India’s energy basket is 6.2%, against 23.4% globally.
Q.5) Explanation:
● Recently, Navdeep Singh Suri has assumed the responsibility of India’s Co-Chair of the Expo-2020
Dubai Commi ee.
● FICCI is the industry partner of the Indian Government for its par cipa on in Expo-2020 Dubai.
● Theme of the event: “Connec ng Minds, Crea ng the Future”
Q.6) Explanation:
● Recently, 3rd Edi on of Interna onal Conference and Exhibi on on Public Transport Innova on
(ICEPTI) 2020 in New Delhi.
● At the event, Delhi's public transporter DTC has received the Transport Minister's Road Safety Award
2018-19 in the urban category for the "lowest" accident rate.
Q.7) Explanation:
● Recently, the central government has approved a ₹6,000-crore Ujh mul -purpose project to provide
uninterrupted water for irriga on to farmers in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district and to produce
power.
● The current es mated cost of the project is ₹5,850 crore and its expected meline of comple on is over
six years.
● The project will store around 781 million cubic meters of water of river Ujh, a tributary of river Ravi.
Q.8) Explanation:
· Recently, the 16th edi on of Mumbai Interna onal Film Fes val was held in which Golden Conch
Award for Best Documentary Film has been awarded to Babenco: Tell Me When I Die.
· It has been directed by Barbara Paz.
Q.9) Explanation:
● Recently, Union Cabinet has given in principle approval to set up a new major port at Vadhavan near
Dahanu in Maharashtra.
● The total cost of the project is likely to be over 65 thousand crore rupees.
● Vadhavan port will be developed on land lord model.
Q.10) Explanation:
● Recently, the rare Kumbhabhishekam of the heritage Brihadeeswara Temple in Thanjavur was held in
Tamil Nadu
● The kumbhabhishekam, which relates to the rejuvena on of the temple, was last performed in 1997.
Q.11) Explanation:
● Recently, the 22nd edi on of India Interna onal Seafood Show (IISS) 2020 was held in Kochi.
● It was organised by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), under Ministry of
Commerce and Industry, Government of India, in associa on with the Seafood Exporters Associa on of
India (SEAI).
● Theme of the event: “Blue Revolu on- Beyond Produc on to Value Addi on”.
Q.12) Explanation:
● In the latest brand valua on study by Duff & Phelps, Virat Kohli holds the top rank, third year in a row.
● The report shows that Kohli has increased his brand value by 40% to $237.5 million in 2019.
● Akshay Kumar is on the 2nd spot and Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh shares the 3rd spot.
Q.13) Explanation:
● Recently, a three-day “Na onal Citrus Meet - 2020” was held at Assam.
● The meet was organized by ICAR-Central Citrus Research Ins tute (CCRI) in collabora on with the Assam
Agricultural University (AAU), Assam; Central Agricultural University (CAU), Imphal and ICAR-Research
Complex for North-Eastern Hill Region, Umiam.
● Theme of mee ng:“Development of Citrus in North-Eastern Region”.
Q.14) Explanation:
● Recently, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has rolled out 10,000 electric rickshaws to contribute their share
towards climate conserva on.
● He has announced all-electric rickshaws for Prime delivery trucks in India.

● This move is to promote the 'Zero Carbon by 2030', which is prevalent across the world in order to
support the climate conserva on drive.
Q.15) Explanation:
● Three instruments had been developed under the Virtual Museums task of Ministry of Culture.
● Three Virtual Experien al Museums - Man Mahal at Varanasi, Ajanta Caves at Na onal Musuem,
Delhi and Humayun Tomb in Delhi.
● It has also proposed to set up a Na onal Virtual Experien al Site Museum at Vadnagar, Gujarat.
Q.16) Explanation:
● Recently, India has banned exports of all kinds of personal protec on equipment, including clothing
and masks used to protect people from air borne par cles.
● The move assumes significance as there could be an increase in demand for such products due to
outbreak of novel Coronavirus in China.
Q.17) Explanation:
● Recently, Kerala excise department has launched Vimukthi door to door campaign in Kozhikode
district.
● The event aims to sensi ze youths about the impact of abusive substance.
Q.18) Explanation:
● Recently, Indian Oil Corpora on Limited (IOCL) has signed contract with Russia’s Rosne Oil Company.
● Under the contract two million tonnes per annum of Russian crude oil will be imported.
Q.19) Explanation:
● Recently, Kerala government has declared the coronavirus outbreak a 'state disaster' following three
confirmed cases of the deadly infec on in the state.
● Preven ve measures are strengthened with full equipped treatment facility, isola on wards in all major
hospitals and awareness campaigns at local level.
Q.20) Explanation:
● Recently, the Maldives has once again become a member of the Commonwealth of Na ons.
● Maldives has joined the organiza on as its 54th member state.
The Maldives first became a member of the Commonwealth in 1982 but former President Abdulla Yameen
decided to leave it in October 2016, due to the moun ng pressure from the group over corrup on and
deteriora ng human rights.
Q.21) Explanation:
● Recently, Pakistan has declared na onal emergency to tackle the locust insects.
● Pakistan is facing its worst locust a ack in decades and it is destroying crops on a large scale in Punjab
province.
Q.22) Explanation:
● Recently, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh inaugurated the month long Ekushey Book fair
in Dhaka.
● Ekushey Book Fair is the biggest and longest book fair of Bangladesh.
● It is organised every year in February commemora ng the martyrs of the language movement for
establishing Bangla as the official language of the then east Pakistan.
Q.23) Explanation:
● India's third private train to run on Indore-Varanasi Route.
● The other two operates on Delhi-Lucknow and Ahmedabad-Mumbai.
Q.24) Explanation:
● Recently, Britain's Prince Charles has unveiled a new children's protec on fund for India as part of
Bri sh Asian Trust.
● It will be focused on reducing the exploita on of children by 50% in India over 10 years.
● American singer Katy Perry has been appointed as the ambassador of the new fund.
Q.25) Explanation:
● Recently, the Ministry of External Affairs has appointed Gopal Baglay as India's next High Commissioner
to Sri Lanka.
● He succeeds Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
● Baglay is currently serving as Joint Secretary in the Prime Minister's Office.
Q.26) Explanation:
● Recently, Pramod Agrawal has assumed charge as the new Chairman and Managing Director of Coal
India Ltd.
● Till now, he was principal secretary for urban development and housing department in Madhya Pradesh.
● He will replace A K Jha who has re red as the CIL chairman.
Q.27) Explanation:
● Recently, Sandeep Mathrani has been appointed as chief execu ve officer (CEO) and board member of
collabora ve workspace startup ‘WeWork’.
Q.28) Explanation:
● Recently, Mary Higgins Clark, one of the world’s most popular writers has passed away at age of 92.
● She was also known as ‘Queen of Suspense’.
Q.29) Explanation:
● Recently, India and Maldives have signed MoUs for establishing the Addu Tourism zone in five islands
of Addu atoll at a cost of 2.49 million dollars.
● An MoU has been signed for se ng up a bo led water plant in Hoarafushi.
Q.30) Explanation:
● Recently, Former President of Kenya ‘Daniel Arap Moi’ has passed away.
● He became Kenya's longest-serving president and presided over years of repression and economic
turmoil fueled by runaway corrup on.
Q.31) Explanation:
● Recently, Renowned Odia revolu onary poet and freedom fighter Rabi Singh has passed away.
● He was conferred with the Odia Sahitya Akademi award and the A Badi Jagannath Das Samman also.
Q.32) Explanation:
● Recently, it has been announced that the Interna onal Satellite Programme in Research and Educa on
(INSPIRE) project will be implemented at Space Park Kerala.
● Objec ve:to provide training to universi es and students in building satellites.
● INSPIRE aims at establishing a long-term academic programme for developing a constella on of small
satellites and a global network of ground sta ons.
● Currently, INSPIRE is hosted at the Indian Ins tute of Space Science and Technology (IIST).
Q.33) Explanation:
● Recently, NASA has decommissioned the Spitzer Space Telescope.
● It is one of greatest observatories which has studied the universe by detec ng cosmic infrared radia on
for more than 16 years.
● It was launched in 2003.
Q.34) Explanation:
● According to the latest Counterpoint Research report, India has surpassed the US to become the
second-largest smartphone market in the world.
● The country recorded 158 million shipments in 2019 with 7% year-on-year growth.
● Xiaomi con nued to lead the market for the second successive year with 28% market share. Samsung
secured the second spot with a 21 per cent share.
● The fastest-growing brands included Vivo, Realme and Oppo.
Q.35) Explanation:
● Recently, L&T MBDA Missile Systems (LTMMSL) has set up a missile (inert) integra on facility at
Coimbatore.
● LTMMSL is a joint venture between engineering and construc on major L&T and the European defence
company MBDA.
Q.36) Explanation:
● Recently, the Indian Ins tute of Technology (IIT) Madras has announced that its researchers had
developed an Ar ficial Intelligence (AI) technology to convert brain signals of speech impaired humans
into language.
● Brain signals are typically electrical signals. These are wave-like pa erns which can be converted into
simple human language - meaning speech using AI and Deep Learning algorithms.
Q.37) Explanation:
● World Cancer Day is observed on the 4th of February every year to create awareness about cancer and
to encourage its preven on, detec on, and treatment.
● The day is organised by the Union for Interna onal Cancer Control (UICC).
● Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally.
Q.38) Explanation:
● Recently, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the Third Defence A achés Conference which was
held in New Delhi.
● At the event, he announced the crea on of 10 new Defence Wings so that 10 more Defence A achés
could be appointed. This will further strengthen India's defence diplomacy.
Q.39) Explanation:
● Recently, ICC Test batsmen’s ranking has been released in which Indian Captain Virat Kohli has topped
the rankings.
● Australian batsmen Steve Smith is on the 2nd spot.

Bowlers
● Jasprit Bumrah is the best-placed Indian in the bowlers' ranking at 6th spot
All- Rounders
● Ravindra Jadeja is at the 3rdplace, while Ravichandran Ashwin is at 4th place.
Q.40) Explanation:
● Recently, Paralympic medallist Deepa Malik has been elected as president of Paralympic Commi ee of
India.
● She won a silver in shot put F-53 event in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.
● She is also a Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awardee as well as Padma Shri recipient.
Q.41) Explanation:
● Recently, the Indian Olympic Associa on has invited BCCI President Sourav Ganguly to become the
Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian con ngent at the Tokyo Olympics.
● The Tokyo Olympic Games will be held from July 24 to August 9, 2020.
Q.42) Explanation:
● Recently, Na onal An -Doping Agency (NADA) has suspended weightli er Ramshad AR for two years
a er being found guilty of viola ng the an -doping rule.
● Ramshad was found guilty of inhaling a prohibited substance by the NADA.
Q.43) Explanation:
● Recently, India's junior youth in boxing dominated the ring at the Golden Girl Championship which
was held in Boras, Sweden.
● They claimed 14 medals, including six golds.
● Haryana's Prachi Dhankar playing in the junior category, won the 'Best Boxer' award.
Q.44) Explanation:
● Recently, the flame-throated bulbul, also called the Rubigula, has been chosen as the mascot of the
36th Na onal Games which are going to be held in Goa.
● Flame-throated bulbul is the State bird of Goa.
Q.45) Explanation:
● In men’s category, Serbia's Novak Djokovic won his record 8th Men's singles tle in Australian Open.
● He defeated Dominic Thiem of Austria.
● In women’s category, American Sofia Kenin has won her first Grand Slam tleat the Australian Open
with victory over Spain's Garbine Muguruza.
● The men's doubles tle was clinched by Joe Salisbury of UK and American Rajeev Ram.
Q.46) Explanation:
● Recently, Noted Hindi poet-novelist and Sahitya Akademihonoree Vinod Kumar Shukla has bagged the
inaugural Mathrubhumi Book of the Year award.
● He has won award for his translated book “Blue is like Blue“ whichdeals with common people and their
daily struggles.
● The award was presented at the Mathrubhumi Interna onal Fes val of Le ers 2020 at
Thiruvananthapuram.
Q.47) Explanation:
● Recently, 7th MSME Excellence Awards & Summit was organized by ASSOCHAM at New Delhi.
● At the event, Amulya Mica has been chosen to be the Most Promising Brand of the Year Award 2019 in
Gold Category.
Q.48) Explanation:
● Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shak kanta Das has been selected as the Central Banker of the
Year, Asia-Pacific for 2020 by London based 'The Banker' magazine.
● He has been honoured for managing Indian banking sector faced with a series of challenges such as
non-performing loans to issues around fraud, repeated economic slumps etc.
Q.49) Explanation:
● Recently, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has presented Life me achievement award to
senior journalist ‘Dinkar Keshav Raikar’ for his contribu on to journalism.
Q.50) Explanation:
● Recently, Big Bang Boom Solu ons Pvt. Ltd (BBBS) was accorded the pres gious SKOCH award.
● It is India's fastest growing start-up in the defence sector.
● It was conferred with the award for Boron Nitrate Based Personal Hybrid Combat Armour.

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February 2020 - Quiz Part 1

[A] NMDC Limited

[C] NHPC Limited

[E] NTPC Limited

[A] Vinay Kumar

[E] Sunil Jain

[A] American Factory

[C] Tamil Nadu

[D] Blue Revolu on- Beyond Produc on to Value Addi on

[A] Akshay Kumar

[C] Virat Kohli

[E] Salman Khan

[D] Paytm store

[B] Man Mahal

[D] Taj Mahal

[D] Andhra Pradesh

[E] Bharat Petroleum

[D] Sri Lanka

[B] Prince Charles

[E] Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

[C] Sandeep Mathrani

[A] Social Ac vist

[A] Sri Lanka

[D] Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

[B] IIT Delhi

[E] IIT Indore

[C] We can. I can

[C] Steve Smith

[E] Babar Azam

[E] Naresh Kumar Sharma

[A] Anil Kumble

[E] Mahendra Singh Dhoni

[A] Pardeep Singh

[D] Vikas Thakur

[D] Prachi Dhankar

[E] Lashu Yadav

[C] Rafael Nadal

[A] Shashi Tharoor

[B] Vinod Kumar Shukla

[D] Vikram Seth

[E] Jhumpa Lahiri

[A] Leonard Exports

[C] Airpack Private Limited

[D] Celest Technologies

[A] Haruhiko Kuroda

[C] Shak kanta Das

[D] Jerome Powell

[C] Social Ac vist

[E] None of the Above

[D] Big Bang Boom Solu ons

February 2020 - Quiz Part 1

February 2020 - Quiz Part 1

Q.46)B Q.47)E Q.48)C Q.49)B Q.50)D

February 2020 - Quiz Part 1

February 2020 - Quiz Part 1

● Theme: 'Spot and encourage rural tech innovators'

● Currently, around 7,000 km of pipeline is under construc on.

● Theme of the event: “Connec ng Minds, Crea ng the Future”

· It has been directed by Barbara Paz.

● Theme of mee ng:“Development of Citrus in North-Eastern Region”.

● He has announced all-electric rickshaws for Prime delivery trucks in India.