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Exams » Current Affairs » Today’s GK & Current Affairs Quiz for February 28, 2019

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Today’s GK & Current Affairs Quiz for February 28, 2019

Current Affairs Quiz 28-02-2019-Embibe

Current Affairs Quiz for February 28, 2019: This section covers the GK and Current Affairs quiz with daily MCQs on National Affairs, International Affairs, Economy, Banking Affairs, Polity, Geography, Environment, Sports etc. for competitive examinations viz. UPSC, SSC, Bank PO, Bank Clerk, IBPS, Railways, Government Jobs, UPPSC, MPSC, and other state exams. This current affairs quiz will help you in the General Awareness section conducted in various Banking, SSC, Insurance, Railways, and other govt job entrance exams. Current affairs quiz will also help you outshine in the crowd with all the information you gain from this article.

So, follow our Current affairs quiz daily to crack any kind of competitive exams you come across in India. Wait no more and let’s take today’s Current affairs quiz.

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Current Affairs Quiz for 28/02/2019

1. Who was honored with the lifetime achievement award at the FMSCI annual awards Mumbai?

(A)Rahul Singhania
(B)Rangul Rangaswamy
(C)K Sathsivam
(D) G.R. Karthikeyan
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (D)

G.R. Karthikeyan was honored with the lifetime achievement award at the FMSCI annual awards Mumbai. Narain spoke about his father’s inspiring presence in his career and as one of the pioneers in establishing a framework for Indian motorsport.

2. Recently, who got the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015 for their contribution to rural development, education, development of natural resources?

(A)Gagan Dev Singh
(B)Abhijeet Satyajit Rai
(C)Yohei Sasakawa
(D)Vivekananda Kendra
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (D)

President Ram Nath Kovind gave away the Gandhi Peace Prize for 4 years from 2015 to 2018. Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari got the award for 2015 for their contribution to rural development, education, development of natural resources.

3. Who is the new chairman of National Book Trust?

(A) Ajit Tyagi
(B)Rahul Upadhyay
(C)Hari Omkar Singh
(D)Govind Prasad Sharma
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (D)

The National Book Trust(NBT) has appointed educationist and author Govind Prasad Sharma as its new Chairman. Has Served As The Principal Of Government P.G. College, Madhya Pradesh. Later, He Was Appointed As The Additional Director Of Higher Education (Gwalior Chambal Division) And Has Also Been The Director Of Madhya Pradesh Hindi Granth Akademi.

4. Which cricketer was banned from all cricket related activities for two years after violating ICC Anti-corruption code?

(A)Ricky Ponting
(B)Sanath Jayasuriya
(C)Rahul Dravid
(D)VVS Laxman
(E) Virat Kohli

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Solution: (B)

Sanath Jayasuriya was banned from all cricket related activities for two years after the former Sri Lanka skipper admitted to breaching Articles 2.4.6 and 2.4.7 of the ICC Anti-corruption code. As a result of the admissions, he has accepted a sanction of a two-year period of ineligibility.

5. Who became the first Asian side in the world to beat South Africa in their home conditions?

(A)Sri Lanka
(B)India
(C)Pakistan
(D)Bangladesh
(E) South Africa

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Solution: (A)

Sri Lanka became the first Asian side in the world to beat South Africa in their home conditions. The Lankans completed a 2-0 sweep against the Proteas, bagging an 8-wicket win in the second Test at Port Elizabeth.

6. Who became the first bowler to bag 4 wickets off successive deliveries in T20 Internationals?

(A)Umesh Yadav
(B)Jasprit Bumrah
(C)Rashid Khan
(D)M Stoinis
(E) Irfan Pathan

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Solution: (C)

Leg-spinner Rashid Khan became the first bowler to bag 4 wickets off successive deliveries in T20 internationals.. Rashid’s impressive bowling performance in the third and final game also helped Afghanistan sweep the T20I series against Ireland in Dehradun.

7. Who won Cannes International Open Chess?

(A)Sandipan Chanda
(B)Krishna Sasikaran
(C)Viswanathan Anand
(D)Abhijeet Gupta
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (D)

Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta won the Cannes International Open after taking an easy draw with Pier Luigi Basso of Italy in the ninth and final round that concluded recently. Earlier this year, Abhijeet had also tied for the first place at the Delhi International open in January.

8. RBI extended the deadline for compliance with KYC norms, for prepaid payment instruments(PPI) issuers by how many months?

(A)5 months
(B)3 months
(C)9 months
(D)6 months
(E) 7 months

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Solution: (D)

In a relief to e-wallet companies, RBI extended by 6 months the deadline for compliance with KYC norms, for prepaid payment instruments(PPI) issuers. The earlier deadline was February 28. The RBI had said it had received requests from various stakeholders to increase the timeline given the difficulties in undertaking Aadhaar e-KYC and time necessary to put in place alternative systems for completing the KYC process.

9. Monkeys have again been declared vermin for the next one year in 11 districts of ____ _?

(A)Rajasthan
(B)Haryana
(C)Uttar Pradesh
(D)Himachal Pradesh
(E) Karnataka

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Solution: (D)

Monkeys have again been declared vermin for the next one year in 11 districts‘ 91 tehsils and sub-tehsils of Himachal Pradesh. The state government had urged the centre to declare Monkeys as vermin because the animals have been adversely affecting crops and causing harm to humans.

10. India successfully test fired a quick reaction surface to air missile(QRSAM) in which state?

(A)Gujarat
(B)Punjab
(C)Odisha
(D)Karnataka
(E) Uttarakhand

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Solution: (C)

India successfully test fired a quick reaction surface to air missile(QRSAM) off the coast of Odisha. Two quick reaction surface missile was tested by the DRDO. The missile is being developed by DRDO for the Indian Army. The missile has a strike range of 25 km to 30 km and has a capability of engaging multiple targets.

11. Where did Railway Minister Piyush Goyal launch Rail Drishti Dashboard?

(A)New Delhi
(B)Varanasi
(C)Gwalior
(D)Pune
(E) Madhya Pradesh

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Solution: (A)

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal launched Rail Drishti Dashboard in New Delhi. The Dashboard has been launched to keep people informed about the work going on in the Railways across the country. People can now track any information related to Indian Railways in a swipe even while on the move.

12. What is the rank of India in the overall “Inclusive Internet Index 2019” according to Inclusive Internet Index(3i) prepared by the Economic Intelligence Unit for Facebook, score?

(A)45th
(B)47th
(C)49th
(D)52nd
(E) 48th

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Solution: (B)

India ranked 47th in the overall “inclusive Internet Index 2019” score while Sweden topped the chart, followed by Singapore and the US, a Facebook-led study has revealed. According to the Inclusive Internet Index(3i) prepared by the Economic Intelligence Unit for Facebook, there are demonstrable benefits from comprehensive female e-inclusion policies, digital skills programmes and targets for women and girls to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

13. The 4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit happened in which city?

(A)Chennai
(B)New Delhi
(C)Mumbai
(D)Pune
(E) Bangalore

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Solution: (B)

Health Minister JP Nadda inaugurated the 4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit in New Delhi. The Global Digital Health Partnership is an international collaboration of governments, government agencies and multinational organisations dedicated to improving the health and well-being of their citizens through the best use of evidence-based digital technologies.

14. India will be conducting a joint military exercise ‘Exercise Sampriti 2019’ with which country?

(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Indonesia
(D) Myanmar
(E) UAE

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Solution: (B)

India and Bangladesh will be conducting a joint military exercise, ‘Exercise Sampriti 2019’ at Tangail, Bangladesh from March 2 to March 15, 2019. This will be the eighth edition of the exercise which is hosted alternately by both countries.

15. Name the satellite which ISRO would be launching for DRDO in March 2019?

(A)KARSAT
(B) Emisat
(C) PSAT- V
(D) H-VXI
(E) None of the above

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Solution: (B)

The Indian Space Research Organisation would be launching an electronic intelligence satellite Emisat for Defence Research and Development Organisation in March 2019. In the special mission, ISRO would also be launching 28 third-party satellites and demonstrate its new technologies.

To provide you with the satisfaction of overall coverage on current affairs, our GK team at Embibe are crafting these most important questions and answers daily based on the events around the world. This current affairs quiz will ensure that you have not left any important questions behind for the day. The explanation provided in the Current affairs quiz for each question will help you memorize the answer even better, preparing you for the time in need. Irrespective of the exam, this Current affairs quiz will help you jog your memory any time, any place.

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