February 2020 - Quiz Part 2

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February 2020 - Quiz Part 2

Feb 2020 - Quiz Part 2
Q.1) Which one of the following ins tutes has recently been (February 2020) renamed a er Arun
Jaitley?
[A] Indian Ins tute for Finance & Management
[B] Na onal ins tute of Public finance and Policy
[C] Indian ins tute of Finance
[D] Na onal Ins tute of Finance and Accounts
[E] Na onal Ins tute of Finance Management
Q.2) Which one of the following states has recently (February 2020) hosted ‘Des na on
Management and Community Par cipa on’ event organized by Ministry of Tourism and Culture?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Assam
[C] Sikkim
[D] Rajasthan
[E] Jharkhand
Q.3) Which one of the following ci es has hosted BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise-2020,
recently in February 2020?
[A] Vishakhapatnam
[B] Coimbatore
[C] Bhubaneswar
[D] New Delhi
[E] Kochi
Q.4) Recently (February 2020), a one-day Na onal Workshop on Disaster Risk Financing, Insurance
and Risk Transfer was held in which one of the following ci es?
[A] Puri
[B] Bhubaneswar
[C] Kochi
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[D] Mumbai
[E] Ahmadabad
Q.5) Recently (February 2020), the Union Cabinet has given approval for infusion of what amount of
capital in three Public sector general insurance companies, namely, Oriental Insurance, Na onal
Insurance and United India Insurance?
[A] Rs. 2700 crore
[B] Rs. 2500 crore
[C] Rs. 2400 crore
[D] Rs. 1700 crore
[E] Rs. 2900 crore
Q.6) Who among the following is author of ‘Message from Messengers’ book launched in February
2020?
[A] Arundha Roy
[B] Jespar Lahiri
[C] Vikram Seth
[D] Pri K Shroff
[E] Amish Tripathi
Q.7) Which one of the following ci es has recently (February 2020) hosted ‘India Ac on Plan-2020’
Summit?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Marmagao
[C] Cochin
[D] Haldia
[E] Mangalore
Q.8) Recently (February 2020), a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of ‘sustainable fisheries
development' was signed between India and _______.
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Japan
[C] Iceland
[D] Ghana
[E] Maldives
Q.9) Recently, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa arrived in New Delhi in February 2020. He is President of
_____.
[A] Portugal
[B] France
[C] Germany
[D] Italy
[E] Iceland
Q.10) Recently (February 2020), Pravasi Bhar ya Kendra has been renamed as _______.
[A] Mahatma Gandhi Bhawan
[B] Sushma Swaraj Bhawan
[C] Deendayal Upadhyaya Bhawan
[D] Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Bhawan
[E] Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhawan
Q.11) Who among the following will head the panel on Defence and Internal Security formed by 15th
Finance Commission in February 2020?
[A] A.N. Jha
[B] Ajay Kumar Bhalla
[C] Ajay Kumar
[D] N.K. Singh
[E] Anoop Singh
Q.12) Recently (February 2020), Informa on and Broadcas ng Secretary Ravi Mi al has launched the
language websites of AIR News in which one of the languages along with Tamil and Assamese?
[A] Gujara
[B] Malyalam
[C] Dogri
[D] Sindhi
[E] Maithilli
Q.13) Recently (February 2020), India’s first inter-city electric bus service has been started between
_____.
[A] Mumbai and Pune
[B] Hyderabad and Secunderabad
[C] Vadodara and Ahmadabad
[D] New Delhi and Jaipur
[E] Lucknow and Kanpur
Q.14) Which one of the following states has recently (February 2020) observed seed sowing fes val
‘Lui-Ngai-Ni’?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Nagaland
[C] Manipur
[D] Mizoram
[E] Assam
Q.15) Recently (February 2020), which one of the following city bus-stands was renamed a er late
External Minister Sushma Swaraj?
[A] Bhopal
[B] Pa ala
[C] Rohtak
[D] Chandigarh
[E] Ambala
Q.16) Recently (February 2020), ‘ClimFishCon 2020’, a three-day interna onal conference was held at
which one of the following places?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Kochi
[C] Mumbai
[D] Lucknow
[E] Kolkata
Q.17) Which one of the following states has recently (February 2020) celebrated the Hornbill fes val?
[A] Sikkim
[B] Jharkhand
[C] Meghalaya
[D] Nagaland
[E] Tripura
Q.18) Railway line between Agartala to Akhaura in Bangladesh will be completed by ____.
[A] 2021
[B] 2020
[C] 2024
[D] 2023
[E] 2022
Q.19) Recently (February 2020), which one of the following states has decided to set up 55 Grama
Nyayalayas?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Telangana
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Kerala
[E] Tamil Nadu
Q.20) Which one of the following Poli cal par es has recently (February 2020) come back to power
in Delhi?
[A] Bhar ya Janta Party
[B] Aam Aadmi Party
[C] Congress
[D] Swaraj Party
[E] Janta Dal
Q.21) Which one of the following ins tutes has recently (February 2020) joined hands with AIIMS
Mangalagiri to provide quality healthcare?
[A] IIT Delhi
[B] IIT Bombay

[C] IIT Madras
[D] IIT Indore
[E] IIT Roorkee
Q.22) Which one of the following state governments has recently (February 2020) launched the
Internship Scheme for school and college students?
[A] Punjab
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Assam
[D] Haryana
[E] U ar Pradesh
Q.23) Which one of the following state governments has recently (February 2020) decided to use
drones for mapping villages?
[A] Punjab
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Assam
[D] Haryana
[E] U ar Pradesh
Q.24) Which one of the following ci es’ municipal corpora on has recently (February 2020) approved
the development of an air quality monitoring network of 90 sta ons?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Mumbai
[C] Kolkata
[D] Bengaluru
[E] Ghaziabad
Q.25) Recently Central Pollu on Control Board (CPCB) recorded the data of noise pollu on among six
metro ci es. According to this data, which one of the following is the noisiest city?
[A] Chennai
[B] Hyderabad
[C] New Delhi

[D] Kolkata
[E] Mumbai
Q.26) Recently (February 2020), which one of the following countries has agreed to hand over its ex-
President Omar al-Bashir to the Interna onal Criminal Court (ICC)?
[A] South Sudan
[B] Sudan
[C] Yemen
[D] Chad
[E] Somalia
Q.27) Recently (February 2020), the World Health Organiza on has named the new Coronavirus as
_______.
[A] CROVID-19
[B] CORONA-22
[C] COVID-19
[D] COVID-22
[E] CORONA-20
Q.28) Which one of the following countries has recently (February 2020) approved the sale of a
$1.867 billion Integrated ‘Air Defence Weapon System’ (IADWS) to India?
[A] Russia
[B] Israel
[C] France
[D] USA
[E] Germany
Q.29) Recently (February 2020), an agreement on coopera on in the field of Mari me transport and
port ac vi es was signed between India and _______.
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Portugal
[C] Mauri us
[D] France
[E] Indonesia
Q.30) Who among the following has recently (February 2020) assumed charge of the Gujarat, Daman
and Diu Naval Area?
[A] Puruvir Das
[B] Sanjay Roye
[C] Krishna Swaminathan
[D] Pritam Singh Mahindroo
[E] Suraj Berry
Q.31) Who among the following has recently (February 2020) assumed the charge as Eastern Fleet
Commander of Indian Navy?
[A] Suraj Berry
[B] Sanjay Vatsayan
[C] Sanjay Roye
[D] Puruvir Das
[E] Krishna Swaminathan
Q.32) Which one of the following ins tu ons has been recently (February 2020) ranked first in
Nature Index Ranking-2020?
[A] Banaras Hindu University
[B] Tata Ins tute of Fundamental Research
[C] IISC, Bangalore
[D] CSIR
[E] Jawaharlal Nehru University
Q.33) Recently (February 2020), which one of the following states has decided to make the fusion
music with French Province of Center-Val de Loire?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Odisha
[D] West Bengal
[E] Madhya Pradesh
Q.34) Which one of the following organiza ons has recently (February 2020) named Srinath
Narasimhan as their CEO?
[A] Goonj
[B] Tata Trusts
[C] KISS Founda on
[D] Chhildline India
[E] Bombay Natural History Society
Q.35) Who among the following has been recently (February 2020) appointed as the President of the
All India Chess Federa on (AICF)?
[A] Ajay Patel
[B] Bharat Singh Chauhan
[C] P R Venketrama Raja
[D] M Arun Singh
[E] Vipnesh Bharadwaj
Q.36) Who among the following has been recently (February 2020) named as the new UK Minister in
charge of the UN climate talks (COP26)?
[A] Simmarpal Singh
[B] Naveen Andrews
[C] Sanjeev Bhaskar
[D] Alok Sharma
[E] Samir Bhamra
Q.37) Which one of the following airlines has recently (February 2020) appointed Rajiv Bansal as its
Chairman and Managing Director?
[A] IndiGo
[B] Vistara
[C] Air India
[D] AirAsia India
[E] SpiceJet
Q.38) Who among the following has been recently (February 2020) appointed as the Secretary in
Department of Financial Services?
[A] Debashis Panda
[B] Rajkumar
[C] Pawan Kumar Agarwal
[D] Usha Sharma
[E] Rajiv Ranjan
Q.39) Which one of the following countries has recently (February 2020) appointed Rishi Sunak as its
first India- origin Finance Minister?
[A] USA
[B] UK
[C] Canada
[D] Australia
[E] New Zealand
Q.40) Which one of the following Indian airlines has recently (February 2020) appointed Vinay Dube
as its Chief execu ve officer?
[A] IndiGo
[B] Vistara
[C] GoAir
[D] AirAsia India
[E] SpiceJet
Q.41) Recently, which one of the following countries has voted in a referendum on a new law against
homophobia, in February 2020?
[A] Austria
[B] Switzerland
[C] Sweden
[D] Luxembourg
[E] Finland
Q.42) Which one of the following na ons has been recently hit by tropical cyclone ‘Damien’ in
February 2020?
[A] China
[B] Australia
[C] India
[D] Russia
[E] Bangladesh
Q.43) Which one of the following countries’ government has been recently (February 2020) collapsed
in a parliamentary no-confidence vote?
[A] Hungary
[B] Switzerland
[C] Serbia
[D] Romania
[E] Ukraine
Q.44) Which one of the following countries has recently (February 2020) acqui ed its President of all
impeachment charges?
[A] USA
[B] France
[C] Portugal
[D] Canada
[E] Israel
Q.45) Which one of the following countries has recently killed Al-Qaeda leader Qasim al-Rimi in
Yemen, in the month of February 2020?
[A] USA
[B] Russia
[C] Turkey
[D] Iran
[E] Israel
Q.46) Which one of the following Cricket associa ons has recently (February 2020) appointed
Avishek Dalmia as its President?
[A] Baroda Cricket Associa on
[B] Cricket Associa on of Bengal
[C] Assam Cricket Associa on
[D] Cricket Associa on of U arakhand
[E] U ar Pradesh Cricket Associa on
Q.47) Kaamya Karthikeyan has recently (February 2020) become the youngest girl in the world to
summit which one of the following mountain peaks?
[A] Mount Everest
[B] Mount Kosciuszko
[C] Mount Elbrus
[D] Mount Denali
[E] Mount Aconcagua
Q.48) Who among the following has been recently (February 2020) elected as the head of
recons tuted ‘Jammu and Kashmir Science Technology and Innova on Council (STIC)’?
[A] Ajay Bhushan Pandey
[B] R.K. Mathur
[C] G C Murmu
[D] Satyapal Malik
[E] B V R Subrahmanyam
Q.49) Which one of the following women astronauts has recently (February 2020) returned from
Interna onal Space Sta on a er breaking record for the most me spent by a woman in space?
[A] Jessica Meir
[B] Chris na Koch
[C] Peggy Whitson
[D] Kathleen Rubins
[E] None of the Above
Q.50) Recently (February 2020), P Parameswaran has passed away. He was associated with which one
of the following organiza ons?
[A] Ramakrishna Mission
[B] Arya Samaj
[C] Shiv Sena
[D] Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
[E] Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram

Answers
Q.1)E Q.2)A Q.3)C Q.4)D Q.5)B Q.6)D Q.7)A Q.8)C Q.9)A Q.10)B Q.11)D Q.12)C
Q.13)A Q.14)C Q.15)E Q.16)B Q.17)E Q.18)A Q.19)B Q.20)B Q.21)C Q.22)E Q.23)B
Q.24)B Q.25)A 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)C Q.38)A 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, the Government of India has decided to rename Na onal Ins tute of Financial
Management (NIFM), Faridabad as Arun Jaitley Na onal Ins tute of Financial Management
(AJNIFM).
· NIFM was set up in 1993 as a registered society under Department of Expenditure, Ministry of
Finance.
Q.2) Explanation:
· Recently, two day event on Des na on Management and Community Par cipa on was held at
Rann of Kutch in Gujrat.
· The event was organized by the Ministries of Tourism and Culture in coopera on with the
Government of Gujarat.
· The event was convened to discuss the importance of Des na on Management and Community
Par cipa on in the tourism sector.
Q.3) Explanation:
· Recently, BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise – 2020 was held in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha.
· The exercise has been organised by the Na onal Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in Odisha.
· Bhutan and Thailand did not par cipate this me.
Q.4) Explanation:
· Recently, a one-day Na onal Workshop on Disaster Risk Financing, Insurance and Risk Transfer
was held in Mumbai.
· The workshop was organized by Na onal Ins tute of Disaster Management (NIDM), in
partnership with Insurance Ins tute of India.
Q.5) Explanation:
· Recently, the Union Cabinet has given principle approval for capital infusion for three Public
Sector General Insurance Companies, namely, Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL), Na onal
Insurance Company Limited (NICL) and United India Insurance Company Limited (UIICL).
· Cabinet has allowed immediate release of Rs. 2500 Crore in the light of the cri cal financial
posi on and breach of regulatory solvency requirements of 3 PSGICs viz. OICL, NICL and UIICL.
Q.6) Explanation:
· Recently, a book named Messages from Messengers" has been launched.
· The book has been wri en by Pri K Shroff.
Q.7) Explanation:
· Recently, India Ac on Plan 2020 Summit was held at New Delhi.
· It was hosted by the TV Channel Times Now.
· The aim of the TIMES NOW Summit is to accelerate the 'New India' vision by taking a holis c
approach in defining a construc ve ac on plan for India.
Q.8) Explanation:
· Recently, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between India and Iceland
in the field of Fisheries.
· The MoU will strengthen the exis ng friendly rela ons between India and Iceland and will
enhance consulta on and coopera on on Fisheries including consulta on on bilateral issues.
Q.9) Explanation:
· Recently, President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa arrived in New Delhi on a four-day visit
to India.
· This is President Marcelo’s first visit to India.
Q.10) Explanation:
· Recently, Government has decided to rename Pravasi Bhar ya Kendra in New Delhi as ‘Sushma
Swaraj Bhawan’ and Foreign Service Ins tute in Delhi as ‘Sushma Swaraj Ins tute of Foreign
Service’.
Q.11) Explanation:
· Recently, the Fi eenth Finance Commission has cons tuted a five member group on Defence
and Internal Security.
· The chairman of the commission N.K. Singh will head the group.
· The panel will examine whether a separate mechanism for funding of defence and internal
security ought to be set up, and if so, how such a mechanism could be opera onalised.
Q.12) Explanation:
· Recently, Informa on and Broadcas ng Secretary Ravi Mi al launched the language websites of
AIR News in Tamil, Assamese and Dogri.
· Purpose: Regional News Units have done a great job during the calami es and these units helped
the people and administra on by providing the accurate informa on at the me of crisis.
Q.13) Explanation:
· Recently, India’s first inter-city electric bus service has been started between Mumbai and Pune.
· The bus has been manufactured by Mitra Mobility Solu on and has a range of 300 kilometre on
a single charge and would be operated twice daily between the two ci es.
Q.14) Explanation:
· Recently, the Naga tribes of Manipur celebrated seed sowing fes val 'Lui-Ngai-Ni' at Ukhrul in
Manipur.
· Theme:"Oneness through Culture”
Q.15) Explanation:
· Recently, the Ambala city bus stand was renamed a er late external affairs minister and BJP
veteran Sushma Swaraj.
· She was born in Ambala Can and was elected MLA twice from there.
Q.16) Explanation:
· Recently, ‘ClimFishCon 2020’, a three-day interna onal conference on the impact of climate
change on ‘hydrological cycle, ecosystem, fisheries and food security’ was held at Kochi, Kerala.
· The conference is organised jointly by the CUSAT School of Industrial Fisheries and the
Department of Fisheries, Kerala.
Q.17) Explanation:
· Recently, the first-ever hornbill fes val was celebrated in Tripura at the famous Barmura hill.
· It was celebrated with an aim to raise awareness among people for bird conserva on.
Q.18) Explanation:
· Recently, it has been announced that the much-awaited railway line between Agartala to
Akhaura in Bangladesh will be completed by September 2021.
· The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) is bearing the cost for laying the
track on the 5.46km Indian side and the cost of laying the 10.6 km-long track on the Bangladesh side
is being borne by the Ministry of External Affairs.
Q.19) Explanation:
· Recently, the Telangana State government has decided to set up 55 Grama Nyayalayas or village
courts, in various loca ons in different districts across Telangana.
· The Gram Nyayalaya would be headed by Gram Nyayadhikari.
Q.20) Explanation:
· Recently, Aam Aadmi Party has came back to power in Delhi for the third term, winning
Assembly elec ons with a thumping majority of 62 out of 70 assembly seats.
· This is for the second me that the party has swept the elec on-winning more than two-third of
the seats.
Q.21) Explanation:
· Recently, the Indian Ins tute of Technology (IIT) Madras has joined hands with AIIMS
Mangalagiri on affordable future technological solu ons in mul ple areas such as pa ent safety
and quality healthcare.
· The partnership between these ins tu ons would also feature academic and research
collabora ons in areas of mutual interest, exchange of scholarly informa on, students and faculty
besides sponsorship of joint seminars, workshops, health and wellness projects of high impact.
Q.22) Explanation:
· Recently, U ar Pradesh government has announced to launch internship scheme for school and
college students.
· The scheme will brighten employment prospects for them.
Q.23) Explanation:
· Recently, Madhya Pradesh state government has decided to use drones for mapping villages for
the first me.
· So far, land survey work is being done either manually or with the help of satellite images in
Madhya Pradesh.
· State revenue department has entered into an agreement in this regard with Survey of India,
the country's na onal mapping agency under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
Q.24) Explanation:
· Recently, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corpora on (BMC) has approved the development of an air
quality monitoring network of 90 sta ons in Mumbai.
· It will make it the largest such network in India.
· The project is led by non-government organiza on Conserva on Ac on Trust (CAT) and is

partnered by pan-India air pollu on research groups Respirer Living Sciences Pvt. Ltd.
Q.25) Explanation:
· Recently, Central Pollu on Control Board (CPCB) has recorded the data of noise pollu on among
six metro ci es.
· According to it, Chennai has been recorded the noisiest city.
Q.26) Explanation:
· Recently, Sudan has agreed to hand over autocrat Omar al-Bashir and others to the Interna onal
Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes in Darfur.
· ICC has charged Bashir and three of his former aides with genocide, crimes against humanity and
war crimes in Sudan's western region during a brutal conflict from 2003.
Q.27) Explanation:
· Recently, the World Health Organisa on has named the new coronavirus as 'COVID-19'.
· The CO stands for corona, the VI for virus and the D for disease.
· This virus has killed over 1,000 people in China and sickened more than 43,000 others globally.
Q.28) Explanation:
· Recently, the U.S. Department of State has approved the poten al sale of a $1.867 billion
Integrated ‘Air Defence Weapon System’ (IADWS) to India.
· The Integrated Air Defence Weapon System is also known as the Na onal Advanced Surface to
Air Missile System (NASAMS). It provides integrated air missile defence and is currently deployed
around Washington, DC.
Q.29) Explanation:
· Recently, India has signed agreement with Republic of Portugal for coopera on to promote
Mari me Transport between the two countries for be er opera on of their merchant fleets,
coopera on to harmonize and unified their posi on with Interna onal Organiza on Ins tu on,
forums and conferences related to Mari me and Port ac vi es.
· It will also help both the countries to coordinate accession to interna onal conven ons so that
the objec ves of this Agreement can be strengthened
Q.30) Explanation:
· Recently, Rear Admiral Puruvir Das has assumed charge of the Gujarat, Daman and Diu Naval
Area.
· He has replaced Rear Admiral Sanjay Roye.
· The Navy gives very high priority to the frontline state of Gujarat; due to its strategic loca on, vast
coastline and economic importance for India.
Q.31) Explanation:
· Recently, the command of the Eastern Fleet has been handed over to Rear Admiral Sanjay
Vatsayan.
· He has replaced Rear Admiral Suraj Berry.
· The Eastern Fleet comprising of frontline warships of the Indian Navy are deployed across the
indo-pacific region to safeguard the na on’s mari me interest.
Q.32) Explanation:
· Recently, Council of Scien fic and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been ranked first in the Nature
Ranking Index-2020.
· Indian Ins tute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, has been ranked second and third place in India is
secured by Tata Ins tute of Fundamental Research (TIFR-Mumbai).
· The rankings are based on total research output which the ins tu ons have carried out from
December 01, 2018 to 30th November, 2019.
Q.33) Explanation:
· Recently, the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the French Province of Center-Val de Loire have
decided to make the Tamil and French fusion music to be performed in both the states.
· Also, both the states have already signed a MoU to cooperate in culture studies.
Q.34) Explanation:
· Recently, Tata Trusts has named Tata group veteran Srinath Narasimhan as their first CEO.
· Narasimha is currently managing director of Tata Teleservices Ltd.
Q.35) Explanation:
· Recently, Ajay Patel has been appointed as the new President of the All India Chess Federa on
(AICF).
· He will succeed P. R. Venketrama Raja.
· While, Bharat Singh Chauhan has been appointed as secretary for the period 2020-2023
Q.36) Explanation:
· Recently, Indian-origin Alok Sharma has been named as the new UK Minister in charge of the
UN climate talks (COP26).
· He also has been promoted to the post of Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial
Strategy in UK Cabinet.
Q.37) Explanation:
· Recently, the government appointed the Rajiv Bansal as the Chairman and Managing Director of
Air India.
· Currently, he is serving as the Addi onal Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
Q.38) Explanation:
· Debashis Panda- Secretary in Department of Financial Services
· Rajkumar- Secretary in Defence Produc on
· Usha Sharma- Youth Affairs Secretary
· Pawan Kumar Agarwal- Consumer Affairs Secretary
· Rajiv Ranjan- Secretary in Department of Fisheries
· Saraswa Prasad- Secretary of Na onal Commission for Scheduled Tribes
Q.39) Explanation:
· Recently, Indian-origin Rishi Sunak has been appointed as UK's Finance Minister.
· He replaced Pakistani Chancellor Sajid Javid.
· He is Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy's son-in-law.
· Pri Patel has been appointed as the Home Minister of UK and Alok Sharma has been appointed
as the Business Secretary in the Bri sh Cabinet.
Q.40) Explanation:
· Recently, GoAir has appointed former Jet Airways (India) Limited execu ve Vinay Dube as the
chief execu ve officer (CEO) of the airline.
· Dube has earlier also held senior posi ons at Delta Airlines and American Airlines
Q.41) Explanation:
· Recently, Switzerland has voted in a referendum on a new law against homophobia that is
opposed by the populist right wing Swiss People's Party (SVP).
· The new law would widen exis ng legisla on against discrimina on or incitement to hatred on
ethnic or religious grounds to include sexual orienta on.
Q.42) Explanation:
· Recently, tropical cyclone Damien lashed north-western region of Australia.
· It was a category three storm and brought winds of 195 kilometres per hour sending debris into
air, knocking over trees and ripping roofs off sheds.
Q.43) Explanation:
· Recently, Romania's government collapsed in a parliamentary no-confidence vote a er only

three months in office.
· Now, President Klaus Iohannis will appoint a new Prime Minister who in turn must try to
assemble a majority.
Q.44) Explanation:
· Recently, the United States President Donald Trump has been acqui ed of all impeachment
charges.
· The US Senate has acqui ed President Trump on two ar cles of impeachment that are- abuse of
power and obstruc on to Congress.
Q.45) Explanation:
· Recently, United States President Donald Trump has confirmed that US forces have killed Al-
Qaeda leader Qasim al-Rimi in Yemen.
· He was the founder of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, AQAP.
· The AQAP has long been considered al-Qaeda's most dangerous branch for its a empts to carry
out a acks on the US mainland.
Q.46) Explanation:
· Recently, Avishek Dalmiya has become the youngest president of Cricket Associa on Bengal.
· He was holding the post of joint secretary before his eleva on.
· He is Former BCCI president late Jagmohan Dalmiya's son.
· Snehasish Ganguly has become the new joint secretary.
Q.47) Explanation:
· Recently, Kaamya Karthikeyan has become the youngest girl in the world to summit Mt.
Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America and outside of Asia.
· She is a class VII student of Navy Children School (NCS), Mumbai.
Q.48) Explanation:
· Lieutenant Governor of J&K ‘G C Murmu’ will head recons tuted Jammu and Kashmir Science
Technology and Innova on Council (STIC).
· Members of the council include five representa ves from Jammu and Kashmir government, 10
from universi es and research and development ins tu ons and 8 from the Science and Technology
Department of the Central Government.
· Chief Secretary J&K ‘B V R Subrahmanyam’ has been nominated as the chairman of the six-
member execu ve commi ee of STIC.
Q.49) Explanation:
· Recently, NASA's astronaut Chris na Koch has returned from space to Earth.
· She has returned a er an 11-month mission, breaking the world record for the most me spent
by a woman in space.
· Koch has spent 328 days on Interna onal Space Sta on ISS, surpassing the previous record of 289
days held by fellow American Peggy Whitson.
Q.50) Explanation:
· Recently, P Parameswaran, one of the senior-most 'pracharaks' (Promoter) of the Rashtriya

Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and former leader of the erstwhile Bhara ya Jana Sangh has passed
away.
· He was the founder-director of the Bharatheeya Vichara Kendram.

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