Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 13th March 2020

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Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 13th March 2020

  1. Which is the capital of Madagascar?
  1. Toamasina
  2. Mahajanga
  3. Antsirabe
  4. Antananarivo
  1. In which of the following exoplanet, it rains iron?
  1. TRES-90
  2. NYHU-B30
  3. WASP-76b
  4. ZSYU-98
  1. Who is the President of Madagascar?
  1. Christian Ntsay
  2. Andry Rajoelina
  3. Hery Rajaonarimampianina
  4. Didier Ratsiraka
  1. What is the total budget outlay of the Fortification of Rice and its Distribution under the PDS scheme?
  1. 140.64 crore
  2. 174.64 crore
  3. 225.64 crore
  4. 289.64 crore
  1. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) functions under ________.
  1. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  2. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions
  3. Ministry of Home Affairs
  4. Ministry of Law and Justice
  1. Who is appointed as the first-ever Chief Scientific Officer (CSO) of Microsoft?
  1. Steve Ballmer
  2. Eric Horvitz
  3. Satya Nadella
  4. Donald Sterling
  1. Which search engine launched a tool to help developers make websites more color-blind friendly?
  1. Yahoo
  2. Google
  3. Yandex
  4. Bing
  1. Who launched the Crime Multi-Agency Centre (Cri-MAC)?
  1. National Crime Records Bureau
  2. Central Intelligence Agency
  3. Central Bureau of Investigation
  4. National Investigation Agency
  1. Santu Mukhopadhyay who passed away recently was a _______.
  1. Dancer
  2. Poet
  3. Politician
  4. Actor
  1. Tiger Woods is to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of fame in its class of ________.
  1. 2021
  2. 2022
  3. 2023
  4. 2024
  1. Centre approved a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) of how much percentage for 48 lakh government employees and 65 lakh pensioners?
  1. 4%
  2. 8%
  3. 6%
  4. 10%
  1. The Department of Posts has introduced a free digital parcel locker service in which city?
  1. Kolkata
  2. Bengaluru
  3. Mumbai
  4. Hyderabad

Answers with Explanations:

  1. (d) Antananarivo

Answer: Antananarivo is the capital city of Madagascar, in the Island’ Central Highlands. Overlooking the city, the Rova of Antananarivo palace complex was the center of the Merina kingdom from the 17th century. It features wooden houses and royal tombs.

  1. (c) WASP-76b

Answer: Astronomers from Spain’s Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC) has discovered an exoplanet WASP-76b where it “rains iron.” The conditions of the exoplanet was discovered by Echelle Spectrograph for Rocky Exoplanets and Stable Spectroscopic Observations (ESPRESSO). The high-resolution instrument is installed on the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile.

  1. (b) Andry Rajoelina

Answer: Andry Nirina Rajoelina is a Malagasy politician, businessman, and the current president of Madagascar. He started his career in the private sector, first organizing events on the Island, and then investing in the advertising business and the media.

  1. (b) 64 Crore

Answer: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Department of Food & Public Distribution has approved the Centrally Sponsored Pilot Scheme on “Fortification of Rice and its Distribution under Public Distribution System (PDS)” for a period of three years beginning from 2019-20. The total budget outlay of the Fortification of Rice and its Distribution under the PDS scheme is Rs.174.64 Crore.

  1. (c) Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer: National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) was established on 11 March 1986. It is headquartered in New Delhi. The current Director of NCRB is Ramphal Pawar. National Crime Records Bureau functions under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

  1. (b) Eric Horvitz

Answer: Microsoft has appointed Eric Horvitz as its first-ever Chief Scientific Officer (CSO). He will provide cross-company leadership on advances and trends on scientific matters and on issues and opportunities arising at the intersection of technology people and society.

  1. (b) Google

Answer: Google launched a new Chrome tool that will allow developers to tune their websites for visual impairments like color blindness to help them fix accessibility issues on their sites.

  1. (a) National Crime Records Bureau

Answer: National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) launched Crime Multi-Agency Centre (Cri-MAC) and National Cybercrime Training Centre (NCTC) on 12 March during the celebration of its 35th Inception Day. It was launched by Union Minister of State for Home Shri Nityanand Rai.

  1. (d) Actor

Answer: Veteran Bengali actor Santu Mukhopadhyay passed away on 11 March at South Kolkata. He was 69 years old. He died due to prolonged ailments. He who was known for his works in films such as Sansar Simante and Bhalobasa Bhalobasa.

  1. (a) 2021

Answer: Tiger Woods is to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of fame in its class of 2021.

  1. (a) 4%

Answer: The Union Cabinet approved a 4% hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) to 21% for 48 lakh government employees and 65 lakh pensioners. The announcement was made by the Union I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar.

  1. (a) kolkata

Answer: The Department of Posts has introduced a free digital parcel locker service in kolkata from 11 March for the first time in India. The Chief Post Master General, West Bengal Circle, Gautam Bhattacharya, inaugurated the service from the Nabadiganta IT Post Office. Free digital parcel locker facility will be available in two post offices in Kolkata, one in the Nabadiganta IT Post Office in Sector 5 of Salt Lake City and two another in New Town.

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