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Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 6th March 2020
- Who was sworn in as the Chief Information Commissioner on 5 March?
- Sanjay Kothari
- Bimal Julka
- Sudhir Bhargava
- Surinder Patel
- When was the Women Transforming India Award initiated?
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- Who organizes the Women Entrepreneurship Platform?
- NITI Aayog
- Ministry of Women and Child Development
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- WHO
- What is the theme of the fourth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF)?
- Mainstreaming Ayurveda Startups, Innovation and Branding
- Adopt the Ayurvedic way of Life
- Ayurveda Medical Tourism: Actualizing India’s credibility
- Rejuvenate Yourself with Soulful Healing
- Who organized the 2020 International Conference on Nano Science and Technology?
- N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
- IIT Delhi
- Institute of Nano Science and Technology
- IISER-Pune
- Where was the last International Conference on Nano Science and Technology held?
- Bengaluru
- Hyderabad
- Chennai
- Delhi
- Where is the series of biennial international conferences “ICONSAT” held?
- Thailand
- India
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
- Who organized the International Conference on Nano Science and Technology?
- Department of Science and Research
- Department of Science & Technology
- Department of Innovation & Technology
- Department of Research & Development
- Chapchar Kut fetsival is celebrated in which state?
- Assam
- Manipur
- Mizoram
- Tripura
- For the financial year 2018-19, EPFO provided a _______ rate of interest on EPF.
- 6%
- 35%
- 5%
- 85%
- When was the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme launched?
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2017
- Which book is a compilation of 25 innovative initiatives taken at the State and District levels under the Prime Minister’s flagship scheme of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP)?
- Chronicles of Change Champions
- Welfare Schemes & Policies in India
- Funding and Schemes of GoI for Rural Development
- Across the bench-Insight into Indian Military Judicial System
- Kobita Utsav is being held in which city?
- Kolkata
- Hyderabad
- Bhubaneswar
- Aizawl
Answers with Explanations:
- (b) Bimal Julka
Answer: Bimal Julka was sworn in as the Chief Information Commissioner on 5 March.
- (d) 2018
Answer: The Women Transforming India Awards was initiated since 2018. The awards are under the support of the Women Entrepreneurship Platform on the theme of “Women and Entrepreneurship.” The Women Entrepreneurship Platform identifies inspiring stories of successful women entrepreneurs.
- (a) NITI Aayog
Answer: The 4th Edition of the Women Transforming India Awards (WTI) is to be awarded on 8 March 2020, the International Women’s Day. The award ceremony is organized by NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform. The Women Transforming India Awards 2019 will be conferred by the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
- (c) Ayurveda Medical Tourism: Actualizing India’s credibility
Answer: The Fourth Global Ayurveda Festival (GAF) will be held at Kochi in Kerala from 16-20 May. A curtain raiser event was organized in New Delhi for the GAF on 5 March. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in the summit. The theme for the five-day event is “Ayurveda Medical Tourism: Actualizing India’s credibility.”
- (a) N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
Answer: The series of biennial international conferences on Nano Science and Technology (ICONSAT) has been held in India. It is organized by DST Nano Mission. The event provides a global platform for eminent scientists to bring recent advances in the area of nanoscience and technology. The conference for the year 2020 is organized by the S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata.
- (a) Bengaluru
Answer: The series of biennial international conference on Nano Science and Technology (ICONSAT) has been held in India. It is organized by DST Nano Mission. The event provides a global platform for eminent scientists to bring recent advances in the area of nanoscience and technology. ICONSAT was earlier hosted by premier national institutes like CeNS Bengaluru in 2018, IISER-Pune in 2016, INST Mohali in 2014, ARCI Hyderabad in 2012, IIT Bombay in 2010, IIT Madras in 2008, IIT Delhi in 2006 and SINP Kolkata in 2003. The conference for the year 2020 is organized by the S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata.
- (b) India
Answer: The series of biennial international conferences “ICONSAT” has been held in India. It is organized by DST Nano Mission. The event provides a global platform for eminent scientists to bring recent advances in the area of nanoscience and technology.
- (b) Department of Science and Technology
Answer: “International Conference on Nano Science and Technology” (ICONSAT) was held from 5-7 March at Kolkata. It was organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) (Nano Mission) that functions under the Ministry of Science and Technology.
- (c) Mizoram
Answer: Chapchar Kut began in all parts of Mizoram on 5 March 2020. The festival will be held on 5-6 March. The festival is celebrated at the Assam Rifles Ground at Aizawl.
- (d) 85%
Answer: For the financial year 2018-19, EPFO provided a 6.85% rate of interest on EPF.
- (b) 2015
Answer: Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22 January 2015 at Panipat, Haryana. The program addressed the declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR) and the related issues of empowerment of women.
- (a) Chronicles of Change Champions
Answer: Union Minister of Women & Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani released a book, titled “Chronicles of Change Champions” at an event held in New Delhi on 5 March. The book is a compilation of 25 innovative initiatives taken at the State and District levels under the Prime Minister’s flagship scheme of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP).
- (a) Kolkata
Answer: Kobita Utsav, a poetry festival, is being held in Kolkata on 5 March. The festival aims to encourage the reading of Bengali poems among the younger generation. It will be held from 5-8 March. The festival was inaugurated by Eminent painter Jogen Choudhury.
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