Daily Current Affairs Quiz – 6th March 2020

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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.

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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