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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS
07.03.2020
1. Who is the CEO of Yes Bank ? – Ravneet Gill
2. Who is holding the position of the Finance Minister of Himachal Pradesh ? – Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur
3. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Information Commissioner of India ? – Bimal Julka. The oath to the Chief Information Commissioner is conferred by the President of India.
4. Who will head the delimitation panel of the state of Jammu and Kashmir ? – Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai
5. Under which act the Supreme Court of India has prohibited the Government from stopping the NGO working for the cause of public from foreign funding ? – The Foreign Contribution Regulation Act
6. In which High court Justice Muralidhar has been transferred from Delhi High Court ? – The Punjab and Haryana High Court
7. What is the name of the Pakistan comedy king who has died recently ? – Amanullah Khan
8. In which city of India Lathmar holi celebrations is famous ? – Mathura
9. At which place in India the shooting World Cup has been postponed recently ? – Delhi
10. What is the name of the Chief Executive of Afghanistan ?- Abdullah Abdullah
11. Tunis is the capital city of which country of Africa ? – Tunisia
12. Who is the Vodafone Global CEO ? – Nick Read
13. At which place the first Khelo India Winter Games, 2020 have started ?- Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS
06.03.2020
1. In which bank the Reserve Bank of India has imposed the cap of Rs 50 thousand per month recently ? – Yes Bank
2. Who is the author of the book ‘ Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica’ ( Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy ? – Newton. The book was written in 1687. The book has been found in the French Island of Corsica.
3. Chanda Kochhar was the former CEO of which private sector bank ? – ICICI Bank
4. Which app of China has been declared by US as the security risk recently ? – Tik Tok
5. What is the name of the Former UN Secretary General who has died recently ? – Javier Perez de Culler. He was from Peru, a country in the South America continent.
6. When is the International of Women is observed ? – March 08, 2020
7. What is the name of the Chinese Ship that has been detained at the Kandla Port recently ? – Da Cui Un
8. Who has been named as the Greatest Leader of All Time in the poll conducted by BBC World Histories Magazine ? – Maharaja Ranjit Singh
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS
05.03.2020
1. How much stake can be taken by NRI’s in Air India ? – 100%
2. When is the Chandrayaan-3 Mission is expected to be launched in India ? – First Half of 2021 AD
3. In which state of India the social media curbs have been lifted after seven months ? – Jammu and Kashmir
4. Which kind of business has been opened by the Supreme court on the Reserve Bank of India ? – Crypto Currency Business
5. What is the name of the Democratic Presidential Candidate for the Presidentship of United States ? – Joe Biden
6. Which game is played by Sakshi Chaudhary ? – Boxing
7. In which country equal prize money has been announced for the Cricket’s Hundred Tournament ? – England. The Hundred is a new tournament consisting of eight city based franchise sides breaking away from the England’s traditional county system. Team will bat for 100 balls each, with overs lasting for 10 balls and bowlers either bowling five or 10 balls consecutively.
8. What is the name of the new Chief Selector of BCCI ? – Sunil Joshi
9. What is the name of the Indian Women Cricketer who has topped the ICC T20 rankings recently ? – Shafali Verma
10. What is the name of the Indian Revenue Secretary who has the charge of Finance Secretary ? – Ajay Bhushan Pandey
11. What will be the new Summer Capital of Uttrakhand ? – Garsain in Chamoli District
12. Which state government has recently taken back the rate cut for liquor ? – Himachal Pradesh
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS
04.03.2020
1. What is the name of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights who has moved the Supreme Court against Citizenship Amendment Act ? – Michelle Bachelet
2. What is the name of the Iranian Ambassador to India who has been summoned for the irresponsible statements made by the Foreign Minister of Iran ? –Ali Chengeni
3. In which state of India 50 % concession has been provided to women for travelling in the state transport ? – Punjab
4. Which world leader is going to hand over his social media accounts to the women who have inspired with their work ? – Narendra Modi
5. Which game is played by Gaurav Solanki ? -Wrestling. 57 Kg Category.
6. Which game is played by Ashish Kumar ? –Wrestling. 75 Kg Category.
7. Xerox Holding Corporation is the company of which country ?- United States
8. What is the name of the most active volcano of Indonesia what has erupted recently ? – Mount Merapi
9. What is the name of the Home Secretary of England ? – Priti Patel
10. Where is the Eastern Khasi Hill district located where the violence has been registered recently ? – Meghalaya
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS
03.03.2020
1. Which bench of the Supreme Court will hear all the pleas against the Article-370 ? – Five Judge Bench
2. In which case the High Court of Punjab and Haryana has fined Rs 100 Crore each to Punjab and Haryana government ? – Sukhna Catchment Area Case. It was a suo motu petition.
3. Highlights of the Punjab Lokayukta Bill, 2020 :
· The Lokayukta Bill seeks to replace the existing Punjab Lokpal Act, 1996
· The bill will cover all public functionaries, including the Chief Minister.
· However, the prosecution of the Chief Minister, ministers and MLAs would require the approval of the 2/3rd members of the House.
· The Lokayukta shall have all powers of a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
· It will also provide for prosecution in case of a false complaint.
· The legislation bars a parallel probe into a complaint against any officer/public functionary if an inquiry is being conducted into the matter by the Lokayukta.
· The Lokayukta will not have the authority to conduct a parallel inquiry of the matter already under investigation by the government.
· All sanctions by the assembly, whether or not permission to prosecute is granted, will be binding on the Lokayukta. .
· The four member anti-corruption watchdog shall have a chairperson, who is or has been a judge of the High Court or the Supreme Court.
· At least one member shall be from amongst persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes or the Backward Classes, minorities, or women, all of whom shall be qualified personnel with impeccable reputation.
· The chairperson and members of the body will be appointed by the governor on recommendation of a selection committee, comprising the Chief Minister as the chairperson, Speaker of the state assembly, Leader of the Opposition, Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and an eminent jurist nominated by the Punjab government.
4. At which place the 2022 Europa League Final of football will be played ? – Budapest, Hungary
5. What is the name of the Indian boxer on which the doping ban of one year has been lifted ? – Sumit Sangwan
6. In which country the Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Tournament is organized ? – Indonesia
7. What is ‘Super Tuesday’ that was observed on March 3 , 2020 ? – 15 US states would choose their democratic candidate for the post of the US President.
8. What is the name of the CEO of General Electric who has died recently ? – Jack Welch
9. In which country the birth centenary of the Sheikh Mujibur Rehman is being observed ? – Bangladesh. Sheikh Mujibur Rehman is also known as Bangabandhu. He is the Father of the current Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina.
10. What is the name of the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh ? – A.K. Abdul Momen. Momen and the Home Minister of Bangladesh cancelled the visit to India for concerns over the Citizenship Amendment Act.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS
02.03.2020
1. What is the name of the former hockey player of India who has died recently and who was the part of the 1968 Olympics Bronze winning team ? –Balbir Singh Kullar
2. Who has won the Mexican Cup (Acapulco Title ) of Tennis recently ? - Rafael Nadal
3. Who has won the Dubai Open of Tennis recently ? – Novak Djokovic
4. In which country President Ashraf Ghani has refused to release Taliban prisoners under the US-Taliban delta ? – Afghanistan
5. What is the name of the Iranian Film that has won the Berlin Film Festival Golden Bear Award ? – There is No Evil.
6. In which country pension reforms have become the matter of controversy ? – France
7. What is the name of the artificial intelligence based app of Indian National Congress to revive its membership campaign ? – Shakti-2.0
8. What is the name of the Athletics Coach and Dronacharya Awardee from Punjab who has died recently ?- Joginder Singh Saini
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS
01.03.2020
1. At which place US has signed dealt with Taliban for the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan in the next 14 months ? – Qatar, Doha. The deal was signed between US envoy for peace in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad and the leader of Taliban delegation Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
2. At which place Asia Cup of Cricket, 2020 (Men ) will be organized ?- Dubai
3. What is the name of the controversial person who has been adjudged as the Best Director for his film An Officer and a Spy at Ceaser Awards in France ? – Roman Polanski
4. What is the name of the new US Directorate of Intelligence Chief ?- John Ratcliffe
5. What is the name of the British-born American physicist who has died recently ? –Freeman Dyson
6. Which country in Europe has made the public transport free ? – Luxembourg
7.What is the name of the new PM of Malaysia ? –Muhyiddin Yassin
8. What is the name of the new President of Uruguay ? – Luis Lacella Pou
9. Which state in US has banned single use plastic ? – New York
10. What is the name of the new Commissioner of Police for Mumbai ? – Param Bir Singh
11. What is the full form of MISA ? – Maintenance of Internal Security Act
12. Which state government has allowed the long tunnel through the Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve as part of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, being constructed under Bharatmala Pariyonjana , India’s biggest highways development plan ? – Rajasthan
13. How many chairs have been created by the Government of India for the STEM Initiative- Science , Technology, Engineering and Mathematics ? – 11
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