Current Affairs Quiz 09th February 2020: Disha Police Station, PFRDA, Bulletproof Helmet, National Payments Corporation of India

Q1. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority has decided to increase the minimum net worth criterion for pension fund managers from Rs 25 crore to?
(a) Rs 30 crore
(b) Rs 35 crore
(c) Rs 40 crore
(d) Rs 50 crore
(e) Rs 60 crore

Q2. Indian Army has developed first bulletproof helmet of the world which can stop an AK-47 bullet round fired from a distance of 10 meters. The Ballistic helmet is developed by an Indian Army Major .
(a) Anoop Mishra
(b) Harpal Singh
(c) S T Upasani
(d) Raj Shukla
(e) Sanjay Verma

Q3. Name the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s astronaut who has returned to Earth after her record stay of 328 days in space.
(a) Jim Lovell
(b) Christina Koch
(c) Sunita Williams
(d) Thomas P. Stafford
(e) Michael Collins

Q4. Who among the following has been appointed by the Supreme Court of India to formulate an inventory and valuation report of ornaments at Sabarimala temple?
(a) Anu Sivaraman
(b) A. Muhamed Mustaque
(c) Narayana Pisharadi R
(d) A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar
(e) C N Ramachandaran Nair

Q5. Which state government has decided to employ drones for mapping of the villages?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
(e) Haryana

Q6. Name the instant messaging platform which got the permission from National Payments Corporation of India to expand its Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services to 10 million users.
(a) Facebook
(b) Snapchat
(c) Instagram
(d) Telegram
(e) WhatsApp

Q7. Name the present Chief Economist of the World Bank who has recently announced her resignation from the post.
(a) Gita Gopinath
(b) Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg
(c) Kristalina Georgieva
(d) Christine Lagarde
(e) Esther Duflo

Q8. The Supreme Court has directed the states to establish _________ to provide speedy and inexpensive justice to people in rural areas at their doorsteps.
(a) Gram Sachivalayas
(b) Grameen Court
(c) Gram Panchayat
(d) Village Court
(e) Gram Nyayalayas

Q9. Which state government has launched the first Disha Police Station in Rajamahendravaram city to provide speedy justice for female victims of Sexual assault, Sexual harassment and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Arunachal Pradesh
(e) Punjab

Q10. Who among the following will replace Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg as the interim Chief Economist of the World Bank?
(a) Alan Greenspan
(b) Amartya Sen
(c) Daniel Kahneman
(d) Robert Solow
(e) Aart Kraay

Solutions

S1. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority has decided to increase the minimum net worth criterion for pension fund managers from Rs 25 crore to Rs 50 crore.

S2. Ans.(a)
Sol. Indian Army has developed first bulletproof helmet of the world which can stop an AK-47 bullet round fired from a distance of 10 meters. The Ballistic helmet is developed by an Indian Army Major Anoop Mishra.

S3. Ans.(b)
Sol. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s astronaut Christina Koch has returned to Earth after her record stay of 328 days in space.

S4. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Supreme Court of India has appointed retired Kerala High Court judge C N Ramachandaran Nair to formulate an inventory and valuation report of ornaments at Sabarimala temple.

S5. Ans.(c)
Sol. The state government of Madhya Pradesh has decided to employ drones for mapping of villages.

S6. Ans.(e)
Sol. National Payments Corporation of India has permitted the instant messaging platform WhatsApp to expand its Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services to 10 million users.

S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg has announced her resignation from the post of Chief Economist of the World Bank.

S8. Ans.(e)
Sol. The Supreme Court has directed the states to establish Gram Nyayalayas to provide speedy and inexpensive justice to people in rural areas at their doorsteps.

S9. Ans.(b)
Sol. Andhra Pradesh government has launched the first Disha Police Station in Rajamahendravaram city to provide speedy justice for female victims of Sexual assault, Sexual harassment and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.

S10. Ans.(e)
Sol. Aart Kraay will replace Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg as the interim Chief Economist of the World Bank.

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