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1 .

Recently, Esperanza Base on the Antarctic Peninsula reached a temperature of 18.3 °C , thus becoming the hottest on record for continental Antarctica. Esperanza Base is a research station of which country on Antarctica?

A)

France

B)

England

C)

Argentina

D)

Portugal

Correct Answer : Argentina

Esperanza Base (Hope Base) is a permanent, all-year-round Argentine research station in Hope Bay, Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica.

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2 .

The term “Batterygate”, recently in news, is related to which of the following tech giants?

A)

Microsoft

B)

Google

C)

Samsung

D)

Apple

Correct Answer : Apple

Batterygate refers to implementation of performance controls on older models of Apple’s iPhone line in order to preserve system stability on degraded batteries.

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3 .

The term “SPICe”, sometimes seen in news, is related to which of the following fields?

A)

Environment Protection

B)

Business & Economy

C)

Science & Technology

D)

Defence and Arms Production

Correct Answer : Business & Economy

Ministry of Corporate Affairs is replacing the existing SPICe (Simplified Proforma for Incorporating Company Electronically) form with a new web form called SPICe+. The existing form, which is used for reservation of name, company incorporation, DIN allotment, and application for PAN/TAN, in its new avatar, would offer 10 services by three central government ministries and departments.

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4 .

The cybersecurity project codenamed Dejfa, that was recently making news, belongs to which country?

A)

Iran

B)

China

C)

Pakistan

D)

Malaysia

Correct Answer : Iran

Digital Fortress (Dejfa in Persian) is the name of a cybersecurity project of Iran. This has been frequently in news in recent times as Iran faces frequent DDoS attacks and cyber attacks. On 8th February also, the agency was able to avert a massive DDoS attack.

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5 .

Which organisation is set to release Digital Payments Index (DPI), which will assess the digitalisation of payments in the country?

A)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

B)

NITI Aayog

C)

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)

D)

National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM)

Correct Answer : Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently released its statement on developmental and regulatory policies, along with the February 2020 Monetary policy statement.

In the statement, the central bank announced about the launch of Digital Payments Index (DPI), which will assess the digitalisation of payments in the country. The DPI will accurately measure the penetration of digital payment modes among the general public of the country. The index is proposed to be launched from July 2020.

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6 .

The fifth India-Russia Military Industrial Conference was recently organised in which city?

A)

Moscow

B)

New Delhi

C)

Lucknow

D)

St. Petersburg

Correct Answer : Lucknow

The fifth edition of the India-Russia Military Industrial Conference was recently organised in the northern Indian city, Lucknow. The Conference was organised on the sidelines of the biennial Defence exhibition DefExpo 2020.

As many as 14 MoUs related to production of different defence equipment, radar systems, ASW Rocket launchers and 3D modeling were signed between the companies from India and Russia. Among several Indian companies, the prominent ones which signed the agreements were BHEL, Bharat Dynamics Limited and Vista control.

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7 .

Which famous writer was recently selected for the Mystic Kalinga Literary Award (Indian and Global Languages)?

A)

Pratibha Ray

B)

Ramakanta Rath

C)

Manoj Das

D)

Surendra Mohanty

Correct Answer : Manoj Das

The prestigious Mystic Kalinga Literary Award (Indian and Global Languages) is to be presented to the noted Odia and English writer Manoj Das. The award would be presented during the Mystic Kalinga Festival (MKF) which commences in Bhubaneswar on February 8.

The Mystic Kalinga Literary Award is conferred to a person who has made significant contribution to the literature and culture of Odia. The bilingual writer recently received the country’s third-highest civilian award- Padma Bhushan, for his contribution in the field of literature and education. He had also been conferred with the Saraswati Samman award.

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8 .

Who has recently unveiled children's protection fund for India?

A)

Prince Harry

B)

Prince Charles

C)

Prince Phillip

D)

Prince William

Correct Answer : Prince Charles

Britain's Prince Charles unveils a new children's protection fund for India as part of British Asian Trust, the charity founded by him in 2007 to fight poverty in South Asia. Katy Perry as the ambassador of the new fund, which will be focussed on reducing the exploitation of children by 50 percent.

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9 .

India-Russia Military Industrial Conference was held in which city?

A)

New Delhi

B)

Surat

C)

Kanpur

D)

Lucknow

Correct Answer : Lucknow

Lucknow hosted the 5th India-Russia Military Industrial Conference. The India-Russia Military Industrial Conference was attended by over 100 Russian and over 200 Indian industry leaders. The conference was held on the sidelines of the Defence Expo 2020 taking place in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Indian & Russian companies signed Memorandum of Understanding under the Make in India initiative and will boost the high level strategic and real technological partnership between the two countries.

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10 .

Which social-media platform recently announced that it will label the fake news and remove harmful data shared on its platform?

A)

Twitter

B)

Youtube

C)

D)

Instagram

Correct Answer : Twitter

US-based social networking and microblogging service, Twitter recently announced that it would label the fake media shared on its platform.

From next month, Twitter will start labelling the photo or video, so that its users can identify that the media has been manipulated. It also announced that, the firm may remove some media, which are harmful to public safety. Twitter is proposed to use three tests by analysing whether the media is doctored by authenticity, source of sharing and its potential for harm.

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