1.Which of the following scientists has passed the initial warnings of climate change and popularizing the term ‘global warming’, at the age of 87?
a. Wallace Smith Breaker
b. Stephen Hawking
c. Anil Kakodkar
d. None of these
Answer:- a. Wallace Smith Brecker
Description: Wallace Smith Brecker, a science professor who introduced early wording of climate change and popularizing the word ‘global warming’, died at 87 years of age. Breaker used ‘Global Warming’ in an article in the year 1975. In this, he had guessed the impact of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels on global warming.
2.By purchasing government securities through open market operations (OMOs), how many crores of rupees have been announced in the market on February 21, 2019?
a. 22,500cr
b. 32,500
c. 12,500 million
d. 14,500 crore
Answer:- c. 12,500 crores
Description: The RBI has announced to deposit Rs 12,500 crores in the market on February 21, 2019 by buying government securities through open market operations (OMO). As the RBI, this decision has been taken after estimating the current situation of cash. Significantly, the money is put into the market through the purchase of government securities due to the shortage of cash.
3.As per reports, under the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), the decision to increase the minimum personal income of the dependents from Rs 5,000 per month to thousands of rupees per month has been decided?
a. 9,000 rupees
b. Rs 6,000
c. 7,000
d 10,000 rupees
Answer:- a. 9,000 rupees
Description: As per reports, under the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), the minimum personal income of the dependents has also been increased from Rs 5,000 per month to Rs 9,000 per month.
4.On the financial matters, the Cabinet Committee has approved the second phase of the Rooftop Solar Program connected to the grid to achieve the cumulative capacity of how many megawatts from Rooftop Solar (RTS) projects by 2022?
a. 30,000 MW
b. 40,000 MW
c. 50,000 MW
d 60,000 MW
Answer:- .b 40,000 MW
Description: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the second phase of Rooftop Solar Program in connection with Grid connected to Rooftop Solar (RTS) projects to achieve the cumulative capacity of 40,000 MW by 2022. This program will be implemented with a total central financial assistance of 11,814 crores.
5.How long has the International Cricket Council (ICC) banned Coach Irfan Ansari from UAE on February 20, 2019?
a. 10 years
b. 15 years
c. 20 years
d. 12 years
Answer:- a. 10 years
Description: The International Cricket Council (ICC) banned co-founder Irfan Ansari from UAE for 10 years. Ansari has been found guilty of ‘corrupt’ contact with Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed in 2017.
