Current Affair (1 March)

Where did India successfully test fired the short-range Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile (QRSAM) for the Indian Army?
a) Anekal in Bengaluru
b) Chandipur in Balasore district, Odisha
c) Balanagar, Hyderabad
d) Dhamra, Odisha
Where did Tejas Networks Launches World’s First Ultra-Converged Broadband Product?
a) World Sustainable Development Summit, New Delhi
b) First global conference on Blue Economy, Nairobi
c) Mobile World Congress, Barcelona
d) First Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health, Geneva
Which Country broke Australia’s record for the highest Twenty20 cricket?
a) NewZealand
b) Iran
c) Ireland
d) Afghanistan
Who launched the book ‘Quality, Accreditation and Ranking – A Silent Revolution in the Offing in Indian Higher Education‘ edited by EPSI’s Alternate President, Dr. H Chaturvedi?
a) Arun Jaitley
b) Venkaiah Naidu
c) Narendra Modi
d) Ram Nath Kovind
Where is the headquarters of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)?
a) Hyderabad
b) New Delhi
c) Kochi
d) Ahmedabad
What is the theme of the 2019 National Science Day (NSD)?
a) Science for the People and the people for science
b) Science for Nation Building
c) Science & Technology for a sustainable future
d) Science & Technology for Specially-abled Person
Which of the following cricketers has officially received the knighthood at Buckingham Palace?
a) Andrew Strauss
b) Alastair Cook
c) Kevin Pietersen
d) Andrew Flintoff
Chagos Islands, sometimes seen in the news, is the bone of contention between which of the following countries?
a) UK & Mauritius
b) United States & Indonesia
c) Japan & China
d) South & North Korea
Who is the recipient of the 2019 META Lifetime Achievement Award?
a) Mahesh Elkunchawar
b) Vijaya Mehta
c) Girish Karnard
d) Arun kakade
Which of the following schemes has been launched by Union HRD ministry for providing industry apprenticeship opportunities?
a) Param
b) Shreyas
c) Pariksha
d) Aditya