1. Who has been appointed as the as the Chairman & Managing Director of State-run hydro power giant NHPC?
a. Abhay Kumar Singh
b. Ajay Mehta
c. Abhay Mishra
d. Abhay Vaidya
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Abhay Kumar Singh has been appointed as the as the Chairman & Managing Director of State-run hydro power giant NHPC.
• He is also acting as a Nominee Director in Loktak Downstream Hydroelectric Development Corporation Limited.
• Singh joined NHPC at Tanakpur HE(Hydro Electric) Project as a Probationary executive in 1985 & played a vital role in many hydroelectric projects for 35 years.
2. Which state won first place for implementation of PMMVY?
a. Madhya Pradesh
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Maharashtra
d. Haryana
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• Madhya Pradesh (MP) state won the 1st position for its implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY).
• Union Minister of Women and Child Development (MoWCD) Smt Smriti Zubin Irani presented the award to MP where the award was received by Madhya Pradesh’s MoWCD Imarti Devi and Principal Secretary Anupam Rajan.
• Indore (Madhya Pradesh) has also won 1st place for better performance in PMMVY.
• The aim of the scheme is to provide incentives of Rs. 5,000 for the loss of wages of working women while ensuring proper rest and nutrition during pregnancy or after delivery of the first living child. The incentive will be sent to the bank account directly through Direct Benefit Transfer(DBT).
• The incentive of Rs 5000 is given in 3 instalments.
3. Who among the following is the youngest Girl in the World to climb South America’s Highest Peak Mt. Aconcagua?
a. Kanhaiya Karthikeyan
b. Kaamya Karthikeyan
c. Krishnan Karthikeyan
d. Krishna Karthikeyan
S-b
EXPLANATION-
• Kaamya Karthikeyan becomes the youngest Girl in the World to climb South America’s Highest Peak Mt. Aconcagua.
• She is 12 years old, a class 7 student of Navy Children School (NCS) in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• Mount Aconcagua is the highest peak outside Asia which ranges about 6962 metres.
4. Who among the following won the best actor trophy at the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony?
a. Adam Driver
b. Leonardo DiCaprio
c. Joaquin Rafael Phoenix
d. Jonathan Pryce
S-c
EXPLANATION-
• American actor, producer, and environmentalist Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (45) clichéd the best actor trophy for his performance in “Joker”.
• The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, honored the best films of 2019 and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
5. Who among the following won the best actress trophy at the 92nd Academy Awards ceremony?
a. Kathleen Zellweger
b. Scarlett Johansson
c. Saoirse Ronan
d. Charlize Theron
S-a
EXPLANATION-
• American actress ,Renée Kathleen Zellweger (50) won the best actress for “Judy”.
• The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, honored the best films of 2019 and took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
