Weekly Current Affairs Quiz 11 February to 17 February 2019

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weekly current affairs quiz


Q.1   Which language has been added by Abu Dhabi Judicial Department as its third official court language?

Q.2    Recently Country’s first semi high-speed train left Delhi for Varanasi on its first commercial run. What is its name?

Q.3     What is the rank of India in the latest annual international Intellectual Property (IP) released by US Chambers of Commerce?

Q.4   From which country the first of the 15 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters arrived in India on February 10, 2019?

Q.5   President of which nation has taken over the new chair of African Union?

Q.6   Which team won the 85th Trophy of Ranji Tournament?

Q.7   The Defence Ministry issued Expression of Interest for procurement of how many Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH) on February 12, 2019, for the Indian Navy?

Q.8  Recently India withdrew the status of MFN (Most Favourite Nation) from one of its neighboring countries. What is the name of the country and why did India take this step?

Q.9  The Indian Parliament has passed the Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019. According to the bill which disease will be removed from the list of grounds for divorce?      

Q.10  Who has been appointed as new Election Commissioner (EC) in February 2019?

Q.11  Who has been named as the brand ambassador for the IPL team Rajasthan Royals?

Q.12  On February 15, 2019, the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment, launched which scheme?

Answers

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Ans.1  Hindi has been added by Abu Dhabi Judicial Department as its third official court language. Now Hindi has become the third official language to be used in the city’s courts, along with Arabic and English. This step is taken to make the foreigners aware of the litigation procedures, their rights, and duties without a language barrier.

Ans.2  The name of the train is Vande Bharat Express. it’s the first semi high-speed train manufactured in India.

Ans.3  The latest rank of India in annual international Intellectual Property (IP). Last year it was 44th.

Ans.4  The first four of the 15 Chinook heavylift helicopters arrived in India from the US.

Ans.5  Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi took over as the chair of the African Union (AU) on February 10, 2019.

Ans.6   Vidarbha got the 85th Trophy of Ranji.

Ans.7  Ministry of Defence has issued Expression of Interest (s) for shortlisting of potential Indian Strategic Partners and foreign OEMs for the ‘Procurement of 111 Naval Utility Helicopters (NUH) for the Indian Navy.

Ans.8   India has withdrawn the status of Most Favoured Nation from Pakistan after the Pulwama attack on CRPF’s bus by a terrorist.

Ans.9  Parliament Passes Law Removing Leprosy As Ground For Divorce.

Ans.10  Sushil Chandra has been appointed as an election commissioner. Currently, he is the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), 

 Ans.11 Australia spin legend Shane Warne named as brand ambassador of Rajasthan Royals for the upcoming Indian Premier League.

Ans. 12 The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment launched ‘The Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM)on 15 February 2019.  This scheme was introduced in the Union Budget 2019-20.

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