Current affairs-FEB2020

Economics
1.The cabinet of which state in India has cleared a bill to enact the “Time-Bound Clearance Act” which shall ensure time-bound clearance of industrial activity.

-Madhyapradesh
2.Which country has highest rate of hepatitis C in the world and is expected to eradicate the disease in 2020?
-Egypt.
3.Who heads the 12-member “Technology Group” to advise ministries, departments and public sector undertakings (PSUs) on technology implementation?
-Dr K Vijayan Raghavan
4.Which aircraft carrier launched freighter services to assist shrimp farmers? ( Alliance Air IndiGoSpiceJetVistara)

-Spicejet
5.Suella Braverman, an Indian-origin minister recently sworn in as the Attorney General of which country?
-United Kingdom
6.As per the new agreement signed by the Container Corporation of India (Concor) and RZD Logistics JSC (Russian Railways), cargos are to be transported
-Iran
7.‘Higher Education Leadership Development Programme for Administrator’ is a programme launched of Union Ministry?
-Ministry of Human REsource Development
8.As per the recent ‘Hurun Global Rich List 2020’, which country has the highest number of billionaires?
-China
9.Which city hosted the four-day ‘International Conference on Banana’ organised by ICAR?
-Tiruchirappalli
10.As of 2020, what is the Foreign Direct investment (FDI) limit, allowed in insurance intermediaries?
-100%
11.Bob Iger, who recently tendered his resignation, was the Chief Executive Officer of which global firm for 15 years?
-Walt Disney Company.
12.As of 2020, the largest cricket stadium of the world is located in which country?
-India
13.Which is the only Indian company to feature in the Fortune’s ‘Top-20 Big Companies to Work For’ list in 2020?
-TCS
14Abhay Kumar Singh has been appointed as the Chairman & Managing Director of which Indian PSU?
-NHPC limited
15The First anniversary of the launch of which welfare scheme was observed on February 24?
-Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi(PM-Kisan)

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