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13 February current affairs English
1. What is ‘Vibrant Village Programme’?
(a) Border tourism
(b) Reconstruction of houses
(c) Modernization of village
(d) any of these
Answer (a) Border Tourism
Explain – Border tourism is increasing rapidly in the country. Border Security Force (BSF) is playing an important role in this. Tourist destinations are being prepared in the border areas under the government’s ‘Vibrant Village Programme’. The government has allocated Rs 4800 crore for this. Budget has also been allocated. In the initial phase, 662 border villages will be focused under the scheme.
Under this program, a Friendship Museum is being built in Petrapole village of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. This museum is to be inaugurated in April. Brick and cement have not been used in building this museum. It is being built with steel and glass concrete structure. That means this museum will be eco-friendly. It will cost Rs 90 crore to build this four-storey museum.
Friendship Museum will be built in West Bengal
2. Which country was the winner of ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup – 2024?
(a) India
(b)Pakistan
(c) New Zealand
(d) Australia
Answer-(d)Australia
Australia won the title for the fourth time by defeating India in the final match of ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup – 2024 held in South Africa.
A total of 16 teams participated in this cricket tournament held in South Africa in the 15th edition. Australia won its 4th title this time, while India became the runner-up.
3. Which of these is the creation of Usha Kiran Khan?
(a) Doob paddy
(b) Line on water
(c) Sher Shah Suri
(d) All three of the above
Answer -(d) All three of the above
Bihar-born Usha Kiran Khan, awarded Padma Shri in 2015 for her contribution in the field of education, recently famous Hindi and Maithili language litterateur Usha Kiran Khan passed away at the age of 82 in Patna, the capital of Bihar.
4. Where was the 75th Strandja Memorial BOXING Tournament organized?
(a)Bulgaria
(b) sheath
(c) Kenya
(d) india
Answer (a)Bulgaria
Explain – 75th Strandja Memorial BOXING Tournament was held in Bulgaria from 4 February to 12 February.
Here is the list of other Indian winners in the 75th Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament:
Gold Medal: Sachin Siwach (57 kg category)
Silver medals: Nikhat Zareen (50 kg), Arundhati Chaudhary (66 kg), Barun Singh Shagolshem (48 kg), and Rajat (67 kg).
5. In which countries has UPI Indian Digital Payment System service been launched recently?
(a)France
(b)Mauritius
(c)Sri Lanka
(d) All three of the above
Answer -(d) All three of the above
On 12 February, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched mobile-based digital payment services in Sri Lanka, and Mauritius. This service has been started in countries like Bhutan, Malaysia, Singapore, United Arab Emirates etc.
6. Sumit Nagal, who was in news recently, is related to which sport?
(a) Tennis
(b) Badminton
(c)football
(d)Cricket
Answer -(a) Tennis
Explain Indian tennis player Sumit Nagal defeated Luca Nardi of Italy to win the men’s singles title of Chennai Challenger ATP Tournament – 2024.
With this victory, Sumit Nagal joined the list of top 100 singles players in the ATP rankings for the first time.
Tennis tournament played on hard courts. This tournament was started in 2018.
7. Where is National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) located?
(a) Ahmedabad
(b)Bangalore
(c)Chennai
(d)Mumbai
Answer -(b)Bangalore
World Health Organization (WHO) National Institute of Mental Health located in Bangalore, Karnataka
Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS) has been awarded the Nelson Mandela Prize for Health Promotion for 2024.
8. In which state of India has the ‘South India Cultural Centre’ been inaugurated recently?
(a)Telangana
(b) Maharashtra
(c)Chhattisgarh
(d)Bihar
Answer (a)Telangana
Explain Former Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Union Tourism and Culture Minister G Kishan Reddy inaugurated the ‘South India Cultural Centre’ located in Hyderabad, Telangana.
‘South India Cultural Centre’ is the first regional center of the Indian Sangeet Natak Academy, which has been established in South India. Its main objective is to encourage various aspects of South Indian culture such as music, drama, and dance arts.
9. ‘SWATI’ portal has been launched by which ministry?
(a)National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR)
(b) By the Indian Ministry of Education
(c) Indian Ministry of Women Development
(d) By WHO
Answer -(a)National Institute of Plant Genome Research (NIPGR)
Recently, the Government of India launched the ‘SWATI’ portal with the aim of empowering women in the field of science and technology. The full form of SWATI is – “Science for Women- A Technology & Innovation. This portal has been launched by the National Institute of Plant Genome Research ( Developed by NIPGR.
This portal is an online portal representing Indian women in STEMM (Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).