Current Affairs Question - 27 August 2019
National Miscellaneous
Ramon Magsaysay Award 2019
Which of the following Indian journalist has won the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2019?
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ArnabGoswami
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| B |
PunyaPrasunBajpai
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| C |
Vikram Chandra
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| D |
Ravish Kumar
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National Commissions And Committees
Bimal Jalan Committee
On 26th August, 2019,the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to transfer a sum of Rs. 1,76,051 crore to the Government of India as per the recommendations made by Bimal Jalan Committee. Consider the following statements regarding the committee:
- The 5 member committee was appointed in December, 2018 to review Economic Capital Framework (ECF) for central bank.
- The panel’s recommendation for transfer of excess reserves includes only contingency funds.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
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Only 1
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Only 2
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Both 1 and 2
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None of the above
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International Science & Technology
Gravitational Lensing
Recently, researchers plan to investigate how new stars are born using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. For this, they will take the help of a natural phenomenon called Gravitational Lensing. Consider the following statements regarding the gravitational lensing:
- The phenomenon occurs when a huge amount of matter, such as a massive galaxy or cluster of galaxies, creates a gravitational field that distorts and magnifies the light from objects behind it, but in the same line of sight.
- The investigation is a part of the programme called Targeting Extremely Magnified Panchromatic Lensed Arcs and Their Extended Star Formation (TEMPLATES).
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
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Only 1
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Only 2
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Both 1 and 2
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None of the above
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