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Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

18 MAY 2020

(Q.01) Which of the following has launched ‘Thermal Corona Combat Headgear’ in May 2020?

  1. Delhi Police
  2. Lucknow Police
  3. Mumbai Police
  4. Hyderabad Police

Ans. :- (A) Delhi Police

 

(Q.02) When was the Armed Forces Day 2020 observed?

  1. 14 May
  2. 15 May
  3. 16 May
  4. 17 May

Ans. :- (C) 16 May

 

(Q.03) Who participated in the second G20 Virtual Trade and Investment Ministers Meeting in May 2020?

  1. Nitin Gadkari
  2. Nirmala Sitharaman
  3. Rajnath Singh
  4. Piyush Goyal

Ans. :- (D) Piyush Goyal

 

(Q.04) As per the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the global economy is expected to suffer how many trillions (in dollar) in losses due to COVID-19?

  1. 3.2-6.2
  2. 4.5-7.5
  3. 5.8-8.8
  4. 6.1-9.1

Ans. :- (C) 5.8-8.8

 

(Q.05) The National Endangered Species Day is observed on the third ________ of May every year.

  1. Wednesday
  2. Thursday
  3. Friday
  4. Saturday

Ans. :- (C) Friday

 

(Q.06) According to the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020,​ the rate of forest loss in 2015-2020 declined to an estimated how many million hectares, down from 12 million hectares in 2010-2015? 

  1. 11
  2. 10
  3. 09
  4. 08

Ans. :- (B) 10

 

(Q.07) By which date has a scheme of RBI providing interest subsidy for post and pre-shipment export credit been extended?

  1. October 31, 2020
  2. November 30, 2020
  3. January 31, 2021
  4. March 31, 2021

Ans. :- (D) March 31, 2021

 

(Q.08) As per the World Economic Situation and Prospects, the UN slashed India’s projected growth rate to how much per cent in 2020?

  1. 0.6
  2. 0.8
  3. 1.0
  4. 1.2

Ans. :- (D) 1.2

 

(Q.09) Who was awarded the Vice Admiral G.M. Hiranandani Memorial Rolling Trophy for the year 2020?

  1. Akshay Kumar
  2. Raj Shukla
  3. Gopal R
  4. Saranjeet Singh

Ans. :- (A) Akshay Kumar

 

(Q.10) Which state will launch its ambitious Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay Yojana on May 21, 2020 (death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi)?

  1. Punjab
  2. Chhattisgarh
  3. Rajasthan
  4. Gujarat

Ans. :- (B) Chhattisgarh

 

(Q.11) National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has developed an online dashboard, NMIS, on the existing NDMA-GIS portal. What does ‘M’ stand for in NMIS?

  1. Management
  2. Migrant
  3. Mitigation
  4. Motion

Ans. :- (B) Migrant

 

(Q.12) Which of the following ministries has issued guidelines for RT-PCR based pooled sampling for migrants and those returning from abroad and kept in quarantine facilities?

  1. Ministry of Home Affairs
  2. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  3. Ministry of AYUSH
  4. Ministry of External Affairs

Ans. :- (B) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

 

(Q.13) Who is developing porous carbon materials which have the potential to replace lead grid in lead-acid batteries?

  1. Dr Rajeev Kumar
  2. Dr Sanjay Gupta
  3. Dr Mohit Bhandari
  4. Dr A. G. K. Gokhale

Ans. :- (A) Dr Rajeev Kumar

 

(Q.14) Which of the following has acquired Giphy— a popular website for making and sharing animated images or GIFs?

  1. Twitter
  2. Facebook
  3. LinkedIn
  4. Snapchat

Ans. :- (B) Facebook

 

(Q.15) Who has been appointed as the new managing director of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in May 2020?

  1. S. Mallikarjuna Rao
  2. Rajkiran Rai
  3. Rakesh Sharma
  4. Zubair Iqbal

Ans. :- (D) Zubair Iqbal

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