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Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

09 MAY 2020

(Q.01) In May 2020, the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the abolition of ________ posts in the Military Engineering Service.

  1. 7,765
  2. 8,234
  3. 8,932
  4. 9,304

Ans. :- (D) 9,304

 

(Q.02) Which of the following states has launched a public hearing portal — jansunwai.up.nic.in for people of the state who are stranded in other states?

  1. Goa
  2. Uttar Pradesh
  3. Punjab
  4. Madhya Pradesh

Ans. :- (B) Uttar Pradesh

 

(Q.03) Who has been named as the first chief executive officer of Libra Association?

  1. Stuart Levey
  2. Gerry Wright
  3. Gautam Dantas
  4. Shahriar Mobashery

Ans. :- (A) Stuart Levey

 

(Q.04) Which of the following has signed an MoU with the Government of Maharashtra to repurpose one of its information technology campuses in Hinjewadi, Pune to a 450-bed intermediary care COVID-19 hospital?

  1. Infosys
  2. Tata Consultancy Services
  3. Capgemini
  4. Wipro

Ans. :- (D) Wipro

 

(Q.05) Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of ​Global edtech company ELSA Corp for India, Middle East, ANZ, and SAARC in May 2020?

  1. Cheteshwar Pujara
  2. Mayank Agarwal
  3. Ajinkya Rahane
  4. Ravindra Jadeja

Ans. :- (C) Ajinkya Ragani

 

(Q.06) Which of the following has acquired two leading engineering services companies, Ambit Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd. and Semtosys Pvt Ltd.?

  1. TechAhead
  2. InSemiTech
  3. Arise innovations
  4. 5g India

Ans. :- (B) InSemiTech

 

(Q.07) ‘Nanosafe Solutions’, a startup of ________, has launched an antimicrobial and washable face mask that can be reused up to 50 launderings.

  1. IIT-Bombay
  2. IIT-Kanpur
  3. IIT-Delhi
  4. IIT-Kharagpur

Ans. :- (C) IIT-Delhi

 

(Q.08) Who has become the first person from the minority community to join the Pakistan Air Force?

  1. Hritik Raj
  2. Abhinav Kumar
  3. Om Prakash Gupta
  4. Rahul Dev

Ans. :- (D) Rahul Dev

 

(Q.09) When is Narada Jayanti being celebrated in 2020?

  1. 6 May
  2. 7 May
  3. 8 May
  4. 9 May

Ans. :- (C) 8 May

 

(Q.10) Who will head the five-member jury for the Rs 25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature 2020?

  1. Nivedhithaa Sathish
  2. Banita Sandhu
  3. Halitha Shameem
  4. Leela Samson

Ans. :- (D) Levels Samson

 

(Q.11) A new initiative for supplying hygienic masks, using machines similar to the popular ATMs has been started in which of the following Municipal Corporations of Tamilnadu?

  1. Chennai
  2. Thuthukudi 
  3. Coimbatore
  4. Madurai

Ans. :- (B) Thuthukudi

 

(Q.12) In which state, the Umaria police have launched a Sankalp Scheme to provide 24-hour help to the elderly?

  1. Bihar
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Punjab
  4. Uttar Pradesh

Ans. :- (B) Madhya Pradesh

 

(Q.13) In May 2020, with which of the following has the Coir Board signed a MoU to establish a Centre of Excellence for Coir Applications?

  1. IIT Madras
  2. IIT Bombay
  3. IIT Kanpur
  4. IIT Kharagpur

Ans. :- (A) IIT-Madras

 

(Q.14) Where did a two day National Webinar on ‘Education and Leadership During A Crisis’ begin in May 2020?

  1. Lucknow
  2. Ranchi
  3. Jaipur
  4. Jammu

Ans. :- (D) Jammu

 

(Q.15) When is the World Red Cross day observed?

  1. 5 May
  2. 6 May
  3. 7 May
  4. 8 May

Ans. :- (D) 8 May

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