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Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

11 MAY 2020

(Q.01) In May 2020, who held a meeting via video conferencing with the members of SIAM Institute on the impact of COVID-19 on the auto sector?

  1. Ravi Shankar Prasad
  2. Jagat Prakash Nadda
  3. Ram Vilas Paswan
  4. Nitin Gadkari

Ans. :- (D) Nitin Gadkari

 

(Q.02) In May 2020, which of the following has disbursed ₹12,767 crores to State Co-operative Banks (StCBs) and Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) across the country?

  1. SEBI
  2. NABARD
  3. SBI
  4. NHB

Ans. :- (B) NABARD

 

(Q.03) Scientists from which institute have fabricated an economical and energy-efficient wafer-scale photodetector for security applications?

  1. National Centre for Biological Sciences
  2. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
  3. Raman Research Institute
  4. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Ans. :- (D) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

 

(Q.04) A team of astronomers has discovered that the closest known brown dwarf, ________, shows signs of cloud bands similar to those seen on Jupiter and Saturn.

  1. Luyten 726-8
  2. Luhman 16A
  3. Ross 248
  4. DX Cancri

Ans. :- (B) Lehman 16A

 

(Q.05) According to Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA), ​India’s 40-day long lockdown has resulted in how much per cent fall in the country’s energy demand?

  1. 20
  2. 25
  3. 30
  4. 35

Ans. :- (C) 30

 

(Q.06) As per the data revealed in the ‘Digital in India’ report by the Internet & Mobile Association of India, as of November 2019, there were ________ per cent more internet users in rural areas than in urban areas.

  1. 06
  2. 08
  3. 10
  4. 12

Ans. :- (C) 10

 

(Q.07) The COVID-19 crisis has led to a spike in the country’s unemployment rate to how much per cent for the week ended May 3, 2020, up from the under 7 per cent level before the start of the pandemic in mid-March?

  1. 24.42
  2. 25.90
  3. 26.75
  4. 27.11

Ans. :- (D) 27.11

 

(Q.08) Which of the following has become the first state to provide mid-day meal ration?

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

Ans. :- (B) Madhya Pradesh

 

(Q.09) According to a report, India saved Rs 89,122 crore through energy efficiency in 2018-19 and reduced energy intensity by how much per cent in the fiscal compared to the 2005 level?

  1. 05
  2. 10
  3. 15
  4. 20

Ans. :- (D) 20

 

(Q.10) Pandanda Kuttappa passed away in May 2020. In which year did he conceive the idea of Kodava family hockey festival?

  1. 1995
  2. 1997
  3. 1999
  4. 2001

Ans. :- (B) 1997

 

(Q.11) The year 2020 marks the ________th birth anniversary of Maharana Pratap.

  1. 400
  2. 430
  3. 450
  4. 480

Ans. :- (D) 480

 

(Q.12) In May 2020, which state has banned manufacture, sale and storage of 11 brands of pan masala for a year saying these products contain a chemical which is harmful to the heart?

  1. Jharkhand
  2. Bihar
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Haryana

Ans. :- (A) Jharkhand

 

(Q.13) In May 2020, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has received approval for the clinical trial of which of the following drugs to treat COVID-19?

  1. Favipiravir
  2. Phytopharmaceutical
  3. Methamphetamines
  4. Both A and B

Ans. :- (D) Both A and B

 

(Q.14) The WHO and the UN’s postal agency have released a commemorative postage stamp on the which anniversary of the eradication of smallpox?

  1. 20
  2. 30
  3. 40
  4. 50

Ans. :- (C) 40

 

(Q.15) Who presented the Ministry of Tourism’s Dekho Apna Desh Webinar Series titled, “Goa- Crucible of Culture” in May 2020?

  1. Vivek Menezes
  2. Dabboo Ratnani
  3. Atul Kasbekar
  4. Raghu Rai

Ans. :- (A) Vivekananda Menezes

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