Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 12 May 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

12 MAY 2020

(Q.01) In May 2020, at which of the following wildlife sanctuaries was a Black Panther spotted for the first time?

1. Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary
2. Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary
3. Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary

Ans. :- (B) Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary

(Q.02) Which state has appointed senior IAS officer Veera Rana as chief electoral officer of the state in May 2020?

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

Ans. :- (A) Madhya Pradesh

(Q.03) In May 2020, the central government has increased its market borrowing programme for the current financial year by more than ________ to Rs 12 lakh crore.

1. 30
2. 40
3. 50
4. 60

Ans. :- (C) 50

(Q.04) Which of the following has developed automated Ultraviolet systems to sanitise electronic gadgets, papers and currency notes?

1. TIFR
2. DRDO
3. CSIR
4. ISRO

Ans. :- (B) DRDO

(Q.05) When is the National Technology Day observed?

1. 8 May
2. 9 May
3. 10 May
4. 11 May

Ans. :- (D) 11 May

(Q.06) Indian Railways has announced the gradual restart of passenger train services from ________ 2020.

1. 12 May
2. 15 May
3. 23 May
4. 31 May

Ans. :- (A) 12 May

(Q.07) Which of the following has decided to raise value-added tax (VAT) from 5% to 15% starting from 1st July 2020?

1. Oman
2. Saudi Arabia
3. Indonesia
4. Egypt

Ans. :- (B) Saudi Arabia

(Q.08) SAI has formed a committee to prepare a Standard Operating Procedure to resume training in all SAI Centres in all sporting disciplines after the lockdown is lifted. What does ‘S’ stand for in SAI?

1. Standard
2. Sports
3. Stroke
4. Stick

Ans. :- (B) Sports

(Q.09) Which of the following has developed Spirulina groundnut Chikki that can provide micro-nutrients and boost the immunity of people during this time of pandemic?

1. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India
2. National Institute of Food Technology
3. MS Swaminathan Foundation
4. Central Food Technological Research Institute

Ans. :- (D) Central Food Technological Research Institute

(Q.10) Who will remain President of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) until May 2021?

1. Ajay Tyagi
2. Narinder Batra
3. Subhash Chandra Khuntia
4. Ashok Kumar Mathur

Ans. :- (B) Narinder Barta

(Q.11) Hari Shankar Vasudevan passed away in May 2020. He was related to which of the following fields?

1. Acting
2. History
3. Cricket
4. Journalism

Ans. :- (B) History

(Q.12) Under the SBI Wecare Deposit scheme, SBI provides an additional ________ basis points (bps) interest to senior citizens on their FDs.

1. 25
2. 30
3. 35
4. 40

Ans. :- (B) 30

(Q.13) In May 2020, Zomato has announced that it will extend all Gold memberships by how many more months?

1. 02
2. 03
3. 04
4. 05

Ans. :- (C) 04

(Q.14) According to the World Tourism Organization, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused how much percent fall in international tourist arrivals during the first quarter of 2020?

1. 10
2. 16
3. 22
4. 28

Ans. :- (C) 16

(Q.15) Analysts at Nomura have lowered their GDP growth forecast for India to a negative ________ per cent (from -0.5 percent forecast earlier) for 2020.

1. 02
2. 03
3. 04
4. 05

Ans. :- (D) 05