Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 17 May 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

17 MAY 2020

(Q.01) When is the International Day of Light observed every year?

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

Ans. :- (C) 16 May

(Q.02) With which of the following has INCREFF entered into a strategic partnership to enable retailers to create a unified omnichannel experience, allowing them to capture demand across all consumer channels?

1. Capillary Technologies
2. Zoho Corporation
3. Freshworks
4. BigCommerce

Ans. :- (A) Capillary Technologies

(Q.03) Which of the following has acquired virtual reality startup NextVR for $100 million?

1. Microsoft
2. Apple
3. Huawei
4. Samsung

Ans. :- (B) Apple

(Q.04) Researchers at which of the following IITs have developed an interactive COVID-19 dashboard called “MIR AHD Covid-19 Dashboard”?

1. IIT Kanpur
2. IIT Kharagpur
3. IIT Delhi
4. IIT Gandhinagar

Ans. :- (D) IIT Gandhinagar

(Q.05) Bhabani Charan Patnaik passed away in May 2020. In which year was he conferred with the Padma Shri?

1. 2015
2. 2016
3. 2017
4. 2018

Ans. :- (D) 2018

(Q.06) In May 2020, the Centre has set up a new body – Rice Export Promotion Forum (REPF), under the aegis of which of the following?

1. ECGC
2. FIEO
3. CEPCI
4. APEDA

Ans. :- (D) APEDA

(Q.07) In partnership with which of the following has the Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda launched the GOAL – Going Online As Leaders – programme?

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

Ans. :- (D) Facebook

(Q.08) Where did Defence Minister Rajnath Singh commission Indian Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Sachet and two interceptor boats (IBs) C-450 and C-451 in May 2020?

1. Kerala
2. Maharashtra
3. Goa
4. Gujarat

Ans. :- (C) Goa

(Q.09) Landing Craft Utility Ship ‘INLCU L57’ was commissioned into Indian Navy in Port Blair in May 2020. The ship is capable of carrying how many troops?

1. 140
2. 160
3. 180
4. 200

Ans. :- (B) 160

(Q.10) The government will launch a Rs ________ crores Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana for the development of marine and inland fisheries.

1. 5,000
2. 10,000
3. 15,000
4. 20,000

Ans. :- (D) 20,000

(Q.11) With which of the following have Government of India and West Bengal Government signed a loan agreement for a $145 million project to improve irrigation services and flood management in the Damodar Valley Command Area?

1. AIIB
2. World Bank
3. IMF
4. NDB

Ans. :- (A) AIIB

(Q.12) In May 2020, the President of which country has announced that it will donate ventilators to India?

1. Japan
2. United States
3. Poland
4. Germany

Ans. :- (B) United States

(Q.13) The Health Authority (DHA) of which of the following cities has launched a highly-sophisticated mobile unit to conduct testing for COVID-19 in densely populated areas, especially labour camps?

1. Seoul
2. Tokyo
3. Dubai
4. Shanghai

Ans. :- (C) Dubai

(Q.14) Which of the following has become the first European country to proclaim an end to the coronavirus epidemic at home?

1. Poland
2. Slovenia
3. Italy
4. Germany

Ans. :- (B) Slovenia

(Q.15) Which state celebrates its statehood day on 16 May?

1. Nagaland
2. Manipur
3. Mizoram
4. Sikkim

Ans. :- (D) Sikkim