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Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

19 MAY 2020

(Q.01) When is the National Dengue Day observed?

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

Ans. :- (A) 16 May

 

(Q.02) What is the theme of World Hypertension Day (WHD) 2020?

  1. Know Your Numbers
  2. Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer
  3. Awareness of high blood pressure
  4. Healthy Lifestyle – Healthy Blood Pressure

Ans. :- (A) Know your Numbers

 

(Q.03) To help people access various services under the e-Courts project, an e-Sewa Kendra has been opened inside the premises of which of the following High Courts?

  1. Chennai High Court
  2. Odisha High Court
  3. Delhi High Court
  4. Chhattisgarh High Court

Ans. :- (B) Odisha High Court

 

(Q.04) In which state/UT has the Centre given approval to a modified detailed project report (DPR) of the Ujh Multipurpose Project (MPP) at an estimated cost of Rs 9,167 crore?

  1. Uttar Pradesh
  2. Karnataka
  3. Jammu and Kashmir
  4. Odisha

Ans. :- (C) Jammu and Kashmir

 

(Q.05) At which of the following cities has a company developed robots to help health workers in conducting a thermal screening of the people amid COVID-19 crisis?

  1. Lucknow
  2. Pune
  3. Hyderabad
  4. Jaipur

Ans. :- (D) Jaipur

 

(Q.06) How many gharials (Gavialis gangeticus) were released in the Ghaghara river by the Bahraich forest division of Uttar Pradesh in the first week of May 2020?

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

Ans. :- (C) 40

 

(Q.07) In May 2020, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced raising the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in the defence sector under the automatic route from 49% to how much per cent?

  1. 55
  2. 61
  3. 69
  4. 74

Ans. :- (D) 74

 

(Q.08) Which of the following has joined the UNESCO-led Global Education Coalition and launched a digital program delivering online learning content focused on improving digital skills for students in secondary schools and universities?

  1. Ericsson
  2. Nokia
  3. Huawei
  4. Motorola

Ans. :- (A) Ericsson

 

(Q.09) The fourth phase of nationwide lockdown has been extended till which date?

  1. 25 May
  2. 31 May
  3. 4 June
  4. 15 June

Ans. :- (B) 31 May

 

(Q.10) In May 2020, under the MNREGA scheme, an additional how many rupees (in crores) will be allocated for employment generation in the rural parts of the country?

  1. 10,000
  2. 20,000
  3. 30,000
  4. 40,000

Ans. :- (D) 40,000

 

(Q.11) In which state, in a first of its kind of initiative, Charan Paduka campaign has been started for the migrant labourers passing through the state?

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

Ans. :- (B) Madhya Pradesh

 

(Q.12) With which of the following has the National Restaurants Association of India (NRAI) partnered to build its own tech platform?

  1. Paytm
  2. PhonePay
  3. DotPe
  4. MobiKwik

Ans. :- (C) DotPe

 

(Q.13) Hossein Kazempour Ardebili passed away in May 2020. From which country did he hail from?

  1. Oman
  2. Iran
  3. Yemen
  4. Turkey

Ans. :- (B) Iran

 

(Q.14) The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has sanctioned Rs 1,500 crore for which state through state cooperative banks, in May 2020?

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

Ans. :- (A) Punjab

 

(Q.15) Who among the following has written a book called ‘Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City’?

  1. Chi Li
  2. Fang Fang
  3. Wang Qishan
  4. Yu Hong

Ans. :- (B) Fang Fang

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