Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 23 May 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

23 MAY 2020

(Q.01) When is the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development observed?

1. 18 May
2. 19 May
3. 20 May
4. 21 May

Ans. :- (D) 21 May

(Q.02) Which of the following has bagged a Cloud project with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)?

1. Microsoft
2. Google
3. Infosys
4. Wipro

Ans. :- (B) Google

(Q.03) Who has been appointed as the chairman of J&K Public Service Commission (PSC) in May 2020?

1. Arvind Saxena
2. Vinay Mittal
3. BR Sharma
4. Arun Goel

Ans. :- (C) BR Sharma

(Q.04) In May 2020, H N Goswami inaugurated the Jorhat e-auction platform for tea launched by the Tea Board of India. In which year was the first tea auction centre set up in Guwahati?

1. 1950
2. 1960
3. 1970
4. 1980

Ans. :- (C) 1970

(Q.05) What is the theme of the International Day for Biodiversity 2020?

1. Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health
2. Our solutions are in nature
3. Celebrating 25 years of Action for Biodiversity
4. Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism

Ans. :- (B) Our solutions are in nature

(Q.06) Which of the following has launched its 100% Cricket ”Leading the Game” webinar series bringing together world leaders from across sport and business to celebrate women’s cricket?

1. ICC
2. SAI
3. BCCI
4. IAAF

Ans. :- (A) ICC

(Q.07) Who has been named as the new vice president and chief economist of World Bank in May 2020?

1. Leonardo Leiderman
2. Morris Goldstein
3. Robert Mundell
4. Carmen Reinhart

Ans. :- (D) Carmen Reinhart

(Q.08) Who is set to take charge as the chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board in May 2020?

1. Harsh Vardhan
2. Hardeep Singh Puri
3. Narendra Modi
4. Jagat Prakash Nadda

Ans. :- (A) Harsh Vardhan

(Q.09) Which of the following IITs is going to set up a ‘Centre of Excellence on Medical Device and Diagnostics’?

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

Ans. :- (D) IIT Kharagpur

(Q.10) Who inaugurated the Kerala Cartoon Academy’s ‘Break the Chain’ campaign in May 2020?

1. Pinarayi Vijayan
2. K K Shailaja
3. P. Jayarajan
4. Thomas Isaac

Ans. :- (B) K K Shailaja

(Q.11) How many rupees (in crores) have been released by the Central government towards devolution of central taxes and Duties to states for April and May 2020?

1. 75,270
2. 82,333
3. 89.311
4. 92,077

Ans. :- (D) 92,077

(Q.12) In May 2020, Government has notified amendments to  GFR  to ensure that goods and services valued less than how many crore rupees are being procured from domestic firms?

1. 50
2. 100
3. 150
4. 200

Ans. :- (D) 200

(Q.13) The RBI has cut the repo rate from 4.4% to how much per cent in May 2020?

1. 4.25
2. 4.00
3. 3.75
4. 3.50

Ans. :- (B) 4.00

(Q.14) With which of the following has Flipkart partnered in May 2020 to offer a digital motor insurance policy to customers of Flipkart?

1. ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company
2. Bharti Axa General Insurance Company
3. Tata AIG General Insurance Company
4. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company

Ans. :- (D) Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company

(Q.15) Who among the following has written a song titled as Jayatu Bharatam saluting the spirit of Atma Nirbhar Bharat?

1. Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
2. Prasoon Joshi
3. Ehsaan Noorani
4. Vishal Khurana

Ans. :- (B) Prasoon Joshi