Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020 || 24 May 2020 ||

Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers 2020

24 MAY 2020

(Q.01) When is the World Turtle Day celebrated annually?

1. 22 May
2. 23 May
3. 24 May
4. 25 May

Ans. :- (B) 23 May

(Q.02) When is the United Nations’ (UN) International Day to End Obstetric Fistula observed?

1. 21 May
2. 22 May
3. 23 May
4. 24 May

Ans. :- (C) 23 May

(Q.03) Shyamala G Bhave passed away in May 2020. She was related to which of the following fields?

1. Music
2. Acting
3. Politics
4. Chess

Ans. :- (A) Music

(Q.04) In May 2020, with which of the following has NTPC signed a preliminary agreement to set up a joint venture company for renewable energy projects?

1. ONGC
2. Indian Oil
3. Bharat Petroleum
4. Coal India

Ans. :- (A) ONGC

(Q.05) The Chief Minister of which state inaugurated the ‘Everybody will get employment’ scheme in May 2020 through video conferencing?

1. Gujarat
2. Uttra Pradesh
3. Bihar
4. Madhya Pradesh

Ans. :- (D) Madhya Pradesh

(Q.06) In May 2020, with which of the following has the Thomas Jefferson University of Philadelphia signed an exclusive deal to develop a new vaccine candidate for COVID-19?

1. Bharat Biotech
2. Sanofi Health Care
3. Laurus Labs Limited
4. Zenotech Laboratories Limited

Ans. :- (A) Bharat Biotech

(Q.07) With which of the following Airtel Africa announced a new partnership which is aimed at providing children with access to remote learning and enable access to cash assistance for their families via mobile cash transfers?

1. CRY
2. Genesis Foundation
3. UNICEF
4. Uday Foundation

Ans. :- (C) UNICEF

(Q.08) In May 2020, RBI has announced how many rupees (in crores) line of credit to the Export-Import Bank of India, to help the sagging foreign trade?

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

Ans. :- (C) 15,000

(Q.09) Which of the following has launched the voice bot “TIA” on WhatsApp that offers a range of services to its customers like opting for a new loan or getting queries resolved etc.?

1. Tata Capital
2. Bajaj Finserv
3. Capital First
4. Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Limited

Ans. :- (A) Tata Capital

(Q.10) Which of the following is set to invest Rs 11367 crore in Jio Platforms for a 2.32% stake?

1. Blackstone Group
2. Bain Capital
3. BlackRock
4. KKR

Ans. :- (D) KKR

(Q.11) Who has won the Toyota 500 at Darlington Raceway in May 2020?

1. Kevin Harvick
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Ryan Blaney
4. Denny Hamlin

Ans. :- (D) Denny Hamlin

(Q.12) Which of the following has acquired a strategic stake in Voicezen, an early-stage startup focused on conversational AI technologies?

1. Jio
2. Aircel
3. Bharti Airtel
4. BSNL

Ans. :- (C) Bharat Airtel

(Q.13) How many services hosted on the website of Indian Metrological Department, IMD have been onboarded to UMANG application?

1. 04
2. 05
3. 06
4. 07

Ans. :- (D) 07

(Q.14) Which state has started fever clinics to make the screening facilities related to coronavirus more easily available to the people?

1. Gujarat
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Jharkhand
4. Uttar Pradesh

Ans. :- (B) Madhya Pradesh

(Q.15) Who has been appointed by the World Bank to a key position on climate change and disaster management in South Asia, in May 2020?

1. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
2. Abhas Jha
3. Kaushik Basu
4. Avinash Dixit

Ans. :- (B) Abhas Jha