Current Affairs and General Knowledge-Mar-18,19-2020

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Current Affairs and General Knowledge-Mar-18,19-2020

1.Which State Assembly becomes the first in India to pass a resolution demanding to scrap of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)
a.Kerala
b.Punjab
c.Assam
d.West Bengal

Ans: Kerala

2.Under Swachh Survekshan League 2020, in one lakh to 10 lakh population category, which city is adjudged as India’s cleanest city
a.Ranchi
b.Raipur
c.Guwahati
d.Jamshedpur

Ans: Jamshedpur

3.The Lai Haraoba festival is observed by which state
a.Sikkim
b.Mizoram
c.Tripura
d.Nagaland

Ans: Tripura

4.Which one become the first country to ban sun cream that is harmful to corals
a.Nauru
b.Palau
c.Tuvalu
d.Ivory Coast

Ans: Palau

5.Which city hosted the Indian Science Congress in 2020
a.Chennai
b.Kolkata
c.Bengaluru
d.Mumbai

Ans: Bengaluru

6.Which film wins the Best Motion Picture – Drama award in the 77th Golden Globe
a.1917
b.Joker
c.The Irishman
d.Marriage Story

Ans: 1917

7.Which player receive the Polly Umrigar Award for the best international cricketer (2018-19)
a.Virat Kohli
b.Jasprit Bumrah
c.Rohit Sharma
d.Mohammed Shami

Ans: Jasprit Bumrah

8.Which port is renamed as Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port
a.Kolkata Port
b.Chennai Port
c.Paradip port
d.Visakhapatnam Port

Ans: Kolkata Port

9.Who became the fastest Indian spinner to claim 100 wickets in One-day Internationals
a.Ravichandran Aswin
b.Ravindra Jadeja
c.Kuldeep Yadav
d.Yuzvendra chahal

Ans: Kuldeep Yadav

10.Who became the first woman parade adjutant in Army Day Parade
a.Captain Tania Shergill
b.Captain Swati Singh
c.Captain Priya Jhingan
d.None of the above

Ans: Captain Tania Shergill

11.Which country is largely affected by “Corona” virus
a.China
b.Japan
c.Malaysia
d.Sri Lanka

Ans: China

12.Which company has acquired the Indian operations of Uber Eats
a.Zomato
b.Swiggy
c.FoodPanda
d.McDonald

Ans: Zomato

13.Which state passes a bill in its assembly to propose three capitals for the state
a.Andhra Pradesh
b.Telengana
c.Himachal Pradesh
d.Uttarakhand

Ans: Andhra Pradesh

14.Arvind Krishna elected as the Chief Executive Officer of
a.Dell
b.IBM
c.HP
d.Oracle

Ans: IBM

15.Which state reports first confirmed coronavirus case in India
a.Odisha
b.Punjab
c.Goa
d.Kerala

Ans: Kerala

16.Which city of Rajasthan is also called as the ‘Marble city of India’, that is recently connected with Indore under RCS-UDAN scheme?
a.Kota
b.Bikaner
c.Kishangarh
d.Lalgarh

Ans: Kishangarh

17.Which European country recently imposed a record 1.1 billion euro fine on tech-firm Apple for its anti-competitive behaviour?
a.Germany
b.France
c.Italy
d.Spain

Ans: France

18.Which country is set to create a $4 billion anti-crisis fund to protect its economy from COVID-19 outbreak?
a.United States
b.Russia
c.United Kingdom
d.China

Ans: Russia

19.Which former Chief Justice of India has been nominated to Rajya Sabha?
a.Rangan Gogoi
b.Dipak Misra
c.Jagadish Singh Khehar
d.T.S.Thakur

Ans: Rangan Gogoi

20.What is the share of Indian companies in Defence Ministry’s contracts for procurement of defence equipment in 2019-20?
a.25.03%
b.50.03%
c.75.03%
d.90.03%

Ans: 75.03%

21.Ravinder Singh Dhillon has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of which Public Sector Undertaking?
a.Power Finanace Corporation
b.Coal India Limited
c.NLC Limited
d.NTPC Limited

Ans: Power Finanace Corporation

22.The Central bank of which country slashed its benchmark interest rate to almost zero and announced to buy USD 700 billion in bonds?
a.China
b.India
c.United States
d.Japan

Ans: United States

23.Patil Puttappa, who recently passed away, was associated with which field?
a.Sports
b.Journalism
c.Business
d.Research

Ans: Journalism

24.Which Indian institution has launched a re-skilling programme for women called ‘Career Back 2 Women’?
a.Indian Institute of Management – Ahmadabad
b.Indian Institute of Science
c.Indian Institute of Technology – Madras
d.Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur

Ans: Indian Institute of Technology – Madras

25.Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, whose birth centenary was celebrated recently, was the Founder President of which country?
a.Nepal
b.Bangladesh
c.Thailand
d.Afghanistan

Ans: Bangladesh