Current Affairs and General Knowledge – Mar-6-2020
Current Affairs and General Knowledge – Mar-6-2020
1.Which state recently announced to provide credit guarantee of loans for higher education?
a.Odisha
b.Haryana
c.Jharkhand
d.Bihar
Ans: Haryana
2.Which Engineering College of India has obtained the highest rank in the recent QS World Ranking?
a.IIT Kharagpur
b.IIT Madras
c.IIt Kanpur
d.IIT Mumbai
Ans: IIT Mumbai
3.After the proposed amalgamation of 10 public sector banks into four, what will be the total number of state-owned banks in India?
a.Eight
b.Ten
c.Twelve
d.Fourteen
Ans: Twelve
4.As per the recent ‘Direct Tax Vivaad Se Vishwas Bill 2020’, what is the time-limit within which the tax-payers can pay the due tax with waiver?
a.March 31,2020
b.May 31,2020
c.September 30,2020
d.December 31,2020
Ans: March 31,2020
5.PRAGYAN CONCLAVE 2020 is an International Seminar organised by which Armed Force of India?
a.India Air Force
b.Indian Navy
c.India Army
d.Indian Coast Guard
Ans: India Army
6.Shweta Rawat and Shalini Gupta, who were seen in news recently, are associated with which field?
a.Sports
b.Journalism
c.Science
d.Business
Ans: Science
7.Which state has recently issued orders to limit the retail price of bottled drinking water?
a.Uttar Pradesh
b.Uttarakhand
c.Karnataka
d.Kerala
Ans: Kerala
8.In context of the recent Cabinet approval on listing of Indian companies overseas, what does ‘GDR’ stand for?
a.Government Deposit Receipts
b.Global Deposit Receipts
c.Global Depository Receipts
d.Government Depository Receipts
Ans: Global Depository Receipts
9.As per the recent amendment to the ‘Foreign direct investment policy on civil aviation’, what is the limit for NRIs to purchase equity stake in Air India?
a.26%
b.49%
c.75%
d.100%
Ans: 100%
10.An integrated sports complex named after its former Chief Minister PA Sangma, is to come up in which Indian state?
a.Assam
b.Meghalaya
c.Tripura
d.Nagaland
Ans: Meghalaya
11.The Union Cabinet approves the amalgamation of 10 Public Sector Banks into _____ Public Sector Banks in effect from April 1, 2020.
a.2
b.4
c.5
d.3
e.6
Ans: 4
12.Name the Public Sector Bank (PSB) which is going to be Amalgamated with Indian Bank in effect from April 1, 2020.
a.Indian Overseas Bank
b.Canara Bank
c.Andhra Bank
d.Allahabad Bank
e.Corporation Bank
Ans: Allahabad Bank
13.The Union Cabinet has approved MoU in the field of Health between India and Ivory Coast (Republic of Cote d’lvoire). What is the Capital of Ivory Coast?
a.Conakry
b.Accra
c.Bamako
d.Ouagadougou
e.Yamoussoukro
Ans: Yamoussoukro
14.The Union Home Ministry has approved the automated facial recognition system by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) for better identification of Criminals, Missing children etc. The Headquarters of NCRB located at which Indian City?
a.Hyderabad
b.Pune
c.New Delhi
d.Bhopal
e.Lucknow
Ans: New Delhi
15.Name the country which has signed a deal worth Rs.1200 crore for missile protection suites for new Boeing-777 VVIP planes with India.
a.United States
b.Austria
c.Russia
d.Iran
e.Germany
Ans: United States
16.Name the Indian state which announced Gairsain town as summer capital.
a.Manipur
b.Uttarakhand
c.Arunachal Pradesh
d.Himachal Pradesh
e.Mizoram
Ans: Uttarakhand
17.Supreme Court has lifted ban on trading in cryptocurrency by cancelling the Reserve Bank of India’s(RBI) circular in 2018. The Cryptocurrency runs on which Technology?
a.Cloud Compute
b.Cyber Tech
c.Artificial Intelligence
d.Blockchain
e.Internet of Things
Ans: Blockchain
18.As per Kishan Reddy (MoS – Home Affairs) there is decline of _____% in insurgency incidents in the year 2019 in North East (NE) as compared to 2013.
a.75
b.65
c.60
d.70
e.80
Ans: 70
19.The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has introduced a scheme namely “LLP Settlement Scheme, 2020” for LLPs by allowing a one-time condonation of delay in filing forms with the Registrar of Office (ROC). The LLP denotes?
a.Large Limited Partnership
b.Limited Liability Partnership
c.Limited Laundering Partnership
d.Listed Liability Partnership
e.Limited Liability Property
Ans: Limited Liability Partnership
20.ICICI Prudential AMC (Asset Management Company) has signed pact with which Co-operative bank, to distribute its product to rural market.
a.Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative Bank Ltd
b.Shamrao Vithal Co-operative Bank Ltd
c.Janata Sahakari Bank Ltd
d.Saraswat Co-operative Bank Ltd
e.Cosmos Co-operative Urban Bank Ltd
Ans: Saraswat Co-operative Bank Ltd
21.Janez Jansa has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Slovenia. What is the Capital & Currency of Slovenia?
a.Zagreb & US Dollar
b.Ljubljana & Euro
c.Budapest & Pound
d.Zagreb & Euro
e.Ljubljana & Pound
Ans: Ljubljana & Euro
22.Name the Person who has been resigned as Reserve Bank of India (RBI) deputy governor in the month of March 2020.
a.Michael Patra
b.BP Kanungo
c.N.S Vishwanathan
d.BP Kanungo
e.Viral V. Acharya
Ans: N.S Vishwanathan
23.President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind conferred the 61st annual Lalit Kala Akademi awards 2020 to 15 excellent artist of the country. Lalit Kala Academi comes under which Indian Ministry?
a.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
b.Ministry of Home Affairs
c.Ministry of Human Resource Development
d.Ministry of Culture
e.Ministry of Tourism
Ans: Ministry of Culture
24.Name the Indian City where the 5th edition of India Pharma 2020 and India Medical Device 2020 Conference & Exhibition conducted at.
a.Bhubaneswar, Odisha
b.Gandhinagar, Gujarat
c.Noida, Uttar Pradesh
d.Amritsar, Odisha
e.Pune, Maharashtra
Ans: Gandhinagar, Gujarat
25.Name the country which is going to host the United Nations (UN) summit on biodiversity (also known as Convention on Biological Diversity-COP15) in the month of October 2020?
a.India
b.Japan
c.Germany
d.China
e.Poland
Ans: China
26.The Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs has constituted a committee to examine and recommend Community Forest Resources (CFR) Guidelines under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (FRA). Who heads the Committee?
a.TN Manoharan
b.Tapan Ray
c.UK Sinha
d.Surjit S Bhalla
e.Naresh Chandra Saxena
Ans: Naresh Chandra Saxena
27.What is the rank of India in the Pharmaceutical market in terms of volume?
a.3
b.7
c.8
d.5
e.12
Ans: 3
28.As per Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2020 by Subject, which Institute ranked top among Indian institutions?
a.IIT Delhi
b.IIT Kanpur
c.IIT Bombay
d.IIT Kharagpur
e.IIT Madras
Ans: IIT Bombay
29.The Asian Badminton Championship 2020 is shifted from Wuhan (China) to which City due to outbreak of novel Corona virus.
a.Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
b.New Delhi, India
c.Manila, Philippines
d.Tokyo, Japan
e.Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ans: Manila, Philippines
30.Name the Indian City which is going to host the International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in 2023.
a.Bengaluru
b.Kolkata
c.Hyderabad
d.Mumbai
e.Nagpur
Ans: Mumbai
31. Which state emerged on top of the Good Governance Index in big state category?
1) Karnataka
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Maharashtra
4) Gujarat
Ans: Tamil Nadu
32. What is India’s rank on the UNDP’s Human Development Index 2019?
1) 128th
2) 129th
3) 120th
4) 125th
Ans: 129th
33.What is India’s rank on the WEF’s Global Gender Gap report, 2020?
1) 100th
2) 110th
3) 120th
4) 112th
Ans: 112th
34.Which State retained its top position in terms of development on NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index, 2019?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Kerala
3) Gujarat
4) Karnataka
Ans: Kerala
35.Who has been named Time Person of the Year 2019?
1) Donald Trump
2) Mala Yousafzai
3) Geeta Thunberg
4) Vladimir Putin
Ans: Geeta Thunberg
36.Which of the following countries launched its first satellite in to space named ETRSS-I?
1) South Africa
2) Jamaica
3) Ethiopia
4) Mozambique
Ans: Ethiopia
37.Which country was banned for four years from International sports by WADA?
1) North Korea
2) Jamaica
3) South Africa
4) Russia
Ans: Russia
38.Operation Clean Art is related to –
1) Protection and conservation of ancient miniature paintings
2) Conservation of Paintings in the caves
3) Curb illegal trade in Mongoose hairs
4) Conservation and protection of performing arts in temples
Ans: Curb illegal trade in Mongoose hairs
39.India’s rank in Climate Risk Index 2020 is –
1) 14th
2) 11th
3) 9th
4) 5th
ANS: 5th
40.What is India’s rank on the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Study, 2020?
1) 70th
2) 63rd
3) 75th
4) 80th
Ans: 63rd