Current Affairs and GK – 2020
Current Affairs and GK – 2020
1.The 2nd BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise with the themes “A cultural heritage site that suffers severe damage in the Earthquake” & “Flooding or Strom” held at which Indian state (Feb 11-13, 2020)?
1) Odisha
2) West Bengal
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Gujarat
Ans: Odisha
2.The 20th Hunar Haat showcases the handmade indigenous products of master artisans and craftsman to be held at New Delhi with the theme “Kaushal ko kaam” in February 13, 2020. The Hunar Haat is the initiative of which Indian Ministry?
1) Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
2) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
3) Ministry of Culture
4) Ministry of Minority Affairs
5) Ministry of Rural Development
Ans: Ministry of Minority Affairs
3.Which Indian state hosts “CLIMFISHCON-2020” the International conference on climate change and ocean health in February 2020 with the theme “Climate change-effective adaptation for a secure Future”?
1) Maharashtra
2) West Bengal
3) Kerala
4) Karnataka
5) Tamil Nadu
Ans: Kerala
4.Union Health Ministry has issued notification declaring all the medical devices used on Human & Animal as “Drugs” under which Act?
1) Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
2) Society registration Act, 1960
3) The drug and cosmetics rules, 1945
4) Indian medical council Act, 1956
5) The drugs control Act, 1950
Ans: Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
5.Government of India has decided to rename the National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM), Faridabad, Haryana. The NIFM will be named after which Indian Former Finance minister?
1) Yashwant Sinha
2) Pranab Mukherjee
3) Arun Jaitley
4) Manmohan Singh
5) Jaswant Singh
Ans: Arun Jaitley
6.Which Indian city going to get the largest air quality monitoring network in India (February 2020)?
1) New Delhi
2) Hyderabad
3) Bengaluru
4) Mumbai
5) Kolkata
Ans: Mumbai
7.Which organization has collaborated with Zonal cultural centres of cultural ministry to compile the National list of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)?
1) The Drama School Mumbai
2) Sangeet Natak Academy
3) The Shiamak Dance Academy
4) Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute
5) Sangam Academy of Music
Ans: Sangeet Natak Academy
8.Former Indian cricketer Rahul Dravid recently inaugurated Salem Cricket Foundation (SCF) in Feb 2020. Salem is the district in which Indian state/UT?
1) Tamil Nadu
2) Puducherry
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Telangana
5) Karnataka
Ans: Tamil Nadu
9.Which Indian state signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 11 Agricultural Institutions to help farmers in February 2020?
1) Telangana
2) Odisha
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Uttar Pradesh
5) Madhya Pradesh
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
10.Which Indian state’s cabinet approves the Ground Water Act 2020 which aims to improve the falling level of the ground water (Feb 2020)?
1) Himachal Pradesh
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Odisha
4) West Bengal
5) Maharashtra
Ans: Uttar Pradesh
11.World Health Organization (WHO) has renamed the deadly coronavirus from China as ‘COVID-19’. What is ‘D’ in COVID-19 refers?
1) Defence
2) Disease
3) Deficiency
4) Data
5) Demolish
Ans: Disease
12.The Union Ministry of Finance has released the notification of “Printing one-rupee currency note rules, 2020”. The One rupee note feature will have the signature of _____?
1) Shaktikanta Das
2) Niramala Sitharaman
3) Rajiv Kumar
4) Ajay Bhusan Pandey
5) Atanu Chakraborty
Ans: Atanu Chakraborty
13.As per Finance Minister, the Public Sector Bank(PSB) recovers record of Rs. _____ lakh crore in last 18 months (March 2018 – September 2019)?
1) 1.87
2) 1.94
3) 2.03
4) 2.16
5) 2.29
Ans: 2.03
14.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) published draft framework to set up new Pan-India New Umbrella Entity (NUE) for retail payment systems. It will be incorporated under which act ?
1) Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934
2) The Banking Regulation Act, 1949
3) Companies Act, 2013
4) The Banking Companies (Legal Practitioner Clients’ Accounts) Act, 1949
5) Companies Act, 1956
Ans: Companies Act, 2013
15.According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data on ‘Outward Foreign Direct Investment’ (OFDI) India’s foreign investment rose by _____% to USD 2.10 Billion in January 2020.
1) 20
2) 25
3) 30
4) 35
5) 40
Ans: 40
16.Which Indian bank has won “Most customer centric bank using technology” and “Best Payments Initiative” awards in 15th Indian Banks’ Associations’ Banking Technology awards 2020?
1) ICICI Bank
2) South Indian Bank
3) HDFC Bank
4) Axis Bank
5) Yes Bank
Ans: South Indian Bank
17.The 33rd edition of African Union (AU) heads of state summit 2020 held at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in February 2020. What is the theme of the Summit?
1) “The Year of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Forced displacement in Africa”
2) “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development”
3) “Winning the Fight Against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation”
4) “Harnessing the Demographic Dividend through Investments in Youth”
5) “Human Rights with a particular focus on the Rights of Women”
Ans: “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development”
18.The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the Joint venture between Mahindra & Mahindra and which other company valued at $275million for projects in India?
1) Suzuki
2) Tata motors
3) Ford Motor
4) Hyundai India
5) Honda Cars
Ans: Ford Motor
19.Which Indian Company sold 25.1% of its electricity arm company to Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) for Rs. 3, 220 Crore?
1) Adani Transmission
2) JSW Energy Ltd
3) Tata Power Co. Ltd.
4) Suzlon Energy
5) Reliance Power Limited
Ans: Adani Transmission
20.Which country has approved the sale of Integrated Air Defence Weapon system to India for an estimated cost of $1.867 Billion (Feb 2020)?
1) Russia
2) China
3) Israel
4) France
5) United States
Ans: United States
21.Which is the first Indian Aerospace Private firm to build the foreign owned satellites to the customers of Sweden and France?
1) Larson & Toubro
2) Ananth Technologies
3) TRANSPACE Technologies
4) Dhruva Space
5) ASTRO-INDIA
Ans: Ananth Technologies
22.Which team has won the Premier Badminton League (PBL) 2020?
1) Hyderabad Hunters
2) Bengaluru Raptors
3) Mumbai Rockets
4) Northeastern Warriors
5) Chennai Superstarz
Ans: Bengaluru Raptors
23.Who has won emerging player of the league award in Premier Badminton League (PBL) 2020?
1) Lakshya Sen
2) Pranav Jerry Chopra
3) Priyanshu Rajawat
4) Ashmita Chaliha
5) Subankar Dey
Ans: Priyanshu Rajawat
24.As per latest International Cricket Council’s (ICC) men’s One Day International (ODI) ranking who is the No.1 ODI bowler (Feb 12, 2020)?
1) Jasprit Bumrah
2) Trent Boult
3) Mujeeb Ur Rahman
4) Kagiso Rabada
5) Pat Cummins
Ans: Trent Boult
25.Who has created record of 9 50s scores in 16 innings beating the previous record of Ian Chappell’s 8 50s in 16 innings?
1) Rishabh Pant
2) Shreyas Iyer
3) KL Rahul
4) Manish Pandey
5) Kedar Jadhav
Ans: Shreyas Iyer
26.Who has Authored the book “The Thin Mind Map”?
1) David J Lincoln
2) RKS Mangesh Dash
3) Dharmendra Rai
4) Ralph Watson
5) Kruti Shah
Ans: Dharmendra Rai
27.Nandu R Kulkarni who in news recently (Feb 2020) is a _____?
1) Social Reformer
2) Journalist
3) Law Maker
4) Sand Artist
5) Film Producer
Ans: Journalist
28.International Darwin Day was celebrated on _______?
1) February 10
2) February 11
3) February 12
4) February 13
5) February 14
Ans: February 12
29.February 12 to February 18, 2020 celebrated as ______ week?
1) Financial Literary Week
2) National Productivity week
3) Road Safety Week
4) Children’s mental health week
5) World Immunisation week
Ans: National Productivity week
30.Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd bagged a megaproject from NTPC for a 250-megawatt solar project under the _________.
A.Gujarat State Public Sector Undertakings (GPSU) scheme
B.Uttar Pradesh Public Public Sector Undertakings (CPSU) scheme
C.Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSU) scheme
D.Assam State Public Sector Undertakings (CPSU) scheme
Ans: Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSU) scheme
31.The Central government announced the promulgation of the ordinance of Mineral Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2020 to amend ________.
A.Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 1967
B.Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 1988
C.Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2009
D.Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015
Ans: Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015
32.Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd bagged a _________ project from NTPC for a 250-megawatt solar project.
A.Rs.580 crore
B.Rs.910 crore
C.Rs.1,505 crore
D.Rs.1,400 crore
Ans: Rs.1,505 crore
33.Who initiated the VISWAS project?
A.Shri Narendra Modi
B.Yogi Adityanath
C.Shri Amit Shah
D.Shri Piyush Goyal
Ans: Shri Narendra Modi
34.Which country announced koalas as an endangered species after the bushfire that began in September 2019?
A.Australia
B.Africa
C.South America
D.Green land
Ans: Australia
35.When was the Kaziranga National Park announced as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO?
A.1967
B.1973
C.1985
D.1990
Ans: 1985
36.The Union Home minister Amit Shah launched VISWAS in Gujarat. What does VISWAS stand for?
A.Video Integration and State Wide Advanced Security
B.Visual Integration and Standard Width Advanced Security
C.Visual Instrument Step-up Wavelength Articulate Security
D.Video Infra-red Standard Webric Advanced Security
Ans: Video Integration and State Wide Advanced Security
37.When was the Kaziranga National Park established?
A.1908
B.1916
C.1920
D.1924
Ans: 1908
38.Which Indian Coast Guard Ships (ICGS) is/are commissioned by the Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar?
A.Annie Besant
B.Samrath
C.Amrit Kaur
D.A&C
Ans: A&C
39.When was the first waterfowl census was taken?
A.1998
B.2004
C.2010
D.2018
Ans: 2018
40.Who won the Global Child Prodigy Award 2020?
A.Ishwar Sharma
B.Jagan Singh
C.Tony Mathews
D.Rajiv Kumar
Ans: Ishwar Sharma