Current Affairs and GK – FEB-25 – 2020
Current Affairs and GK – FEB-25 – 2020
1.As of February, 2020, which country is India’s top trade partner?
a.China
b.United states
c.Russia
d.France
Ans: United states
2.What was overall rank of India in the Asian Wrestling Championships, 2020 held in New Delhi?
a.Second
b.Third
c.Fourth
d.Fifth
Ans: Third
3.Which city has recently hosted International Judicial Conference?
a.New Delhi
b.Bhopal
c.Mumbai
d.Chandigarh
Ans: New Delhi
4.What is the upper land-holding limit to become eligible for financial support under PM-KISAN scheme?
a.1 Hectare
b.2 Hectare
c.3 Hectare
d.No limit
Ans: No limit
5.The recently set up Sanjiv Puri Expert Group is looking into which domain?
a.Unorganized Sector
b.Farm Exports
c.Manufacturing Industries
d.Service sector
Ans: Farm Exports
6.The recently discovered C. gretathunbergae is a species of__?
a.Fish
b.Snake
c.Snail
d.Frog
Ans: Snail
7.NRI Sabha, which was recently making news, is an NGO controlled by which state government?
a.Rajasthan
b.Haryana
c.Punjab
d.Uttar Pradesh
Ans: Punjab
8.Which state has recently ordered the destruction of ‘Thai Magur’ fish breeding centers?
a.Gujarat
b.Goa
c.Tamil Nadu
d.Maharashtra
Ans: Maharashtra
9.The term “JavaScript sniffers”, that was making news recently, is associated with__?
a.Authorization Software
b.Malware
c.Encryption Software
d.Firewall
Ans: Malware
10.What is Ethnologue, that was recently making news? Database of Languages
a.Database of Languages
b.Database of Heritage Buildings
c.Database of Local customs
d.Database of Tribes
Ans: Database of Languages
11.Who is the new Chief Information Officer of InCred Capital?
A. Punita Sinha
B. Poonam Sinha
C. Jayant Sinha
D. Anshu Jain
E. Bhupinder Singh
Ans: Punita Sinha
12. Pine Labs is known for producing which IT products for the Hospitality, healthcare, automobile and retail sector?
A. Software
B. Machines for conducting tests
C. Point of Sale (POS) Machines
D. Security Cameras
E. Conveyor Belts
Ans: Point of Sale (POS) Machines
13. What is the name of the housing finance subsidiary of the Central Bank of India?
A. Housing Development Finance Corporation
B. Cent Bank Home Finance Limited (CBHFL)
C. IndiaBulls Housing Finance Limited
D. Housing & Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO)
E. National Housing Bank
Ans: Cent Bank Home Finance Limited (CBHFL)
14. What is the amount of gross bad loans of state-run banks SBI, Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda and Bank of India?
A. Rs. 60,762 crore
B. Rs. 66,280 crore
C. Rs. 34,500 crore
D. Rs. 17,900 crore
E. Rs. 18,200 crore
Ans: Rs. 60,762 crore
15. Who is the current Chief Risk Officer of the State Bank of India (SBI)?
A. Shiv Kumar Bhasin
B. Anshula Kant
C. Dhananjaya Tambe
D. Chella Sreenivasulu Setty
E. Anil Kishora
Ans: Anil Kishora
16. Which Chinese snack brand was bought by PepsiCo?
A. Be & Cheery
B. Pocky
C. Rice Crackers
D. Yan Yan
E. Fish Snacks
Ans: Be & Cheery
17. Which organization ranked first in the Nature Ranking Index 2020?
A. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
B. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
C. Indian Institute of Science
D. Indian Institute of Technology Madras
E. Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Pune
Ans: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
18. In which galaxy did Astronomer Junzhi Wang and his team recently find breathable oxygen?
A. Orion Nebula
B. Ophiuchi cloud
C. Markarian 231
D. Pluto
E. Orion Belt
Ans: Markarian 231
19. Who is the new Chief Vigilance Commissioner?
A. Bimal Julka
B. Suresh Patel
C. Anita Pandove
D. Ram Nath Kovind
E. Sanjay Kothari
Ans: Sanjay Kothari
20. Which organization developed the HRMS Mobile App?
A. Centre for Technological Innovations
B. Indian Institute of Technology
C. Indian Institute of Science
D. Centre for Railways Information System
E. Indian Institute for Railway Technology
Ans: Centre for Railways Information System
21.Which Indian ministry has launched the Shyama Prasad Mukherji National Rurban Mission in 2016?
a. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
b. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
c. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
d. Ministry of Rural Development
e. Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
Ans: Ministry of Rural Development
22.Name the Indian Airport, which gets world’s largest ‘Export cold zone’ to store & process agro and pharma products (Feb 2020)?
a.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad
b.Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
c.Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati
d.Kempegowda International Airport, Karnataka
e.Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair
Ans: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai
23.Which Indian state/UT has operationalized Dial 112 as integrated number for police, medical and fire emergencies (Feb 2020)?
a.Manipur
b.Odisha
c.Goa
d.Telangana
e.Kerala
Ans: Kerala
24.Under which scheme the government has paid Rs. 50, 580 crores for farmers to meet farm input cost and domestic expenses (as on Feb 2020)?
a.Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)
b.Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY)
c.Gramin Bhandaran Yojna
d.Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY)
e.Pradhan Mantri Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
Ans: Pradhan Mantri Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)
25.Which Indian state government has launched scheme ‘Jagananna Vasthi Deevena’ to provide financial assistance to handle hostel and mess expenditure of students?
a.Tamil Nadu
b.Odisha
c.Andhra Pradesh
d.Telangana
e.Karnataka
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
26.Rajlaxmi Singh Deo re-elected as president of which Indian sports federation (Feb 2020)?
a.Basketball Federation of India
b.Boxing Federation of India
c.Ball Badminton Federation of India
d.Athletic Federation of India
e.Rowing Federation of India
Ans: Rowing Federation of India
27.Ms. Padmaja has been accredited as next High Commissioner of India to which country?
a.Republic of Cyprus
b.New Caledonia
c.St Christopher and Nevis
d.Republic of the Congo
e.Republic of Vanuatu
Ans: Republic of Vanuatu
28.Name the Bollywood actor, who has won best actor award in Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Awards 2020 was held in Mumbai, Maharashtra?
a.Shahrukh Khan
b.Hrithik Roshan
c.Salman Khan
d.Akshay Kumar
e.Aamir Khan
Ans: Hrithik Roshan
29.Name the person who has won the title ‘LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2020’?
a.Lara Dutta
b.Asha Bhat
c.Neha Jaiswal
d.Vartika Singh
e.Adline Castelino
Ans: Adline Castelino
30.Name the Indian scientist, who has been honoured with Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) Women Excellence Award-2020?
a.Dr. Aastha Mishra
b.Dr. Swati Tripathi
c.Dr. Mehak Gupta
d.Dr. Nazia Abbas
e.Dr Niti Kumar
Ans: Dr Niti Kumar
31.The International judicial conference 2020 with the theme ‘Gender Just World’ held at which Indian state/UT?
a.New Delhi
b.Uttar Pradesh
c.Maharashtra
d.Puducherry
e.Tamil Nadu
Ans: New Delhi
32.Which country has assumed the presidency of UN body of Migratory species for 3 years?
a.United States
b.Mexico
c.Nepal
d.India
e.Philippines
Ans: India
33.Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON) is located at which Indian state/UT?
a.Jammu & Kashmir
b.Tamil Nadu
c.Uttar Pradesh
d.Telangana
e.Assam
Ans: Tamil Nadu
34.Which Indian migratory species added to protected list in 13th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS COP13)?
a.Bengal Florican
b.Asian Elephant
c.Great Indian Bustard
d.Both 1) and 2)
e.All the 1), 2) and 3)
Ans: All the 1), 2) and 3)
35.Name the Arab nation which hosted the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting 2020 on theme “Realizing Opportunities of the 21st Century for All”?
a.Bahrain
b.Kuwait
c.Qatar
d.Saudi Arabia
e.Oman
Ans: Saudi Arabia
36.The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has given approval for merger of Indus tower with which mobile tower infrastructure company of India?
a.Bharti Infratel
b.Tata Communications
c.Tower Vision India Private Limited
d.GTL Infrastructure Ltd.
e.Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
Ans: Bharti Infratel
37.A team of astronomers at China’s Shanghai Astronomical Observatory has discovered breathable oxygen in galaxy outside of Milky Way for the 1st time. The article was published by which journal?
a.Journal of Material Science
b.Solar Physics
c.Astrophysical Journal
d.Nature Communications
e.The Lancet
Ans: Astrophysical Journal
38.The Habitable-Zone Planet Finder (HPF), an astronomical spectrograph has validated its 1st exoplanet named as ________.
a.K2-18b
b.COROT-7b
c.G9-40b
d.51 Pegasi b
e.PH1b
Ans: G9-40b
39.Dommaraju Gukesh who is in news recently (Feb 2020) related to which sports?
a.Rowing
b.Gymnastic
c.Chess
d.Snooker
e.Squash
Ans: Chess
40.The 1st ever Khelo India University games was inaugurated at?
a.Hyderabad, Telangana
b.Guwahati, Assam
c.Pune, Maharashtra
d.Cuttak, Odisha
e.Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Ans: Cuttak, Odisha