Current Affairs – General Knowledge -FEB-2020
Current Affairs – General Knowledge -FEB-2020
1.What is the corpus of the dedicated fund raised from the fines charged from the defaulting pesticides companies and contributions from the Central and state governments under the Pesticides Management Bill, 2020?
a.Rs. 20,000 Crore
b.Rs. 40,000 Crore
c.Rs. 50,000 Crore
d.Rs. 100,000 Crore
Ans: Rs. 50,000 Crore
2.Which all three items are not under GST as of February 2020?
a.Fuel, Construction, Alcohol
b.Fuel, Movie Tickets, Alcohol
c.Fuel, Tobacco, Alcohol
d.Fuel, Dairy Products, Tobacco
Ans: Fuel, Construction, Alcohol
3.Under the GST regime, E-Way bill is mandatory of the value of inter-state movement of goods is more than __?
a.Rs. 50,000
b.Rs. 100,000
c.Rs. 200,000
d.Rs. 250,000
Ans: Rs. 50,000
4.What is the highest income tax rate slab in India after Budget 2020-21?
a.25%
b.30%
c.35%
d.40%
Ans:30%
5.A paramilitary Sufi group called Ahlu Sunna Waljama, which is recently in news, is fighting with radical islamist group in Civil War of which country?
a.Sudan
b.Somalia
c.Syria
d.South Sudan
Ans: Somalia
6.The term “Operation Car Wash” that was making news recently, is related to which country?
a.Argentina
b.Brazil
c.South Africa
d.Russia
Ans: Brazil
7.Recently, Ashraf Ghani was re-elected in the Afghanistan Presidential elections. What is the name of political party of Ashraf Ghani?
a.National Coalition of Afghanistan
b.National Congress Party of Afghanistan
c.Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
d.None
Ans: None
8.The term “Key Starting Material (KSM)”, recently in news, is related to which industry?
a.Textile Industry
b.Pharmaceutical Industry
c.Cement Industry
d.Paper Industry
Ans: Pharmaceutical Industry
9.The Far East Development Fund, which recently submitted an expression of interest (EoI) for the beleaguered Jet Airways, is based in which country?
a.France
b.England
c.Russia
d.Germany
Ans: Russia
10.Which Supranational union has recently proposed a “framework for trustworthy artificial intelligence”?
a.Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
b.European Union
c.Arab League
d.Gulf Cooperation Council
Ans: European Union
11.Which telecommunication company owes the telecom department Rs.35,586 crore in statutory dues?
A. Reliance Jio
B. Tata Docomo
C. Vodafone – Idea
D. BSNL
E. Bharti Airtel
Ans: Bharti Airtel
12.What is the cost of the suburban railway project for Bengaluru?
A. Rs. 18,600 crore
B. Rs. 21,000 crore
C. Rs. 11,500 crore
D. Rs. 31,789 crore
E. Rs. 17,600 crore
Ans: Rs. 18,600 crore
13.Which travel company is undergoing insolvency proceedings?
A. Expedia
B. Cox & Kings
C. Thomas Cook
D. Cleartrip
E. Make My Trip
Ans: Cox & Kings
14. The Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) levied a fine of Rs. 25 lakh for not complying with its directions on which company?
A. Muthoot Finance
B. Cholamandalam
C. HBJ Capital
D. Bajaj Allianz
E. Kotak Mahindra
Ans: HBJ Capital
15. Which Tribunal will help release funds from financial institutions stuck in various agencies?
A. Debt Recovery Tribunal
B. Appellate Tribunal for Foreign Exchange
C. Competition Appellate Tribunal
D. Industrial Tribunal
E. National Company Law Appellate Tribunal
Ans: Debt Recovery Tribunal
16. Which amendment in SEBI will help in enhancing Real Estate Investments and Infrastructure Investment Trust?
A. Amendments to capital reforms
B. Amendments to geographical norms
C. Amendments to investment limit norms
D. Investment Manager eligibility norms
E. Infrastructure Manager eligibility norms
Ans: Investment Manager eligibility norms
17. What is the outstanding amount owed by Simplex Infrastructure to banks and financial institutions?
A. Rs. 5000 crore
B. Rs. 3600 crore
C. Rs. 1000 crore
D. Rs. 2500 crore
E. Rs. 4500 crore
Ans: Rs. 3600 crore
18.The Kashi Mahakal Express will operate between which cities?
A. Varanasi and Indore
B.Indore and Bangalore
C. Mumbai and Pune
D. Ahmedabad and Srinagar
E. Chennai and Bangalore
Ans: Varanasi and Indore
19. Which former IAS officer was recently booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA)?
A. Arvind Kejriwal
B. Shahid Iqbal Chowdhary
C. Abid Rashid
D. Shah Faesal
E. Sehrish Rasool
Ans: Shah Faesal
20. The Female Army Officers were granted which commission by the Supreme Court?
A. Permanent Commission
B. Admission Commission
C. Retirement Commission
D. Rank Commission
E. Leave Commission
Ans: Permanent Commission
21.The Central Government of India has renamed the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA). The Institution was named after which former Indian Minister?
1) Sushma Swaraj
2) Arun Jaitley
3) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
4) Manohar Parikkar
5) Vallabhbhai Patel
Ans: Manohar Parikkar
22.The Supreme Court (SC) of India’s bench has approved to constitute permanent commission to women officers in the Army so that women military officers can work till the age of retirement. The bench constitutes of?
1) Justice S.A. Bobde
2) Justice D.Y. Chandrachud
3) Justice Ajay Rastogi
4) Both 1) and 2)
5) Both 2) and 3)
Ans: Both 2) and 3)
23.The Department of Animal husbandry & Dairying under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying announced doubling of Milk processing capacities to _____ by 2025?
1) 100 MT
2) 104 MT
3) 108 MT
4) 112 MT
5) 120 MT
Ans: 108 MT
24.The All Indian Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has banned all the Universities in India from offering Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) courses simultaneously. Who is the Present chairman of AICTE?
1) Mrinal Miri
2) Anita Karwal
3) R. Subrahmanyam
4) Anil Sahasrabudhe
5) D. P. Singh
Ans: Anil Sahasrabudhe
25.The President of India Ram Nath Govind had a 2-day visit to Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu from February 17-18, 2020. The merger of the Union Territories (UT) Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu in effective from?
1) 15 August, 2019
2) 26 January, 2020
3) 27 November, 2019
4) 9 December 2019
5) 17 February 2020
Ans: 26 January, 2020
26.Which Indian State government has launched ‘Nadu-Nedu’ scheme to modernize all the government hospital in 3 years with the allocated fund of 15,337cr?
1) Odisha
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Tamil Nadu
4) Telangana
5) Karnataka
Ans: Andhra Pradesh
27.The scheme launched by Andhra Pradesh government under which elderly people will get free eye screening across the state is _______?
1) YSR Matsyakara Nestham Scheme
2) YSR Amma void scheme
3) YSR Kapu Nestham scheme
4) YSR Arogya Asara scheme
5) YSR Kanti velugu Scheme
Ans: YSR Kanti velugu Scheme
28.With which country India has signed letter of intent (LoI) for collaboration on blue economy for sustainable development (Feb 2020)?
1) Norway
2) Sri Lanka
3) Maldives
4) Australia
5) Singapore
Ans: Norway
29.The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has decided to tighten the norms to whom to protect the interest of investors with the proposed advisory capping fees of 2.25% of assets under management (AUM) / an amount of ₹75,000 per annum?
1) Market Brokers
2) Investment advisors
3) Stock buyers
4) Stock Trader
5) Investment agents
Ans: Investment advisors
30.Which Public Sector Bank (PSB) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gujarat state government to facilitate Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) loans?
1) State Bank of India (SBI)
2) Bank of Baroda (BoB)
3) Union Bank of India (UBI)
4) Bank of Maharashtra (BoM)
5) Central Bank of India (CBI)
Ans: State Bank of India (SBI)
31.Which country has elected Ashraf Ghani as their president for second consecutive time in February 2020?
1) Qatar
2) United Arab Emirates
3) Kuwait
4) Afghanistan
5) Iran
Ans: Afghanistan
32.Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) by appointments committee of cabinet for 5 years or till the attainment of age 65 (Feb 2020)?
1) Supratim Bandyopadhyay
2) Pankaj Jain
3) Arvind Singh
4) Ajay Bhushan Pandey
5) Anil Kumar Jha
Ans: Supratim Bandyopadhyay
33.Who has been appointed as next Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of India Succeeding Sudhir Bhargava (Feb 2020)?
1) Suresh Patel
2) Sanjay Kothari
3) K. V. Chowdary
4) Bimal Julka
5) Amita Pandove
Ans: Bimal Julka
34.Who has been appointed as new Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) replacing K.V. Chowdary (Feb 2020)?
1) Sudhir Bhargava
2) Bimal Julka
3) Suresh Patel
4) Amita Pandove
5) Sanjay Kothari
Ans: Sanjay Kothari
35.According to Times Higher Education’s (THE) emerging economies University ranking 2020 which Indian University topped among Indian Universities in top 100?
1) Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
2) Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
3) Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
4) Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
5) Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Ans: Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
36.According to Economist Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) ‘The Worldwide Education for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019 report, Finland topped the index and India’s rank in the Index is _________.
1) 35
2) 38
3) 40
4) 47
5) 52
Ans: 35
37.Which Indian language is the most spoken in the world followed English and Mandarin as per the 22nd edition of the world language database Ethnologue (yearly database of spoken languages of the world)?
1) Bengali
2) Hindi
3) Tamil
4) Gujarati
5) Telugu
Ans: Hindi
38.India – Russia defence deals set to cross ________ (in US Dollars) in February 2020.
1) 12 Billion
2) 13 Billion
3) 14 Billion
4) 15 Billion
5) 16 Billion
Ans: 16 Billion
39.The Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers ltd (GRSE) delivered 4th anti-submarine warfare corvette to Indian Navy. The 4th anti-submarine warfare is named as ___________.
1) INS Arihant
2) INS Kamorta
3) INS Kadmatt
4) INS Kavaratti
5) INS Kiltan
Ans: INS Kavaratti
40.Which country has tested the nuclear capable air launched cruise missile ‘Ra-ad-II’ with the range of 600Km?
1) Iran
2) Pakistan
3) Iraq
4) Syria
5) Bangladesh
Ans: Pakistan