Current Affairs & General Knowledge – Feb-24- 2020
Current Affairs & General Knowledge – Feb-24- 2020
1.Vellbergia bartholomaei , which was seen in news recently, belongs to which species?
a.Frog
b.Lizard
c.Spider
d.Snake
Ans: Lizard
2.Leo Varadkar, who recently tendered his resignation, was the Prime Minister of which country?
a.France
b.Ireland
c.The Netherlands
d.Greece
Ans: Ireland
3.Which state Government has ordered destruction of breeding centres of Thai Mangur fish?
a.Odisha
b.West Bengal
c.Assam
d.Maharashtra
Ans: Maharashtra
4.Atal Kisan – Majdoor canteens’ scheme is associated with which state?
a.Uttar Pradesh
b.Haryana
c.Uttarkhand
d.Madhya Pradesh
Ans: Haryana
5.Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission is implemented by which Union Ministry?
a.Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
b.Ministry of Rural development
c.Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
d.Ministry of Personnel ,public Grievances and Pensions
Ans: Ministry of Rural Development
6.‘Viewpoints’, which was recently in news, is an application of which major technological company?
a.google
b.Amazon
c.Facebook
d.Apple
Ans: Facebook
7.Which state/UT was host to the ‘National Organic Food Festival’, held recently?
a.Lakshadweep
b.Assam
c.Maharashtra
d.New Delhi
Ans: New Delhi
8.India is set to provide grant to which country for up-gradation of plantation schools, for Indian-origin estate workers?
a.Bangladesh
b.Sri Lanka
c.Nepal
d.Laos
Ans: Sri Lanka
9.‘Thal Sena Bhawan’, which was seen in news recently, is to be built in which state/ UT?
a.Ladakh
b.Jammu and Kashmir
c.Chandigarh
d.New Delhi
Ans: New Delhi
10.India’s first floating jetty has been inaugurated in which state/UT?
a.Andhra Pradesh
b.Goa
c.Munmbai
d.Gujarat
Ans: Goa
11.Union Minister of State (MoS) for shipping Mansukh Mandaviya has inaugurated India’s 1st floating jetty at which Indian state?
a.Gujarat
b.Maharashtra
c.Goa
d.Karnataka
e.Kerala
Ans: Goa
12.The MSME ministry has launched the National Level Awareness Programme (NLAP) 2020 to spread awareness about the schemes & Activities of the ministry. Who is the present MSME ministry?
a.Ravi Shankar Prasad
b.Nitin Jairam Gadkari
c.Sadananda Gowda
d.Prakash Javadekar
e.Ramvilas Paswan
Ans: Nitin Jairam Gadkari
13.The 2-day long 1st ever Bharat-Bangla tourism festival held at (Feb 20-21,2020)?
a.Kolkata, West Bengal
b.Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh
c.Dispur, Assam
d.Agartala, Tripura
e.Imphal, Manipur
Ans: Agartala, Tripura
14.The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, laid foundation of the new Army headquarters building in Delhi. The new Army headquarters is named as _________?
a.Swaraj Bhavan
b.Shastri Bhawan
c.Thal Sena Bhawan
d.Vayu Bhawan
e.Nau Sena Bhawan
Ans: Thal Sena Bhawan
15.Which Union ministry runs ‘Jiyo parsi scheme’ with the aim to increase the population of parsi community?
a.Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
b.Ministry of Home Affairs
c.Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
d.Ministry of Minority affairs
e.Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
Ans: Ministry of Minority affairs
16.As per Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, which city ranked top in smart city mission that is paired with Chandigarh in 100-day challenge for the backward cities (as sister city) to enhance their position by June 25, 2020?
a.Ahmedabad
b.Nagpur
c.Tirupur
d.Ranchi
e.Bhopal
Ans: Ahmedabad
17.The National organic food festival for Women entrepreneurs held at Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, New Delhi (Feb 2020). What is the theme of the festival?
a.Healthy food, Organic food
b.Organic market, The future agricultural development
c.Organic market for women entrepreneurs
d.Good for Women; Good for India; Good for You
e.Unleashing India’s Organic Market Potential
Ans: Unleashing India’s Organic Market Potential
18.Name the Railway station, where Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC) has installed India’s 1st squat machine in a station as part of ‘Fit India’ initiative?
a.Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
b.Howrah Junction railway station
c.Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station
d.Anand Vihar Railway Station
e.Chennai Central railway station
Ans: Anand Vihar Railway Station
19.Which Indian state government has proposed (in state budget) ‘Samruddha Krishi Niti-2020’ to increase the income of farmers?
a.West Bengal
b.Telangana
c.Haryana
d.Punjab
e.Odisha
Ans: Odisha
20.Which Indian state government has launched the Atal kisan – Majdoor canteens to provide affordable meals to the farmers (Rs. 10 per plate)?
a.Odisha
b.Haryana
c.Punjab
d.Karnataka
e.Gujarat
Ans: Haryana
21.How much capital will Muthoot Finance raise through offshore bonds?
A. 100 Million US Dollars
B. 1 Billion US Dollars
C. 550 Million US Dollars
D. 100 Billion US Dollars
E. 10 Million US Dollars
Ans: 550 Million US Dollars
22.Under which scheme do marginal and small farmers get Rs. 6000 a year?
A. Pradhan Mantri Jan Kalyan Yojana
B. PM – Kisan Scheme
C. Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
D. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana
E. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana
Ans: PM – Kisan Scheme
23.What is the name of the platform provided by ICICI Bank for start-ups to develop new and innovative products?
A. ICICI Appathon
B. ICICI Start-up Programme
C. ICICI Start-up Competition
D. ICICI Solutions Programme
E. ICICI Start-up Solutions Programme
Ans: ICICI Appathon
24.The International price index as of January 2020 is at _______.
A. 182.5 points
B. 185.8 points
C. 100 points
D. 156.9 points
E. 123.6 points
Ans: 182.5 points
25.What is the interim dividend amount to be paid by the Reserve Bank of India to the Central Government?
A. Rs. 45,000 crore
B. Rs. 78,000 crore
C. Rs. 16,000 crore
D. Rs. 54,000 crore
E. Rs. 37,000 crore
Ans: Rs. 37,000 crore
26.Which among the following is not proof of citizenship in Assam?
A. Voter List of Four Years
B. Parent’s NRC Clearance
C. Land Revenue Payment Receipts
D. Ration/PAN Card
E. All of the Above
Ans: All of the Above
27.How many birds were researched for the State of India’s Bird 2020 Report?
A. 154
B. 785
C. 867
D. 956
E. 125
Ans: 867
28.When is the Soil Health Card Day observed?
A. 20th February
B. 10th February
C. 13th February
D. 14th February
E. 19th February
Ans: 19th February
29.What is the name of the new Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala?
A. Bhavani Wildlife Sanctuary
B. Silent Valley National Park
C. Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary
D. Jim Corbett National Park
E. Sundarbans National Park
Ans: Bhavani Wildlife Sanctuary
30.Who is the current country head of the Payments Business & Marketing of the HDFC bank?
A. Aditya Puri
B. Chanda Kochchar
C. Pervez Ahmed
D. Parag Rao
E. Raghuram Rajan
Ans: Parag Rao
31.Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has announced, Pakistan will continue in grey list for another 4 months. The Headquarters of FATF located at?
a.New York, United States
b.Beijing, China
c.Paris, France
d.London, United Kingdom
e.Vienna, Austria
Ans: Paris, France
32.As per RBI’s 5-year National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (2019-2024), Public credit registry (PCR) made fully operational by _______?
a.March 2020
b.January 2021
c.April 2021
d.March 2022
c.July 2022
Ans: March 2022
33.As per RBI’s 5-year National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (2019-2024), Every adult enrolled under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dan Yojana (PMJDY) should be enrolled under an insurance scheme and pension scheme by ____?
a.June 2021
b.June 2020
c.April 2020
d.March 2020
e.March 2021
Ans: March 2020
34.As per World Bank’s report titled ‘Delivering Road Safety in India’ what is the extra estimated cost investment needed to half road crash fatalities in India?
a.$98 billion
b.$119 billion
c.$91 billion
d.$109 billion
e.$113 billion
Ans: $109 billion
35.What is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India for the year 2019-20 as per the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER)?
a.5%
b.4.6%
c.5.1%
d.4.9%
e.5.6%
Ans: 4.9%
36.The Sweden’s Riksbank (Central Bank) has begun the testing of world’s 1st Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) version named _________?
a.e-Rupiah
b.e-Ringgit
c.e-Krone
d.e-Krona
e.e-Won
Ans: e-Krona
37.Recently (Feb 2020), with which country India signed MoU for the up-gradation of infrastructure in plantation schools for estate workers of Indian origin?
a.Nepal
b.Sri Lanka
c.Bangladesh
d.Bhutan
e.Myanmar
Ans: Sri Lanka
38.Who has been appointed as new chairman of USIBC’s (US – India Business Council) global board of directors (Feb 2020)?
a.Mahesh Palashikar
b.Nisha Biswal
c.Prakash H Mehta
d.Ashu Khullar
e.Vijay Advani
Ans: Vijay Advani
39.Which Indian company/Firm has won Best In-house Direct Tax Team of the year award in BRICS CCI’s 2nd edition of Annual Direct Tax Summit & Awards 2020?
a.Amara Raja Group
b.TVS Group
c.Dharampal Satyapal Group
d.Avantha Group
e.Aditya Birla Group
Ans: Dharampal Satyapal Group
40.Manoj Kumar who is in news recently (Feb 2020) is a _______?
a.Actor
b.Environmentalist
c.Journalist
d.Musician
e.Law Maker
Ans: Actor