Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020

11. As per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), what was the Unemployment rate in the country in 2017-18?

[A] 4.8%
[B] 5.8%
[C] 6.1%
[D] 6.8%

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12. Recently, Esperanza Base on the Antarctic Peninsula reached a temperature of 18.3 °C , thus becoming the hottest on record for continental Antarctica. Esperanza Base is a research station of which country on Antarctica?
[A] France
[B] Portugal
[C] Argentina
[D] England

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13. Which film recently won the Oscar for best picture, which is also the first non- English film to win the award?

[A] Les Misérables
[B] Irishman
[C] Parasite
[D] Border

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14. When is the World Pulses Day observed, across the world?

[A] February 8
[B] February 9
[C] February 10
[D] February 11

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15. The national online platform for public procurement, Government e-Marketplace (GeM), was launched in which year?

[A] 2015
[B] 2016
[C] 2017
[D] 2018

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16. When is the ‘International Day of Women and Girls in Science’ celebrated across the world?

[A] 10 February
[B] 11 February
[C] 12 February
[D] 13 February

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17. The 2nd BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise, 2020 has been conducted in which city?

[A] Thimphu
[B] Bhubaneswar
[C] Colombo
[D] Kathmandu

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18. What does ‘GSP’ stand for, in the context of India- US trade?
[A] Globalised System of Preferences
[B] Generalized System of Preferences
[C] Globalised System of Partners
[D] Generalized System of Partners

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19. Nandu R Kulkarni, who recently passed away, was a famous personality in which field?
[A] Politics
[B] Business
[C] Journalism
[D] Arts

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20. The cricket team of which country was recently presented with the ICC Women’s Championship trophy?

[A] England
[B] South Africa
[C] Australia
[D] New Zealand

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