Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020

11. Which famous writer was recently selected for the Mystic Kalinga Literary Award (Indian and Global Languages)?

[A] Manoj Das
[B] Pratibha Ray
[C] Surendra Mohanty
[D] Ramakanta Rath

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12. Which state recently signed agreement with the Survey of India, to use drones in land surveys for mapping the villages of the state?

[A] Odisha
[B] Telangana
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Rajasthan

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13. High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), which recently tied up with the Russian organisation Rosoboronexport to import new technologies, is a lab of which Indian organisation?

[A] Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO)
[B] Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
[C] Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)
[D] Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)

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14. Which city recently organized the Nutan International Theatre Festival (NITF)?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Chandigarh
[C] Jammu
[D] Dehradun

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15. Which state recently launched “Mukhyamantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana”, which provides an annual assistance of Rs 6000 to the needy families?

[A] Odisha
[B] Haryana
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Punjab

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16. 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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17. Which Union Ministry has recently launched the web portal for ‘Star rating of Coal mines’?

[A] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[B] Ministry of Coal
[C] Ministry of Mines
[D] Ministry of Earth Sciences

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18. 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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19. The National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM) is set to be renamed after which former Union Minister?

[A] Jaswant Singh
[B] Yashwant Sinha
[C] Arun Jaitley
[D] Sushma Swaraj

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20. The School Health and Wellness Ambassador initiative has been launched under which scheme?
[A] Swachh Bharat Mission
[B] Ayushman Bharat
[C] Poshan Abhiyaan
[D] Fit India Movement

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