Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020

11. As per a recent report on medical data leaks, which state is at the top of Indian states that are affected by leaks in medical details?

[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Mizoram
[C] Maharashtra
[D] West Bengal

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12. What is the repo rate, after the sixth bi-monthly monetary policy committee meeting of the Reserve Bank of India, in February 2020?

[A] 5.5%
[B] 5.4%
[C] 5.15%
[D] 4.90%

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13. Fashion E-Commerce portal Jabong, which was shut down recently, was owned by which company?
[A] Amazon
[B] Flipkart
[C] Snapdeal
[D] Shopclues

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14. Which Indian PSU signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RailTel Corporation of India for mutual co-operation in communication and defence projects?

[A] Bharat Electronics Limited
[B] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
[C] Defence Research and Development Organisation
[D] Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited

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15. 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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16. Pardeep Singh, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sports?

[A] Boxing
[B] Archery
[C] Weight-lifting
[D] Tennis

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17. Which Indian crop faces danger due to a fungus called Alternaria brassicae as per recent news?
[A] Rice
[B] Wheat
[C] Mustard
[D] Sugarcane

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18. In context with India’s defence, what is Pranash?
[A] A rifle
[B] A missile
[C] A tank
[D] A helmet

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19. Kaamya Karthikeyan of Mumbai recently became the youngest girl in the world to summit Mt Aconcagua. Mt Aconcagua is the highest peak of South America, located in which country?

[A] Brazil
[B] Argentina
[C] Peru
[D] Chile

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20. Which city is host to the 33rd African Union (AU) summit, being held recently?

[A] Addis Ababa
[B] Nairobi
[C] Cairo
[D] Harare

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