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. What is the projected growth rate of India, during the next financial year 2020-21, as per the recent Monetary policy of RBI?

[A] 5%
[B] 5.5%
[C] 6%
[D] 6.5%

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13. 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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14. Raju Bharatan, who passed away recently, was a famous personality in which field?

[A] Arts
[B] Politics
[C] Business
[D] Sports journalism

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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. Hakim Ajmal Khan, was an eminent physician in which field of Medicine?

[A] Homoeopathy
[B] Sowa Rigpa
[C] Ayurveda
[D] Unani

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17. Who has been appointed as the chairman of the newly formed space PSU, New Space India Ltd (NSIL)?

[A] Satheesh Reddy
[B] K Sivan
[C] G Narayanan
[D] Kasturi Rangan

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18. Which state recently signed MoUs with premier agricultural institutions, for development of agriculture in the state?

[A] Karnataka
[B] Andhra Pradesh
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Madhya Pradesh

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19. Which product is recently banned in all airports and aircrafts, by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)?

[A] Alcohol
[B] e-Cigarettes
[C] Drugs
[D] Face masks

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20. Who was recently appointed as the new President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAI)?

[A] Atul Kumar Gupta
[B] Nihar Niranjan Jambusaria
[C] Prafulla Chhajed
[D] N D Gupta

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