Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020

11. The Union Cabinet recently approved to confer the status of Institution of National Importance (INI) to how many Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs)?
[A] 2
[B] 3
[C] 4
[D] 5

Show Answer

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%

Show Answer

13. What is the profession of Christina Koch, who recently created a world record?

[A] Sportsperson
[B] Astronaut
[C] Writer
[D] Musician

Show Answer

14. As per the recent report of the media agency GroupM, what is the position of India in the list of global advertising markets, in 2020?

[A] 7
[B] 8
[C] 9
[D] 10

Show Answer

15. Which organisation is set to release Digital Payments Index (DPI), which will assess the digitalisation of payments in the country?

[A] NITI Aayog
[B] National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI)
[C] Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
[D] National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM)

Show Answer

16. Sports Authority of India (SAI) and which sports federation recently announced to establish High Performance Centres in seven places across the country?

[A] Athletic Federation of India
[B] Hockey India
[C] Boxing Federation of India
[D] Swimming Federation of India

Show Answer

17. 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

Show Answer

18. The term “Batterygate”, recently in news, is related to which of the following tech giants?
[A] Google
[B] Samsung
[C] Apple
[D] Microsoft

Show Answer

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

Show Answer

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

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

Show Answer