Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020

11. 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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12. 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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13. The cybersecurity project codenamed Dejfa, that was recently making news, belongs to which country?
[A] Pakistan
[B] Iran
[C] Malaysia
[D] China

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14. Which city is host to the 13th UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) (COP 13), 2020?

[A] Mumbai
[B] Madrid
[C] Gandhinagar
[D] Tokyo

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15. Pradhan Mantri Van Dhan Yojana is the flagship scheme of which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[B] Ministry of Tribal Affairs
[C] Ministry of Earth Sciences
[D] Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries

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16. The Direct Tax ‘Vivad Se Vishwas’ scheme is to cover pending litigation of which tribunal, as per the recent approval by the Union Cabinet?

[A] Debt Recovery Tribunal
[B] National Company Law Tribunal
[C] Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal
[D] Armed Forces Tribunal

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17. ‘Apiary on Wheels’ is an initiative of which statutory body of India?

[A] National Commission for Women
[B] National Commission for Minorities
[C] National Green Tribunal
[D] Khadi and Village Industries Commission

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18. INS Jamuna of Indian Navy is set to conduct hydrographic surveys in which neighbouring country of India?

[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Bangladesh
[C] Myanmar
[D] Nepal

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19. Who was recently appointed as the new Finance Secretary of India?

[A] Rajiv Kumar
[B] Ajay Narayan Jha
[C] Debasish Panda
[D] Krishnamurthy Subramaniam

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20. Which Indian player was recently named ‘Player of the Year for 2019’, by the International Hockey Federation (FIH)?

[A] Manpreet Singh
[B] Mandeep Singh
[C] Sreejesh
[D] Harmanpreet Singh

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