Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020

11. “Sophisticated Analytical & Technical Help Institutes (SATHI)” is an initiative of which Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
[B] Ministry of Science and Technology
[C] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
[D] Ministry of Human Resource Development

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12. Which Indian state has recently declared the disease caused by the novel coronavirus as a “state calamity”?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Kerala
[C] Karnataka
[D] Telangana

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13. Which Indian Public sector enterprise has recently raised $750 million Japanese yen loan, to reduce air pollution from its power projects?

[A] Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
[B] NTPC Limited
[C] Power Grid Corporation of India
[D] NHPC Limited

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14. A National level Rural Technical Festival called ‘Antahpragnya 2020’ was recently organised in which Indian state/UT?

[A] Ladakh
[B] New Delhi
[C] Telangana
[D] Odisha

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15. Which state government recently launched a scheme called ‘Janasevaka’ to home-deliver various government services to citizens?
[A] Telangana
[B] Karnataka
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Gujarat

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16. The Transport Corporation of which Indian state/ UT has received the Road Safety Award 2018-19 for the lowest accident rate?

[A] Kerala

[B] Delhi
[C] Assam
[D] Odisha

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17. Who was recently awarded the International Gandhi Awards for Leprosy, by the Indian President?

[A] Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari
[B] Dr N.S. Dharmashaktu
[C] Dr. Manohar Agnani
[D] Dr Nipun Vinayak

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18. 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

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19. 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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20. The term “SPICe”, sometimes seen in news, is related to which of the following fields?
[A] Science & Technology
[B] Environment Protection
[C] Business & Economy
[D] Defence and Arms Production

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