Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020

11. As per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), what was the Unemployment rate in the country in 2017-18?

[A] 4.8%
[B] 5.8%
[C] 6.1%
[D] 6.8%

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12. Who has been named as the head of the trust for construction of the Ram Temple, which was recently constituted by the Centre?

[A] K. K. Venugopal
[B] K Parasaran
[C] G E Vahanvati
[D] Maninder Acharya

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13. 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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14. 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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15. Recently, Esperanza Base on the Antarctic Peninsula reached a temperature of 18.3 °C , thus becoming the hottest on record for continental Antarctica. Esperanza Base is a research station of which country on Antarctica?
[A] France
[B] Portugal
[C] Argentina
[D] England

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16. In the wake of the coronavirus fears, recently the Baltic Dry Index sank to all time low plunging into negative territory. What is tracked by Baltic Dry Index?
[A] Crude Oil Prices
[B] Freight Rates
[C] Tourist Arrivals
[D] International Flights

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17. Which country won its maiden Under-19 World Cup title, in this year’s ICC World cup cricket tournament?

[A] Afghanistan
[B] Pakistan
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Sri Lanka

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18. Which famous cricketer of Australia received the Allan Border medal from Cricket Australia?

[A] Aaron Finch
[B] Marnus Labuschagne
[C] David Warner
[D] Steven Smith

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19. When is the ‘International Day of Women and Girls in Science’ celebrated across the world?

[A] 10 February
[B] 11 February
[C] 12 February
[D] 13 February

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20. What is the official name of the virus outbreak from China, as per the World Health Organisation?

[A] COVID-19
[B] CORO-19
[C] n-COR -19
[D] NOVEL-19

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