Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020

11. What is the GDP growth rate of India in the 2020-21 fiscal, as estimated by the Moody’s Investors Service?
[A] 6.5%
[B] 6.0%
[C] 5.5%
[D] 5.0%

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12. Union Cabinet of India approved Alliance Air to start flight operations between India and which country, by waiving 20-aircraft rule?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Mauritius
[C] Thailand
[D] Singapore

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13. ‘Sharang’, which is to be inducted into the Indian Army, is an upgraded version of which weapon?

[A] Artillery gun
[B] Assault rifle
[C] Combat Shotgun
[D] Sniper rifle

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14. 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

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15. On February 8, 2020, Thaipoosam festival was celebrated by the Tamil community around the world. This festival marks birth day of which deity?
[A] Thirumal
[B] Murugan
[C] Nataraja
[D] Pavadairayan

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16. In context with India’s defence, what is Pranash?
[A] A rifle
[B] A missile
[C] A tank
[D] A helmet

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17. The recently adopted Lucknow Declaration is related to which field?
[A] Environment Protection
[B] Defence Cooperation
[C] E-Governance
[D] Imports and Exports

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18. Which state recently launched “Mukhyamantri Parivar Samridhi Yojana”, which provides an annual assistance of Rs 6000 to the needy families?

[A] Odisha
[B] Haryana
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Punjab

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19. Which Union Ministry has recently launched the web portal for ‘Star rating of Coal mines’?

[A] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[B] Ministry of Coal
[C] Ministry of Mines
[D] Ministry of Earth Sciences

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20. The National Institute of Financial Management (NIFM) is set to be renamed after which former Union Minister?

[A] Jaswant Singh
[B] Yashwant Sinha
[C] Arun Jaitley
[D] Sushma Swaraj

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