Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020

11. Which Indian crop faces danger due to a fungus called Alternaria brassicae as per recent news?
[A] Rice
[B] Wheat
[C] Mustard
[D] Sugarcane

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12. Which state has recently launched an initiative to establish hotels to provide meals at subsidised price called ‘Kudumbashree’ hotels?

[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Telangana
[C] Kerala
[D] Tamil Nadu

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13. Which city’s police recently launched an initiative called ‘Operation Nakai’ to verify the identity of auto-drivers?

[A] Mumbai
[B] Ghaziabad
[C] Hyderabad
[D] Lucknow

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14. The headquarters of the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) is located in which city?
[A] Vishakhapatnam
[B] Goa
[C] Kochi
[D] Mumbai

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15. Recently, the Supreme Court of India upheld the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act. When was the original act of 1989 amended?

[A] 2016
[B] 2017
[C] 2018
[D] 2019

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16. American Factory, which won the Oscar for the best feature-length documentary, was produced by which famous American personality?

[A] Donald Trump
[B] Barrack Obama
[C] Hillary Clinton
[D] Tiger Woods

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17. 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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18. 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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19. Gulmarg, where the National winter games event is set to be held, is located in which state/UT?

[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Sikkim
[D] Jammu & Kashmir

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20. The National Productivity Council functions under the aegis of which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Human Resource Development
[B] Ministry of Commerce and Industry
[C] Ministry of Science and Technology
[D] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

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