Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020

11. Which Indian fin-tech company has recently launched a point-of-sale (POS) device for smaller merchants?
[A] PhonePe
[B] Paytm
[C] Mobikwik
[D] BharatPe

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12. What is the estimated GDP growth rate of India in 2020-21, as per the recent forecast from Fitch Ratings?

[A] 5.2%
[B] 5.4%
[C] 5.6%
[D] 5.8%

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13. The flagship biennial Defence exhibition of India ‘DefExpo’ is organised in which Indian city?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Lucknow
[C] Bengaluru
[D] Hyderabad

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14. Former world champion Mirabai Chanu, who recently set a new national record in the National Weightlifting Championships, belongs to which state?
[A] Haryana
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Manipur
[D] Rajasthan

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15. As per a recent report on medical data leaks, which state is at the top of Indian states that are affected by leaks in medical details?

[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Mizoram
[C] Maharashtra
[D] West Bengal

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16. Which country recently launched the ‘International Religious Freedom Alliance’ for protecting religious freedom across the world?

[A] Russia
[B] United States
[C] Japan
[D] India

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17. India’s 13th major port is set to be established in which state, as per the recent Cabinet approval?

[A] Gujarat
[B] Kerala
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Tamil Nadu

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18. Fashion E-Commerce portal Jabong, which was shut down recently, was owned by which company?
[A] Amazon
[B] Flipkart
[C] Snapdeal
[D] Shopclues

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19. The Department of telecommunications (DoT) recently approved the merger of consumer mobile operations of the Tata group with which telecom provider?

[A] Jio
[B] Bharti Airtel
[C] Vodafone Idea
[D] BSNL

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20. 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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