Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020

11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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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. The National Deworming Day was recently observed across the country, on which date?

[A] February 7
[B] February 8
[C] February 9
[D] February 10

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16. Which Union Ministry releases the Public Enterprises Survey, on the performances of Central Public Sector Enterprises?

[A] Ministry of Finance
[B] Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
[C] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
[D] Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises

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17. Which city plays host to the first cultural festival called ‘Jerusalem-Mumbai Festival‘?

[A] Jerusalem
[B] Mumbai
[C] New Delhi
[D] Tel Aviv-Yafo

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18. The national online platform for public procurement, Government e-Marketplace (GeM), was launched in which year?

[A] 2015
[B] 2016
[C] 2017
[D] 2018

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19. Which product is recently banned in all airports and aircrafts, by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS)?

[A] Alcohol
[B] e-Cigarettes
[C] Drugs
[D] Face masks

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20. Which country recently approved the sale of an Integrated Air Defence Weapon System to India?

[A] Russia
[B] Israel
[C] France
[D] United States

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