Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020

11. Which famous writer was recently selected for the Mystic Kalinga Literary Award (Indian and Global Languages)?

[A] Manoj Das
[B] Pratibha Ray
[C] Surendra Mohanty
[D] Ramakanta Rath

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12. Leading car-maker Ford recently inaugurated its technology and innovation centre at which Indian city?

[A] Hyderabad
[B] Gurugram
[C] Chennai
[D] Mumbai

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13. 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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14. Which American astronaut has recently set the record for the longest stay in space by a woman?
[A] Jessica Meir
[B] Anne McClain
[C] Nicole Aunapu Mann
[D] Christina Koch

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15. 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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16. Which state announced that a centre called ‘Bharosa centre’, to monitor the impact of social media on youth?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Odisha

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17. Which bird is named the mascot of UN Convention of Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) (COP 13)?

[A] Great Indian Bustard
[B] White-bellied heron
[C] Forest owlet
[D] Lesser Florican

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18. Which Indian hockey player was named as the 2019 Women’s Rising Star of the Year, by the International Hockey Federation (FIH)?

[A] Rani Rampal
[B] Lalremsiami
[C] Navneet Kaur
[D] Vandana Katariya

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19. The 2nd BIMSTEC Disaster Management Exercise, 2020 has been conducted in which city?

[A] Thimphu
[B] Bhubaneswar
[C] Colombo
[D] Kathmandu

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20. 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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