Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020

11. 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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12. 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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13. Which sports coach / guru of India has received an honorable mention in the male category of the prestigious 2019 International Olympic Committee’s Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award?
[A] P. Gopichand
[B] Ramakant Achrekar
[C] Mahavir Singh Phogat
[D] Michael Ferreira

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14. The Pollution Control Board of which state recently received the national award for e-Governance 2019-20?
[A] Odisha
[B] Kerala
[C] Telangana
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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15. Which city is host to the 33rd African Union (AU) summit, being held recently?

[A] Addis Ababa
[B] Nairobi
[C] Cairo
[D] Harare

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16. Aditya Mehta, who was seen in news recently, is associated with sports?

[A] Snooker
[B] Weight-lifting
[C] Archery
[D] Boxing

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17. 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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18. Ajeya Warrior‘ is the joint military exercise conducted between India and which country?

[A] Japan
[B] United Kingdom
[C] Israel
[D] France

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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 Cauvery delta region, which is set to be declared a Protected Special Agriculture Zone, is located in which state?

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

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