Current Affairs Quiz - February, 2020

11. 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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12. Which Indian Public sector enterprise has recently raised $750 million Japanese yen loan, to reduce air pollution from its power projects?

[A] Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
[B] NTPC Limited
[C] Power Grid Corporation of India
[D] NHPC Limited

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13. The Union Cabinet of India recently approved amendments to bring which category of banks under the regulation of Reserve Bank of India?
[A] Multi-state cooperative banks
[B] Land Development Banks
[C] Primary agricultural societies
[D] Nidhi companies

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14. ‘Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana’ is a flagship scheme of which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
[B] Ministry of Tribal Affairs
[C] Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
[D] Ministry of Human Resource Development

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15. The Transport Corporation of which Indian state/ UT has received the Road Safety Award 2018-19 for the lowest accident rate?

[A] Kerala

[B] Delhi
[C] Assam
[D] Odisha

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16. Union Cabinet of India approved Alliance Air to start flight operations between India and which country, by waiving 20-aircraft rule?
[A] Sri Lanka
[B] Mauritius
[C] Thailand
[D] Singapore

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17. Israel’s Elbit Systems recently signed an MoU with which Indian company for developing an unmanned aerial vehicle?

[A] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
[B] Defence Research and Development Organisation
[C] Bharat Electronics Limited
[D] Indian Space Research Organisation

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18. Rakhi Halder, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which sports?

[A] Hockey
[B] Cricket
[C] Weight-lifting
[D] Wrestling

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19. As per the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), what was the Unemployment rate in the country in 2017-18?

[A] 4.8%
[B] 5.8%
[C] 6.1%
[D] 6.8%

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20. 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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