Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Recently, the Cabinet has approved merge of 5 associate banks of SBI with the parent bank SBI. What will be the approximate market share of the banking giant produced via this merger?
[A] 10%
[B] 15%
[C] 20%
[D] 25%

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2. The Indian Railways has launched which virtual server to optimise server usage and faster connectivity?
[A] RailSagar
[B] RailCloud
[C] RailSilver
[D] RailBharat

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3. Which article ensured the special status to Jammu & Kashmir prior to 2019?
[A] Article 370
[B] Article 372
[C] Article 375
[D] Article 378

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4. Which research arm of Indian Railways has launched “New Online Vendor Registration System”?
[A] Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunication
[B] Research Designs and Standards Organisation
[C] National Academy of Indian Railways
[D] Indian Railway Service of Electrical Engineers

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5. The Xinjiang province of China is experiencing ethnic turmoil for the past several years because of which of the following tribes protesting against the increasing settlements of Han Chinese?
[A] Uyghurs
[B] Mosuo
[C] Yuezhi
[D] Wuhan

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6. What is Cluster of Differentiation 36 (CD36), which was in news recently?
[A] a computer virus
[B] a radiological dispersal device (RDD)
[C] a protein used for cell biology research applications
[D] a new dwarf planet

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7. Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm, which was recently in news, is a joint venture between India and _?
[A] China
[B] Iran
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] U.A.E

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8. India’s first International Stock Exchange has been recently inaugurated at which of the following places?
[A] Jaipur
[B] Gandhinagar
[C] Mumbai
[D] Indore

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9. The 2016 United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in which country?
[A] Morocco
[B] Germany
[C] Peru
[D] France

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10. Which of the following organizations was in news for working with internet service providers in India to test its ‘Express Wi-Fi’ project?
[A] Google
[B] Facebook
[C] Microsoft
[D] Yahoo Inc

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