Current Affairs Quiz - March, 2020

31. In context with the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) rules notified by the government, what does S stand for in ‘SJPU’?

[A] Special
[B] Sexual
[C] State
[D] Safety

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32. Chameli Devi Jain Award is an annual award presented to outstanding performers of which field?

[A] Politics
[B] Sports
[C] Journalism
[D] Social Service

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33. Who was appointed as the fourth advisor to Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu?

[A] Baseer Ahmed Khan
[B] Muneer Khan
[C] Anandi Venkateswaran
[D] Vijay Kumar

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34. Which Indian state uses robots to spread awareness on COVID-19 among the public?

[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Telangana
[C] Kerala
[D] Odisha

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35. Noel Quinn has been appointed as the Chief executive officer of which multi-national bank?

[A] HSBC
[B] NatWest
[C] BNP Paribas
[D] Standard Chartered

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36. Which Indian state announced a ₹20,000 crore economic package to deal with the coronavirus outbreak?

[A] Maharashtra
[B] Kerala
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Telangana

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37. Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the procurement of 83 Tejas fighter aircrafts, manufactured by which organisation?

[A] Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
[B] Bharat Electronics Limited
[C] Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
[D] Ordnance Factory Board

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38. The Defence Ministry signed an 880-crore contract for procurement of 16,479 light machine guns (LMGs) from which country?

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

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39. Which space agency is set to send astronauts to the International Space Station for the first time in May 2020?

[A] NASA
[B] ISRO
[C] SpaceX
[D] European Space Agency

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40. Which organisation announced on World Water Day, that between 3.5 and 4.4 billion people in the world will live with limited access to water?

[A] Food And Agricultural Organisation
[B] United Nations
[C] World Food Programme
[D] World Wide Fund For Nature

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