Current Affairs Quiz - March, 2020

41. Hillel Furstenberg and Gregory Margulis are the recipients of which prestigious award?

[A] Booker Prize
[B] Abel Prize
[C] Pulitzer Prize
[D] Golden Globe

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42. What is the rank of India in the Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom 2020?

[A] 87
[B] 95
[C] 103
[D] 120

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43. MACS 4028 is a recently developed, biofortified high-protein variety of which crop?

[A] Rice
[B] Wheat
[C] Oil seed
[D] Finger Millet

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44. According to a recent study, the glaciers of which India state are losing mass faster than other parts of the Himalayas?

[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Sikkim
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Assam

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45. What is the name of the Central Government’s economic package for the poor to fight the coronavirus pandemic and lock-down?
[A] Prime Minister Gareeb Kalyan Scheme
[B] Prime Minister Annadata Scheme
[C] Prime Minister KISAN Scheme
[D] Prime Minister Gareeb Suraksha Scheme

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46. As per the announcement from the CRISIL rating agency, what is their estimate on growth rate of India for 2020-21?

[A] 4.5%
[B] 3.5%
[C] 3%
[D] 2.5%

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47. Which ratings agency has decreased India’s growth in 2020 to 2.5%, as per its Global Macro Outlook 2020-21 report?

[A] CRISIL
[B] S&P
[C] Moody’s Investors Service
[D] ICRA

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48. In the relief package announced by the centre, the women self-help groups (SHGs) will be given collateral-free loans up to Rs 20 lakh under which scheme?

[A] Deen Dayal National Livelihood Mission
[B] MUDRA Scheme
[C] Gram Swaraj Yojana
[D] Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana

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49. In the G-20’s first virtual summit, what is the stimulus package the member countries pledged to infuse into the global economy?

[A] $1 trillion
[B] $2 trillion
[C] $5 trillion
[D] $10 trillion

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50. Which organisation has launched a campaign called ‘StayHomeIndiaWithBooks’, to encourage people to stay home amid the Covid-19 pandemic?

[A] National Book Trust
[B] National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
[C] National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS)
[D] Press Trust of India

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