Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

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1. Which country is the largest borrower of Asian Development Bank, as of 2020?

[A] China
[B] India
[C] Pakistan
[D] Philippines

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2. Which Indian Private-sector bank will hold 30 percent of stake in Max Life Insurance, in its joint venture with Max Financial Services?

[A] HDFC Bank
[B] ICICI Bank
[C] Axis Bank
[D] Yes Bank

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3. According to a recent report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), in which country the world’s highest number of people were displaced in 2019?

[A] United States
[B] India
[C] Afghanistan
[D] Iran

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4. The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) was constituted to address dispute over water sharing among how many states/UT?

[A] Two
[B] Three
[C] Four
[D] Five

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5. Chak-Hao, a variety of black rice, that recently bagged the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, is found in which state?

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

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6. A national e-commerce marketplace ‘Bharatmarket’, is to be launched by which confederation of India?

[A] Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)
[B] Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT)
[C] Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
[D] National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)

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7. Chakmas and Hajongs communities, which were seen in news recently, are present in which Indian state/UT?

[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Sikkim
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Chhattisgarh

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8. As per the recent report of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), which area of the country recorded maximum unemployment rate after Covid-19?

[A] Rural areas
[B] Urban areas
[C] Semi-urban areas
[D] Hilly areas

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9. Which global alliance hosted the Coronavirus Global Response International Pledging Conference, to raise funds for Covid-19 response?

[A] G20
[B] G7
[C] European Union
[D] ASEAN

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10. ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’, the national anthem of Bangladesh, was written by which Indian poet, whose birth anniversary is celebrated on May 7?

[A] Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
[B] Rabindranath Tagore
[C] Aurobindo Ghosh
[D] Munshi Premchand

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