Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

1. An international commission named USCIRF, which was seen in news recently, is headquartered in which city?

[A] Geneva
[B] Paris
[C] Washington D.C
[D] Nairobi

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2. 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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3. The Reserve Bank of India recently extended the benefits under its SLF-MF scheme. What does MF stand for, in the scheme?

[A] Micro Finance
[B] Mutual Funds
[C] Micro Funds
[D] Multiple Finance

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4. Which is the first state to bring its migrant labourers, after lock-down, through the Special Shramik Trains run by Ministry of Railways?

[A] Jharkhand
[B] Kerala
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Rajasthan

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5. The centenary special edition e-book “Prof. B. B. Lal -India Rediscovered” was recently. Professor B. B. Lal is associated with which field?

[A] Epidemiology
[B] Archaeology
[C] Scientific Research
[D] Literature

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6. Who has received the Department of Science and Technology’s (DST) Young Career Award in Nano Science and Technology for the year 2020?

[A] Saurabh Lodha
[B] Dar Yasin
[C] Mukhtar Khan
[D] Channi Anand

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7. What is the name of the campaign launched by NITI Aayog to ensure well-being of senior citizens during COVID-19 pandemic?

[A] Surakshit Dada-Dadi & Nana-Nani Abhiyan
[B] Take care of Elders
[C] Dada and Dadi Bachao Abhiyan
[D] Suraksha Samriddhi Abhiyan

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8. International Day of Vesak, commemorated on May 7 globally, is associated with which spiritual leader?

[A] Mahavir
[B] Buddha
[C] Guru Nanak
[D] Guru Gobind Singh

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9. Which state government has raised the retirement age of government employees to 59 from 58?

[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Odisha
[C] Tamil Nadu
[D] Kerala

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10. Project CARD, that was seen in news recently, is associated with the launching of which product?

[A] Temporary PDS card
[B] Covid-19 Testing kit
[C] Temporary AADHAR card
[D] Face Masks for Doctors

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