Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

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1. 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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2. The Versatile Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, who recently passed away, had won National award for which movie?

[A] Lunch Box
[B] Paan Singh Tomar
[C] Life of Pi
[D] Haidar

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3. Which Indian state has introduced a scheme to levy COVID-19 cess for diesel, petrol and motor spirit?

[A] Andhra Pradesh
[B] Karnataka
[C] Assam
[D] Nagaland

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4. Bombay High court recently quashed a clause of UGC regulations, which converted permanent posts to term posts. What was the original term of College Principals, as per the regulations?

[A] Three years
[B] Four years
[C] Five years
[D] Six years

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5. As of 2020, which state has provided employment to highest number of labourers, under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)?

[A] Rajasthan
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Chhattisgarh
[D] Uttar Pradesh

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6. T. S. Tirumurti, who was seen in news recently, has been appointed as the next Permanent Representative of India to which global organisation?

[A] World Health Organisation
[B] United Nations
[C] Food and Agricultural Organisation
[D] International Labour Organisation

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7. The Task Force on NIP recently submitted their report to the Union Finance Minister. What does ‘I’ stand for, in NIP?

[A] Investment
[B] Infrastructure
[C] Industrial
[D] Independent

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8. Kovilpatti kadalai mittai has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. In which state is Kovilpatti located?

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

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9. Who has been appointed as the next chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)?

[A] Amitabh Kant
[B] Rajiv Kumar
[C] M S Sahoo
[D] Nripendra Mishra

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10. 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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