Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

11. NADA, a national organisation under the Ministry of Sports is set conduct its disciplinary hearings online. What does D stand for in NADA?

[A] Direct
[B] Doping
[C] Disciplinary
[D] Delhi

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12. Which is the only mangrove forest in the world inhabited by tigers?

[A] Sundarbans Mangrove forest
[B] Florida Mangroves
[C] Bahia Mangroves
[D] Chitwan and Bardia National Park

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13. Which international rating agency has projected zero economic growth for India in the year 2020-21?
[A] S&P
[B] Moody’s Investor Service
[C] CRISIL
[D] Fitch Ratings

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14. Who was awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize, for founding International Red Cross Movement?

[A] Henri Dunant
[B] Sully Prudhomme
[C] Wilhelm Roentgen

[D] Jacobus van ‘t Hoff

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15. Which Indian state/UT has launched ‘Pravasi Rahat Mitra’ application, developed in collaboration with UNDP, to aid incoming migrant citizens?
[A] Odisha
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Bihar

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16. Coir Board signed a MoU with which institute, to establish a Centre of Excellence for Coir Applications?

[A] IISc, Bengaluru
[B] IIT, Madras
[C] IIT, Delhi
[D] IIT, Mumbai

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17. ‘Pranavayu’ is a respiratory health awareness programme launched in which Indian city?

[A] New Delhi
[B] Bengaluru
[C] Chennai
[D] Hyderabad

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18. As per the new guidelines issued regarding the Aarogya Setu app, what is the maximum number of days the data can be stored?

[A] 120
[B] 150
[C] 180
[D] 200

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19. Which Indian state/UT has launched the new initiative ‘FIR Aapke Dwar Yojana’?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Punjab
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Maharashtra

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20. The national public health institute of which country has committed $3.6 million to assist India’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic?

[A] China
[B] South Korea
[C] Germany
[D] United States

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