Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

11. What is the new official name of the NASA’s Mars Helicopter?

[A] Intelligence

[B] Ingenuity
[C] Brilliance
[D] Endeavor

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12. 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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13. ‘Long March 5B’ rocket, which was seen in news recently, is the flagship launch vehicle of which country?
[A] United States
[B] China
[C] Russia
[D] Israel

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14. Who has been appointed as a Director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India, who also took over as the Economic Affairs Secretary recently?
[A] Tarun Bajaj
[B] Preeti Sudan
[C] Arvind Kumar Sharma
[D] Rajesh Bhushan

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15. In the context of recent gas leakage incident at Visakhapatnam polymer plant, which gas was found to be leaked?

[A] Styrene
[B] Ethyl Benzene
[C] Toluene
[D] Xylene

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16. The first high-level foreign dignitary to travel to India after Covid-19 restrictions, Zalmay Khalilzad, was the special envoy of which country?
[A] Afghanistan
[B] United States
[C] Pakistan
[D] Iran

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17. Humanitarian aid and disaster relief (HADR) outreach, that was seen in news recently, is a diplomatic initiative of which Armed Force of India?

[A] Indian Air Force
[B] Indian Coast Guard
[C] Indian Army
[D] Indian Navy

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18. 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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19. The phenomenon ‘Arribada’, that was seen in news recently, is associated with which species?

[A] Snake
[B] Spider
[C] Turtle
[D] Fish

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20. Hari Shankar Vasudevan, who passed away recently, was associated with which profession?

[A] Sportsperson
[B] Historian
[C] Healthcare Worker
[D] Politician

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