Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

11. 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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12. Where is the head-quarters of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) located?

[A] Rome
[B] Geneva
[C] Grand-Saconnex
[D] New York

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13. The provisions of which act is relaxed by the states to increase the working hours of labourers?

[A] Companies Act
[B] Factories Act
[C] Epidemic Diseases Act
[D] Trade Unions Act

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14. What is the quantum of the special economic package “Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan” announced by the Government of India?

[A] Rs. 5 lakh crore
[B] Rs. 10 lakh crore
[C] Rs. 20 lakh crore
[D] Rs. 30 lakh crore

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15. Which official index of India recently declined sharply to 16.5% in the month of March, 2020?
[A] Consumer Price Index
[B] Index of Industrial Production
[C] Wholesale Price Index
[D] Net national Income

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16. Which is the venue of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, that has been rescheduled for February-March 2021?

[A] Brazil
[B] India
[C] Japan
[D] China

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17. Which state government is set to bring three ordinances for strengthening the agriculture economy of the state?

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

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18. What is the percentage reduction in the rates of Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) and Tax Collection at Source (TCS), as per the recent economic package?
[A] 10
[B] 15
[C] 25
[D] 50

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19. Which city is the venue of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit 2020?

[A] St. Petersburg
[B] Moscow
[C] Beijing
[D] New Delhi

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20. Which organisation released a report titled ‘Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 (FRA 2020)’?
[A] World Food Programme
[B] Food and Agriculture Organization
[C] International Fund for Agricultural Development
[D] World Wide Fund for Nature

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