Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

11. As per the recent judgement of the Supreme Court, which category of banks may also be included under SARFAESI Act?

[A] Regional Rural Banks
[B] Cooperative Banks
[C] Small Finance Banks
[D] Local Area Banks

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12. Who has been reappointed as the chairperson of Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee?
[A] Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
[B] Mallikarjun Kharge
[C] Anurag Thakur
[D] Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

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13. 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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14. The India International Exchange Limited (India INX), that was seen in news recently, is a subsidiary of which Indian stock exchange?

[A] National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)
[B] Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
[C] Calcutta Stock Exchange
[D] United Stock Exchange of India

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15. 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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16. World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN’s postal agency have released a commemorative postage stamp on the anniversary of the eradication of which disease?

[A] Malaria
[B] Cholera
[C] Smallpox
[D] Measles

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17. 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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18. Which Indian organisation administers the social-security scheme Atal Pension Yojana?

[A] Reserve Bank of India
[B] Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
[C] Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
[D] Securities Exchange Board of India

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19. Sero-survey, that is proposed to be conducted by ICMR, involves the predominant testing of which sample?
[A] Nasal swab
[B] Throat swab
[C] Blood
[D] Urine

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20. Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), that was seen in news, is an autonomous organisation of which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Culture
[B] Ministry of External Affairs
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Tourism

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