Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

11. Which Union Ministry organised an IDEAthon on ‘The future of River Management’, to discuss the strategies to river management?
[A] Ministry of Home Affairs
[B] Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
[C] Ministry of Tribal Affairs
[D] Ministry of Jal Shakti

Show Answer

12. Among the Road and infrastructure cess and the Special additional excise duty that were recently hiked by the Centre, which one is passed to the states through devolution?

[A] Road and infrastructure cess
[B] Special additional excise duty
[C] Both of them
[D] None of them

Show Answer

13. International Day of Vesak, commemorated on May 7 globally, is associated with which spiritual leader?

[A] Mahavir
[B] Buddha
[C] Guru Nanak
[D] Guru Gobind Singh

Show Answer

14. Based on the recommendation of which committee, the Defence Ministry approved the abolition of 9304 posts in the Military Engineering Service?
[A] Lt Gen Shekatkar
[B]

Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar
[C] Lt Gen PC Thimmaya
[D] Lt Gen CB Ponnappa

Show Answer

15. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) approved a $500 million loan to support India’s Covid-19 operations. Which is the headquarters of AIIB?

[A] Manila
[B] Shanghai
[C] Beijing
[D] Tokyo

Show Answer

16. MeerKAT, which has captured high-quality imaging of a PKS 2014-55 galaxy, is a satellite of which country?

[A] South Korea
[B] Israel
[C] South Africa
[D] United States

Show Answer

17. 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

Show Answer

18. What is the theme of the World Migratory Bird Day 2020 observed on May 9?

[A] Love the Birds
[B] Birds Connect Our World
[C] Birds transcend the Globe
[D] Birds are precious

Show Answer

19. What is the permitted stay period of an individual in India, to be included as a Non-Resident Indian (NRI), in context of tax calculation?

[A] 60 days
[B] 90 days
[C] 120 days
[D] 150 days

Show Answer

20. Indian sportsperson Manmeet Singh Walia, who passed away recently, was associated with which sports?

[A] Tennis
[B] Football
[C] Table Tennis
[D] Hockey

Show Answer