Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

11. Who represented India in the Extraordinary Virtual G20 Digital Economy Ministers meeting held amid the Covid-19 pandemic?

[A] Piyush Goyal
[B] Nirmala Sitharaman
[C] Ravi Shankar Prasad
[D] Prakash Javadekar

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12. What is the name of the operation launched by the Indian Navy, to repatriate the Indian citizens stranded in other countries?
[A] Samudra Setu
[B] Welcome Back
[C] Navy Setu
[D] Samudra Shakti

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13. GARUD (Government Authorisation for Relief Using Drones) portal, which was seen in news recently, was launched by which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Defence
[B] Ministry of Home Affairs
[C] Ministry of Civil Aviation
[D] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

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14. 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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15. As per the recent report of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), which area of the country recorded maximum unemployment rate after Covid-19?

[A] Rural areas
[B] Urban areas
[C] Semi-urban areas
[D] Hilly areas

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16. Robert Baptiste, who was seen in news recently, is associated with which field?

[A] Epidemiology
[B] Virology
[C] Cyber-security Research
[D] Architecture

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17. What is the new borrowing target of the government for the current financial year, after the gross market borrowing target has been raised from the budget estimate?
[A] Rs. 9 lakh crore
[B] Rs 10 lakh crore
[C] Rs 12 lakh crore
[D] Rs 15 lakh crore

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18. Where is the headquarters of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) located?

[A] Paris
[B] Madrid
[C] New York
[D] Geneva

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19. What is the theme of the International Nurses Day 2020?

[A] Nursing the World to Health
[B] Honour the Nurses
[C] Nurses are Warriors
[D] Nursing the Globe

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20. What is “Airlens Minus Corona”, that was seen in news recently?
[A] Air purifier
[B] Disinfectant Robot
[C] Special Mask
[D] Sanitiser

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