Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

11. Which state government has raised the retirement age of government employees to 59 from 58?

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

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12. Which chess player won the recently held $250,000 online chess tournament, considered to be the richest so far?

[A] Hikaru Nakamura
[B] Viswanathan Anand
[C] Magnus Carlsen
[D] Alireza Firouzja

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13. Which global organisation has recognised the advisories released by two institutes of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)?

[A] World Economic Forum
[B] World Bank
[C] Food and Agricultural Organisation
[D] World Food Program

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14. Jharkhand banned the manufacture, sale and storage of 11 brands of pan masala for a year, to curb which harmful chemical present in them?
[A] Magnesium carbonate
[B] Magnesium chloride
[C] Magnesium oxide
[D] Sodium carbonate

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15. 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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16. ‘Mission Sagar’ the outreach initiative launched by India covers how many countries?

[A] Two
[B] Four
[C] Five
[D] Seven

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17. What is ‘Covid Kavach Elisa’, that was seen in news recently?

[A] Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
[B] Mask
[C] Testing Kit
[D] Disinfectant

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18. Defence Research Ultraviolet Sanitiser (DRUVS), that was seen in news recently, is developed by which organisation?

[A] DRDO
[B] BHEL
[C] HAL
[D] BEL

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19. Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) is an organisation under which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Defence
[B] Ministry of Home Affairs
[C] Ministry of Law and Justice
[D] Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment

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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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