Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

11. The Union Defence Ministry has signed a contract with which power firm of India for infrastructure modernisation of airfields?

[A] PowerGrid corporation
[B] Tata Power
[C] JSW Energy
[D] Adani Power

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12. Which country won the inaugural $180,000 FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup?

[A] United States
[B] India
[C] China
[D] South Korea

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13. 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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14. 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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15. 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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16. Who is the head of the six-member committee formed by the Sports Authority of India (SAI) to draft procedures for resuming training after lockdown?

[A] Rohit Bharadwaj
[B] Jay Shah
[C] Mushtaque Ahmad
[D] Dr Narinder Dhruv Batra

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17. 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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18. As per the revised definition of MSMEs, which criterion has been added along with investment?

[A] Annual Turn over
[B] Capital
[C] Net Profit
[D] Gross Profit

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19. The Chief Minister of which state/UT has been recently elected unopposed to the State Legislative Council?

[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Jammu &Kashmir
[D] Uttarakhand

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20. What is ‘Sachet’, that was recently commissioned by the Indian Coast Guard?

[A] Interceptor Boat
[B] Ship
[C] Submarine
[D] Chopper

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