Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

11. What is the new official name of the NASA’s Mars Helicopter?

[A] Intelligence

[B] Ingenuity
[C] Brilliance
[D] Endeavor

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12. Rebate of State Levies (ROSL) Scheme, which was seen in news recently, was launched to support which sector?
[A] Food Processing
[B] Textile
[C] Chemical and Fertiliser
[D] Automobile

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13. Who has been appointed as a Director on the Central Board of Reserve Bank of India, who also took over as the Economic Affairs Secretary recently?
[A] Tarun Bajaj
[B] Preeti Sudan
[C] Arvind Kumar Sharma
[D] Rajesh Bhushan

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14. 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

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15. 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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16. United Nations Environment Programme extended the term of which Indian personality as its Goodwill ambassador?
[A] Deepika Padukone
[B] Virat Kohli
[C] Dia Mirza
[D] Vidya Balan

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17. 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

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18. ‘Read along’, that was in news recently, is an application of which multi-national company?

[A] Microsoft
[B] Amazon
[C] Google
[D] Facebook

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19. Which state-owned institution has approved the project for developing ‘Human monoclonal antibodies (hmAbs)’ that can neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus?

[A] Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR
[B] S.N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
[C] Agharkar Research Institute
[D] Institute of Nano Science and Technology

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20. 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

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