Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

11. Which international organisation has launched a USD 6.7 billion global appeal to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, as a part of its updated response plan to help fragile nations?

[A] World Economic Forum
[B] International Monetary Fund
[C] United Nations
[D] Asian Development Bank

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12. Which international rating agency has projected zero economic growth for India in the year 2020-21?
[A] S&P
[B] Moody’s Investor Service
[C] CRISIL
[D] Fitch Ratings

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13. 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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14. The phenomenon ‘Arribada’, that was seen in news recently, is associated with which species?

[A] Snake
[B] Spider
[C] Turtle
[D] Fish

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15. The provisions of which act is relaxed by the states to increase the working hours of labourers?

[A] Companies Act
[B] Factories Act
[C] Epidemic Diseases Act
[D] Trade Unions Act

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16. 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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17. Which Indian sportsperson is set to take charge as the President of the Paralympic Committee of India?

[A] Devendra Jhajharia
[B] Deepa Malik
[C] Mariyappan Thangavelu
[D] Varun Singh Bhati

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18. Which Union Ministry has launched a Management information system named CHAMPIONS portal?
[A] Ministry of Human Resources and Development
[B] Ministry of MSME
[C] Ministry of Science and Technology
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs

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19. As per the India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative, what is the cause of 68% of the under-five deaths in India?
[A] Pollution
[B] Child and maternal malnutrition
[C] Early Marriage
[D] Poor healthcare facilities

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20. New Development Bank provided $1 billion loan to India recently. Where is the headquarters of the Bank located?

[A] Shangai
[B] Moscow
[C] Brasilia
[D] Cape Town

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