Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

11. ‘Nigah’ is a new initiative of which state government, that aims to impart awareness among the family members of people coming from other states?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Odisha

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12. Which global alliance hosted the Coronavirus Global Response International Pledging Conference, to raise funds for Covid-19 response?

[A] G20
[B] G7
[C] European Union
[D] ASEAN

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13. Who are the beneficiaries of YSR Matsyakara Bharosa scheme of Andhra Pradesh government?

[A] Fishermen Families
[B] School-going children of fishermen
[C] Women in Fishermen families
[D] Individual Fishermen

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14. MeerKAT, which has captured high-quality imaging of a PKS 2014-55 galaxy, is a satellite of which country?

[A] South Korea
[B] Israel
[C] South Africa
[D] United States

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15. 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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16. 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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17. 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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18. 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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19. Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), that was seen in news, is an autonomous organisation of which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Culture
[B] Ministry of External Affairs
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Tourism

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20. Which bureaucrat has been appointed as the new chief of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)?

[A] V. Vidyavathi
[B] P K Sharma
[C] I V Subba Rao
[D] Nripendra Misra

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