Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

11. 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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12. Chakmas and Hajongs communities, which were seen in news recently, are present in which Indian state/UT?
[A] Arunachal Pradesh
[B] Sikkim
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Chhattisgarh

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13. What is the name of the campaign launched by NITI Aayog to ensure well-being of senior citizens during COVID-19 pandemic?

[A] Surakshit Dada-Dadi & Nana-Nani Abhiyan
[B] Take care of Elders
[C] Dada and Dadi Bachao Abhiyan
[D] Suraksha Samriddhi Abhiyan

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14. CSIR’s Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) has partnered with which Indian company to commercialise their FELUDA test kit?
[A] Tech Mahindra
[B] Larsen & Toubro
[C] Tata Sons
[D] Wipro

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15. 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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16. Among the Road and infrastructure cess and the Special additional excise duty that were recently hiked by the Centre, which one is passed to the states through devolution?

[A] Road and infrastructure cess
[B] Special additional excise duty
[C] Both of them
[D] None of them

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17. In the context of recent gas leakage incident at Visakhapatnam polymer plant, which gas was found to be leaked?

[A] Styrene
[B] Ethyl Benzene
[C] Toluene
[D] Xylene

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18. Which day is celebrated in the month of May, to observe and create awareness on a blood-related disorder?
[A] World Anaemia Day
[B] World Haemophilia Day
[C] World Thalassaemia Day
[D] World Leukaemia Day

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19. 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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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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