Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

11. What is the name of the operation launched by the Indian Navy, to repatriate the Indian citizens stranded in other countries?
[A] Samudra Setu
[B] Welcome Back
[C] Navy Setu
[D] Samudra Shakti

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12. GARUD (Government Authorisation for Relief Using Drones) portal, which was seen in news recently, was launched by which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Defence
[B] Ministry of Home Affairs
[C] Ministry of Civil Aviation
[D] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

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13. As per the recent judgement of the Supreme Court, which category of banks may also be included under SARFAESI Act?

[A] Regional Rural Banks
[B] Cooperative Banks
[C] Small Finance Banks
[D] Local Area Banks

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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. 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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16. 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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17. 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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18. Who was awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize, for founding International Red Cross Movement?

[A] Henri Dunant
[B] Sully Prudhomme
[C] Wilhelm Roentgen

[D] Jacobus van ‘t Hoff

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19. 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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20. 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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