Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

11. According to the recent survey conducted by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), which state recorded the highest unemployment rate in April 2020?

[A] Telangana
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Bihar
[D] Punjab

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12. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has granted permission for holding elections to the Legislative Council (MLCs) in which state/UT, amid the Covd-19 pandemic?

[A] Jharkhand
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Jammu & Kashmir

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13. Chak-Hao, a variety of black rice, that recently bagged the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, is found in which state?
[A] Assam
[B] Sikkim
[C] Manipur
[D] Arunachal Pradesh

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14. As on May 2020, how many states have been integrated with the ‘One nation, One ration card’ scheme?
[A] 5
[B] 8
[C] 10
[D] 17

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15. ‘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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16. As per the recent report of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), which area of the country recorded maximum unemployment rate after Covid-19?

[A] Rural areas
[B] Urban areas
[C] Semi-urban areas
[D] Hilly areas

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17. ‘Toman’, which was in news recently, is the newly proposed currency of which country?

[A] Venezuela
[B] Iran
[C] Bolivia
[D] Marshall Islands

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18. 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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19. ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’, the national anthem of Bangladesh, was written by which Indian poet, whose birth anniversary is celebrated on May 7?

[A] Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
[B] Rabindranath Tagore
[C] Aurobindo Ghosh
[D] Munshi Premchand

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20. Which day is celebrated by Monaco-headquartered IAAF, in the month of May every year?

[A] World Architecture Day
[B] World Athletics Day
[C] World Tuna Day
[D] World Astrology Day

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