Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

11. ‘Ayush Kavach-Covid’, an application developed the Ministry of AYUSH, has been launched by which Indian state/UT?
[A] Madhya Pradesh
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Haryana
[D] Bihar

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12. 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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13. Which chess player won the recently held $250,000 online chess tournament, considered to be the richest so far?

[A] Hikaru Nakamura
[B] Viswanathan Anand
[C] Magnus Carlsen
[D] Alireza Firouzja

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14. Which Indian state/UT supplies the majority of jute bags used in packaging, across the country?

[A] Assam
[B] West Bengal
[C] Kerala
[D] Tamil Nadu

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15. What is the theme of the International Nurses Day 2020?

[A] Nursing the World to Health
[B] Honour the Nurses
[C] Nurses are Warriors
[D] Nursing the Globe

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16. Which Indian organisation administers the social-security scheme Atal Pension Yojana?

[A] Reserve Bank of India
[B] Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
[C] Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority
[D] Securities Exchange Board of India

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17. 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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18. As per the recent analysis of World Economic Forum, the CO2 emissions of which country have dropped for the first time after 40 years?

[A] United Kingdom
[B] China
[C] India
[D] Sri Lanka

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19. 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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20. What is the liquidity infusion fund allotted for DISCOMs (Distribution Companies), in the recent economic stimulus package?
[A] ₹50000 Crore
[B] ₹75000 Crore
[C] ₹90000 Crore
[D] ₹1 lakh Crore

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