Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

21. Which global organisation signed a USD 145 million agreement with the Government of India and West Bengal?
[A] World Bank
[B] Asian Development Bank
[C] Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
[D] International Monetary Fund

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22. What is the term of the ‘Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS)’, that was recently approved by the Defence Ministry?

[A] Three years
[B] Five years
[C] Seven years
[D] Ten years

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23. National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO), that was in news recently, is a body under which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Home Affairs
[B] Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
[C] Ministry of MSME
[D] Ministry of Road Transport and Highways

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24. The agriculture trading portal e-NAM, that has reached the milestone of 1000 mandis, was launched in which year?

[A] 2012
[B] 2014
[C] 2016
[D] 2018

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25. The 36th amendment of Indian constitution made which territory as a full state of India?

[A] Manipur
[B] Sikkim
[C] Assam
[D] Mizoram

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26. What is the additional allocation in the MGNREGS scheme for 2020-21, as announced by the Union Finance Minister?

[A] Rs 10000 Crore
[B] Rs 25000 Crore
[C] Rs 40000 Crore
[D] Rs 50000 Crore

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27. What is the modified borrowing limit of states as a percentage of Gross state domestic product (GSDP) for the year 2020-21?

[A] 3.5%
[B] 4%
[C] 5%
[D] 7.5%

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28. Which country announced a USD 2 billion fund to help developing countries for fighting COVID-19, at the recently held World Health Assembly (WHA)?

[A] United States
[B] China
[C] Germany
[D] United Kingdom

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29. Which Indian Nobel laureate was present in the group of laureates, which called for all governments to spend USD 1 trillion for marginalised children?
[A] Abhijeet Banerjee
[B] Kailash Satyarthi
[C] Amartya Sen
[D] Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

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30. Which Indian state/ UT has launched the ‘Charan Paduka’ campaign to assist migrant labourers?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Chhattisgarh
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Uttarakhand

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