Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

21. What is the name of the first automated testing machine procured by the Government of India, for testing of COVID-19 cases?
[A] CDC 6800
[B] COVID 6800
[C] COBAS 6800
[D] NCDC 6800

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22. ‘HOPE’ – Helping Out People Everywhere, portal is an initiative of which Indian state?
[A] Odisha
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Punjab
[D] Kerala

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23. CAMPA Funds, that was seen in the economic stimulus package, is associated with which Union Ministry?

[A] Ministry of Finance
[B] Ministry of Corporate Affairs
[C] Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
[D] Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

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24. Gharials, that were recently released in the Ghaghara river in Uttar Pradesh, belong to which species family?

[A] Crocodile
[B] Fish
[C] Turtle
[D] Dolphin

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25. Which day is observed by the Health Ministry on May 16, across the country?

[A] National Anaemia Day
[B] National Dengue Day
[C] National Stunting Day
[D] National Obesity Day

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26. What is the minimum threshold to initiate insolvency proceedings under the IBC (Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code), as proposed in the economic package?

[A] Rs. 15 lakh
[B] Rs. 25 lakh
[C] Rs. 50 lakh
[D] Rs. 1 Crore

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27. Who is the Chairperson of the Committee of Experts (CoE), whose recommendations on Defence Reforms have been accepted and implemented?

[A] Lt Gen D B Shekatkar
[B] Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain
[C] Lt Gen Surinder Singh
[D] Lt Gen Gurmit Singh

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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. What is the theme of the World Hypertension Day observed on May 17?
[A] Measure Your Blood Pressure, Control It, Live Longer
[B] Eliminate Hypertension
[C] Global Hearts for Hypertension
[D] No more risk of Heart-attack

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30. When is the International Museum Day celebrated every year?
[A] May 11
[B] May 15
[C] May 18
[D] May 22

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