Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

21. Telia Rumal handloom cloth, that recently received G.I tag, is associated with which state/UT?
[A] Jammu &Kashmir
[B] Himachal Pradesh
[C] Telangana
[D] Karnataka

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22. Which organisation released a report titled ‘Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 (FRA 2020)’?
[A] World Food Programme
[B] Food and Agriculture Organization
[C] International Fund for Agricultural Development
[D] World Wide Fund for Nature

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23. Which organisation is the implementing agency of ‘Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)?

[A] Coir Board
[B] National Small Industries Corporation Limited
[C] Khadi and Village Industries Commission
[D] National Institute for micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

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24. As per the revised definition of MSMEs, which criterion has been added along with investment?

[A] Annual Turn over
[B] Capital
[C] Net Profit
[D] Gross Profit

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25. Who represented India in the G-20 Virtual Trade and Investment Ministers Meeting through Video-conferencing?
[A] Nirmala Sitharaman
[B] Piyush Goyal
[C] S Jai Shankar
[D] Amit Shah

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26. What is the name of the Padma Bhushan awardee and veteran national Professor of Bangladesh, who passed away recently?
[A] Debesh Roy
[B] Khalid Mahmood
[C] Anisuzzaman
[D] Gurdas Singh Badal

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27. Which state is set to implement sensor-based service delivery monitoring system for rural drinking water under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)?

[A] Punjab
[B] Rajasthan
[C] Gujarat
[D] Madhya Pradesh

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28. What is the outlay of the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund, proposed in the economic stimulus package?

[A] Rs. 25000 Crore
[B] Rs. 50000 Crore
[C] Rs. 1 lakh Crore
[D] Rs. 2 Lakh Crore

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29. Which GIF-making and sharing website has been recently acquired by the social-media giant Facebook?

[A] Gifmaker
[B] Giphy
[C] Easygif
[D] Makeagif

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30. 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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