Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

21. The India International Exchange Limited (India INX), that was seen in news recently, is a subsidiary of which Indian stock exchange?

[A] National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)
[B] Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
[C] Calcutta Stock Exchange
[D] United Stock Exchange of India

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22. Who was awarded the first Nobel Peace Prize, for founding International Red Cross Movement?

[A] Henri Dunant
[B] Sully Prudhomme
[C] Wilhelm Roentgen

[D] Jacobus van ‘t Hoff

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23. What is the permitted stay period of an individual in India, to be included as a Non-Resident Indian (NRI), in context of tax calculation?

[A] 60 days
[B] 90 days
[C] 120 days
[D] 150 days

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24. Which day is celebrated in India on May 11, to mark the achievement of its nuclear tests made at Pokhran in 1998?

[A] National Nuclear Power Day
[B] National Technology Day
[C] National Nuclear Weapon Day
[D] Pokhran Day

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25. ‘Pranavayu’ is a respiratory health awareness programme launched in which Indian city?

[A] New Delhi
[B] Bengaluru
[C] Chennai
[D] Hyderabad

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26. What is ‘HR 6819’, that has been discovered by the European Southern Observatory (ESO)?

[A] Galaxy
[B] Black hole
[C] Star
[D] Exo-planet

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27. 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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28. Sero-survey, that is proposed to be conducted by ICMR, involves the predominant testing of which sample?
[A] Nasal swab
[B] Throat swab
[C] Blood
[D] Urine

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29. 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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30. 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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