Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

21. ‘Read along’, that was in news recently, is an application of which multi-national company?

[A] Microsoft
[B] Amazon
[C] Google
[D] Facebook

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22. World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN’s postal agency have released a commemorative postage stamp on the anniversary of the eradication of which disease?

[A] Malaria
[B] Cholera
[C] Smallpox
[D] Measles

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23. The provisions of which act is relaxed by the states to increase the working hours of labourers?

[A] Companies Act
[B] Factories Act
[C] Epidemic Diseases Act
[D] Trade Unions Act

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24. Defence Research Ultraviolet Sanitiser (DRUVS), that was seen in news recently, is developed by which organisation?

[A] DRDO
[B] BHEL
[C] HAL
[D] BEL

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25. As per the recent data released by the Registrar General of India in its SRS bulletin, which state has the worst infant mortality rate in the country?
[A] Bihar
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Haryana

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26. What is the name of the helpline launched by the Union HRD Minister for the students of Central University of Odisha?

[A] Suraksha
[B] Bharosa
[C] Shakti
[D] Rakshan

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27. Which Union Ministry has launched a Management information system named CHAMPIONS portal?
[A] Ministry of Human Resources and Development
[B] Ministry of MSME
[C] Ministry of Science and Technology
[D] Ministry of Home Affairs

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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. 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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30. What is ‘Sachet’, that was recently commissioned by the Indian Coast Guard?

[A] Interceptor Boat
[B] Ship
[C] Submarine
[D] Chopper

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