Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

21. 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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22. Who is the first Indian to win the Fed Cup Heart Award for Asia/Oceania zone?

[A] Leander Paes
[B] Sania Mirza
[C] Rohan Bopanna
[D] Prajnesh Gunneswaran

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23. As per the recent analysis of World Economic Forum, the CO2 emissions of which country have dropped for the first time after 40 years?

[A] United Kingdom
[B] China
[C] India
[D] Sri Lanka

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24. Which Union Ministry has successfully patented the affordable personal protective equipment (PPE)?
[A] Ministry of Science and Technology
[B] Ministry of Defence
[C] Ministry of Textiles
[D] Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

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25. Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC), that are proposed in the economic stimulus package, are to be constructed under which scheme?
[A] Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation -AMRUT
[B] Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-PMAY
[C] Smart Cities Scheme
[D] Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission-NULM

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26. 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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27. 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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28. Which country recently sworn in its new government led by the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz?

[A] Iran
[B] Oman
[C] Israel
[D] Iraq

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29. 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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30. Who was the head of the International Cricket Council (ICC) cricket committee, which has recommended to ban using saliva to polish the ball?

[A] Mahela Jayawardena
[B] Rahul Dravid
[C] Anil Kumble
[D] Andrew Strauss

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