Current Affairs Quiz - May, 2020

21. Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), that was seen in news, is an autonomous organisation of which Union Ministry?
[A] Ministry of Culture
[B] Ministry of External Affairs
[C] Ministry of Home Affairs
[D] Ministry of Tourism

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22. As per the recent Transparency report released by the Facebook, which nation sought for the highest number of user data?

[A] India
[B] China
[C] United States
[D] North Korea

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23. ‘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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24. What is ‘Eventbot’, that was seen in news recently?

[A] Disinfectant Robot
[B] Cryptocurrency
[C] Malware
[D] Chatbot

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25. Which global organisation signed a USD 145 million agreement with the Government of India and West Bengal?
[A] World Bank
[B] Asian Development Bank
[C] Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
[D] International Monetary Fund

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26. Which institution published the corona studies series titled “Psycho-Social impact of pandemic & lockdown and how to Cope With”?

[A] NCERT- National Council of Education, Research and Training
[B] CBSE- Central Board of Secondary Education
[C] NBT- National Book Trust
[D] IGNOU- Indira Gandhi National University

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27. What is the name of the scheme proposed for the development of marine and inland fisheries, in the stimulus package?

[A] Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
[B] Pradhan Mantri Samudra Sampada Yojana
[C] Pradhan Mantri Machli Sampada Yojana
[D] Pradhan Mantri Samudra Samridhi Yojana

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28. ‘Families in Development: Copenhagen & Beijing + 25’ is the theme of which special day, celebrated by United Nations?
[A] International Day of Families
[B] International Day of Growth and Development
[C] International Migrants Day
[D] International Day of Migrant Families

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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. In the NMIS online dashboard recently developed by the National Disaster Management Authority, what does ‘M’ stand for?

[A] Maintenance
[B] Migrant
[C] Ministry
[D] Movement

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