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Questions Based on Current Affairs 8 May 2020

  1. What is the reduced energy density in 2018-19 in India against 2005 level, as perReport by PwC titled “A Report on Impact of Energy Efficiency Measures” released by union power minister (MoS I/C) Raj Kumar Singh.
    1) 25%
    2) 30%
    3) 15%
    4) 20%
    5) 10%

  2. Name the 1st state in India which provide mid-day meal ration?
    1) Maharashtra
    2) Madhya Pradesh
    3) Kerala
    4) Tamil Nadu
    5) Odisha

  3. Name the Indian state/UT which has highest unemployment rateof 75.8% as on end of April 2020 as per Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) data.
    1) Puducherry
    2) Goa
    3) Tamil Nadu
    4) Bihar
    5) Jharkhand

  4. According to the ‘Digital in India’ report by the Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) & Nielsen for the 1st time has more internet users in rural areas (227Mn) than urban (205Mn). Where is HQ of IAMAI located?
    1) Pune
    2) Mumbai
    3) Gurugram
    4) Lucknow
    5) Indore

  5. The National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) prepared a compendium of Indian Technologies to combat COVID-19 pandemic recently. The NRDC functions under which ministry?
    1) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
    2) Ministry of Science and Technology
    3) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
    4) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
    5) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

  6. The government will run a mission mode awareness campaign in FY21 in over 1 Lakh villages for promoting use of bio/organic fertilisers, as per Agriculture minister. When was the soil health card (SHC) scheme launched?
    1) 2015
    2) 2016
    3) 2017
    4) 2018
    5) 2019

  7. Sanjeevani, the 1st of its kind vehicle developed at the local level in the initiative of Rajnagar administration of Chhatarpur district of which Indian state?
    1) Madhya Pradesh
    2) Chhattisgarh
    3) Punjab
    4) Haryana
    5) Bihar

  8. What is the energy demand fall in India during 40days lockdown as per report titled “Global Energy Review 2020” released by International Energy Agency (IEA)?
    1) 20%
    2) 30%
    3) 15%
    4) 25%
    5) 35%

  9. Iran has approved a bill on national currency denomination, which allows to cutting four zeros from its national currency Rial & to rename it as ________.
    1) Toman
    2) Franc
    3) Pound
    4) Dinar
    5) Dollar

  10. Name the Indian state which has launched the National Scholarship online portal under ‘Mukhyamantri Yuba Yogayog Yojana’.
    1) Sikkim
    2) Meghalaya
    3) Nagaland
    4) Assam
    5) Tripura

  11. Who has been extended as the good will ambassador of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for 2 years till 2022?
    1) Priyanka Chopra
    2) Alia Bhat
    3) Disha Patani
    4) Deepika Padukone
    5) Dia Mirza

  12. Name the person who has been sworn-in as the Prime Minister of Iraq recently in May 2020.
    1) Barham Salih
    2) Hassan Rouhani
    3) Mustafa al-Kadhimi
    4) Adel Abdul Mahdi
    5) Reuven Rivlin

  13. Indian-American diplomat Manisha Singh has been appointed as the United States’ envoy to which among the following world organisation?
    1) World Trade Organization (WTO)
    2) World Health Organization (WHO)
    3) United Nations Organization (UNO)
    4) Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
    5) International Labour Organization (ILO)

  14. What is the rank of India based on active internet users aged 5-year old or above?
    1) 2
    2) 3
    3) 4
    4) 1
    5) 5

  15. Name the closely know brown dwarf discovered by scientists, which has cloud bands similar to the Jupiter and Saturn (study accepted by Astrophysical Journal).
    1) Luhman 16A
    2) Luhman 13A
    3) Luhman 15A
    4) Luhman 17A
    5) Luhman 19A

  16. Which among the following is the work of Pixar director Rob Gibbs who passed away recently?
    1) Timon & Pumba
    2) Tom & Jerry
    3) Ratatouille
    4) Finding Nemo
    5) Cars

  17. When was the World Athletics Day 2020 was celebrated?
    1) April 17
    2) April 27
    3) May 27
    4) May 17
    5) May 7

  18. Name the ministry which has collaborated withministry of AYUSHfor development of Ayush Sanjivani mobile application.
    1) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
    2) Ministry of Science and Technology
    3) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
    4) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
    5) Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

STATIC GK based on Current Affairs

  1. Where is the HQ of International Energy Agency (IEA) located?
    1) Geneva
    2) Paris
    3) Vienna
    4) Hague
    5) Bonn

  2. What is the capital of Iran?
    1) Tehran
    2) Jerusalem
    3) Doha
    4) Dubai
    5) Baghdad

  3. Where is the HQ of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) located?
    1) Berlin
    2) Tokyo
    3) Amsterdam
    4) Nairobi
    5) Hague

  4. What is the capital and currency of Iraq?
    1) Baghdad & Dinar
    2) Tehran & Dinar
    3) Tehran & Rial
    4) Baghdad & Rial
    5) Dubai & Pound

  5. Clouded Leopard national park is located in which state?
    1) Rajasthan
    2) Assam
    3) Tripura
    4) Chhattisgarh
    5) Bihar
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