Current Affairs Quiz: 9 May 2020
Questions Based on Current Affairs 9 May 2020
- What is the decline in car sales in India as per International Energy Agency’s (IEA) report titled” Global Energy Review 2020”?
1) 20%
2) 30%
3) 40%
4) 50%
5) 60%Answer & Explanation
- What is the worth of road construction target of India for next 2 years as per Road Transport & Highways minister Nitin Gadkari?
1) 10 Lakh crores
2) 15 Lakh crores
3) 5 Lakh crores
4) 20 Lakh crores
5) 25 Lakh croresAnswer & Explanation
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated 80km strategically crucial road link connecting Lipulekh pass with Dharchula. Lipulekh Pass is route between India and china (Tibet) is in which state?
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) Meghalaya
3) Uttarakhand
4) Assam
5) ManipurAnswer & Explanation
- Co-operative banks comes under Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (SARFAESI) Act recently, as per Supreme court order. When was SARFAESI act enacted?
1) 2002
2) 2000
3) 2006
4) 2004
5) 2005Answer & Explanation
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approves abolition of 9,304 posts in Military Engineering Service (MES) recently. Who is the MoS of Defence?
1) Santosh Kumar Gangwar
2) Kiren Rijiju
3) Rao Inderjit Singh
4) Raj Kumar Singh
5) Shripad Yesso NaikAnswer & Explanation
- Which Indian state has passed ordinance to suspend most of labour laws for 3 years?
1) Kerala
2) Uttar Pradesh
3) Punjab
4) Haryana
5) MaharashtraAnswer & Explanation
- Assam has presented Rs 1,03,762 crore state Budget for FY 2020-2021 recently. Who is the chief minister of Assam?
1) Neiphiu Rio
2) Pu Zoramthanga
3) Sarbananda Sonowal
4) Conrad Kongkal Sangma
5) N. Biren SinghAnswer & Explanation
- The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved a loan worth $500 million for India’s ‘COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health Systems Preparedness Project’. Where is the HQ of AIIB located?
1) Beijing
2) Tokyo
3) Shanghai
4) Manila
5) MoscowAnswer & Explanation
- The NABARD has disbursed Rs 12,767 crore to State Co-operative Banks & Regional Rural Banks to extend credit to farmers. Who is the present chairman of NABARD?
1) Ajay Tyagi
2) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
3) Yaduvendra Mathur
4) Mohammad Mustafa
5) Subhash Chandra KhuntiaAnswer & Explanation
- Moody has revised India’s GDP growth rate for FY21 to 0%. What is India’s GDP growth for FY22 as per Moody?
1) 5.2%
2) 5%
3) 6%
4) 6.6%
5) 5.9%Answer & Explanation
- Which board under MSME ministry has signed MoU with IIT Madras for setting up a Centre of Excellence (CoE) to boost the use of their products?
1) Tobacco Board
2) Bamboo Board
3) Coir Board
4) Coffee Board
5) Tea BoardAnswer & Explanation
- Name the person who has been appointed as the chief risk officer of YES bank for 3 years in May 2020.
1) NeerajDhawan
2) AshishAgarwal
3) Prasanth Kumar
4) Ravi Kumar
5) Pinaki GhoseAnswer & Explanation
- What is the percent stake of Reliance’s Jio platforms was bought by Vista Equity Partners for Rs 11,367 crore?
1) 1.81%
2) 3.35%
3) 2.32%
4) 4.12%
5) 0.86%Answer & Explanation
- Name the country which launched the ‘Long march 5B’ rocket to space which has the aim to operate a permanent space station and send astronauts to the moon.
1) Spain
2) Germany
3) Russia
4) India
5) ChinaAnswer & Explanation
- Researchers of which Institute has Invented economical and energy efficient wafer-scale photo detector recently.
1) S.N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
2) Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology
3) Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
4) Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
5) Institute for Advanced Studies in Science TechnologyAnswer & Explanation
- When was World Red Cross Day observed annually?
1) May 8
2) March 15
3) February 28
4) September 19
5) November 12Answer & Explanation
- Which among the following day was observed on May 8 every year globally, since 1994?
1) World Diabetes Day
2) World Autism Day
3) World TB Day
4) World Malaria Day
5) World Thalassaemia DayAnswer & Explanation
- World Hand Hygiene day was observed annually on May 5. What is the theme for the day for the year 2020?
1) “Clean Hands – a recipe for health,”
2) “Clean care for all – it’s in your hands”
3) “SAVE LIVES: Clean your hands”
4) “Our Hands, Our Future!”
5) “Make handwashing a habit!”Answer & Explanation
- Name the mobile app which was launched by Uttar Pradesh government for migrant workers.
1) Naadi
2) Exit App
3) Garurd
4) Pravasi Raahat Mitra
5) COVAAnswer & Explanation
STATIC GK based on Current Affairs
- Where is Indian Railway Institute of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE) located?
1) Jamalpur
2) Lucknow
3) Indore
4) Pune
5) KharagpurAnswer & Explanation
- Pilibhit tiger reserve is located in which state?
1) Assam
2) Jharkhand
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Gujarat
5) RajasthanAnswer & Explanation
- International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is located at?
1) Bonn
2) Rome
3) Paris
4) Geneva
5) BudapestAnswer & Explanation
- Who is the present MD&CEO of Yes Bank?
1) NeerajDhawan
2) AshishAgarwal
3) Prashant Kumar
4) Ravi Kumar
5) Pinaki GhoseAnswer & Explanation
- Orang national park is in which state?
1) Assam
2) Manipur
3) Meghalaya
4) Bihar
5) OdishaAnswer & Explanation
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