Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state:
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] West Bengal
[D] Gujarat

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2. Which of the following organisations recently released the report titled “South Asia Economic Focus- Globalisation Backlash” praising the demonetization move in India?
[A] International Monetary Fund
[B] World Bank
[C] World Economic Forum
[D] Asian Development Bank (ADB)

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3. Identify the Tiger Reserve with the help of given information:

  1. Government is going to organise an international bird festival in this tiger reserve from February 9 to 11 this year
  2. The area is a vast alluvial floodplain traversed by numerous rivers and streams flowing in south-easterly direction
  3. The vegetation here is North Indian Moist Deciduous type
  4. Of the nearly 1300 birds found in the Indian subcontinent, over 450 species can be seen in this Reserve.

Select the correct answer from options given below:

[A] Sundarban Tiger Reserve
[B] Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
[C] Valmiki Tiger Reserve
[D] Corbett Tiger Reserve

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4. Who has been appointed the new Director-General of Border Security Force (BSF)?
[A] K K Sharma
[B] Rajni Kant Mishra
[C] S S Deswal
[D] P S Munshi

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5. Who was the winner of Javelin Throw in 2018 Diamond League for women?
[A] Gong Lijiao
[B] Sally Pearson
[C] Laura Muir
[D] Tatsiana Khaladovich

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6. Who is the captain of Maldives National Football Team which won the 2018 SAFF Championship?
[A] Rilwan Waheed
[B] Ali Fasir
[C] Ali Ashfaq
[D] Hamza Mohamed

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7. Which Indian men’s swimmer holds the record for shortest time in 50m freestyle in 2018 Asian Games?
[A] Virdhawal Khade
[B] Sajan Prakash
[C] Srihari Natraj
[D] Sandeep Sejwal

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8. Which nation had won the 2018 UCI Africa Tour circuit?
[A] Tunisia
[B] Morocco
[C] Eritrea
[D] Namibia

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9. Who has won the maximum number of medals in the World Wrestling Championships Women’s freestyle category?
[A] Kaori Icho
[B] Hitomi Obara
[C] Saori Yoshida
[D] Nikola Hartmann

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10. Which team is the current champion of SAFF Championship?
[A] Bangladesh
[B] Bhutan
[C] Maldives
[D] Sri Lanka

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