Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. In which among the following forms, the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) are kept as currency of International Monetary Fund?
[A] Paper currency
[B] Gold
[C] Book keeping entry
[D] A combination of all of three

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2. The percentage expenses on various items during book production and sale.

The cental angle for the sector on “Paper-Cost” is :

[A] 22.5°
[B] 36°
[C] 16°
[D] 54.8°

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3. Which city is hosting the 2018 Unified Commanders’ Conference (UCC) to review country’s security preparedness?
[A] Dharmshala
[B] New Delhi
[C] Raipur
[D] Srinagar

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4. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a monitoring committee to oversee the Yamuna rejuvenation project. Who is the The current chairperson of the NGT?
[A] Anupriya Patel
[B] Adarsh Kumar Goel
[C] Faggan Singh Kulaste
[D] Neeta Verma

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5. Two related terms QUELROs and NAMAs were recently making news in context with which of the following fields?
[A] Power Generation
[B] Environment Protection
[C] Nuclear disarmament
[D] Multinational Trade

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6. The National Mission for the Development of Ultra Supercritical Technology is associated with which of the following?
[A] Thermal power plants
[B] Solar Power plants
[C] Nuclear power plants
[D] Liquid biofuel power plants

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7. The “Hamburg Action Plan”, that was recently in news, was recently adopted at the:
[A] 12th G20 Summit of leaders
[B] 31st ASEAN Summit
[C] 10th ministerial conference of WTO
[D] 23rd annual “conference of the parties” (COP) under UNFCC

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8. Government has recently launched the National Strategic Plan (2017-24) and Mission “SAMPARK” with an aim to eradicate which of the following epidemics by 2030?
[A] Tuberculosis
[B] HIV/AIDS
[C] Hepatitis C
[D] Leprosy

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9. “Bharatmala Pariyojana”, sometimes seen in news, aims to:
[A] promote port-led development along Indian coast line
[B] connect more than 1 lakh gram panchayats through optical fibre network
[C] achieve optimal resource allocation for a holistic highway development
[D] improve the navigability of inland water in the country

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10. Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm, which was recently in news, is a joint venture between India and _?
[A] China
[B] Iran
[C] Sri Lanka
[D] U.A.E

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