Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Identify a tribe in India from the given information:
1. This tribe is mostly found in Maharashtra and parts of Madhya Pradesh
2. This tribe is one of the denotified tribes of India
3. The members of this tribe are nomadic hunters with excellent skill in catching birds
4. Recently, this community was making news for being part of an initiative to save critically endangered lesser floricans
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Ramoshi
[B] Doms
[C] Charodi
[D] Phase Pardhi

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2. In recent weeks, which state has become the first to roll out an Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy in the country?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Sikkim
[D] Karnataka

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3. Which of the following products has been termed as “Green Gold” in the Budget 2018?
[A] Methanol
[B] Bamboo
[C] Green Urea NV
[D] Oil palm

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4. Which of the following schemes has been announced in Budget 2018 for converting cattle dung and solid waste in farms to compost, biogas and bio-CNG?
[A] GOBAR-SAMPATTI
[B] GOBAR-DHAN
[C] GOBAR-SAMPADA
[D] GOBAR- VITT

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5. The Economic Survey 2017-18 has suggested six key areas that can be taken up as national missions to promote India’s R&D capabilities. Which one of the following is not the one among them?
[A] National Mission on Cyber Physical Systems
[B] National Missions on Dark Matter
[C] National Mission on Mathematics
[D] National Mission on Food Processing

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6. Operation Smile and Operation Muskan aim to:
[A] rescue missing children and reunite them with their families
[B] uplift the urban and rural poor through enhancement of livelihood opportunities
[C] built friendly physical infrastructure environment for Persons with Disabilities
[D] encourage people to save for girl child’s education and marriage under various government schemes

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7. Gherats, also known as water mills, run on water power and are mainly used for grinding wheat and spices. These water mills or gherats are most commonly found in which of the following states?
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Tamil Nadu
[C] Meghalaya
[D] Gujarat

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8. The “waterless chrome tanning technology” introduced by the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), aims at reducing which of the following pollution?
[A] Arsenic
[B] Lead
[C] Chromium
[D] Sulphur

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9.
Who among the following is a Benamidar of a property as per the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 2016?
[A] The person who has property title registered in his name but is not its actual owner

[B] The person who is actual owner of the property but does not have its title in his name

[C] Any of the above is a benamidar

[D] None of the above is a benamidar

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10. What is the theme of the 2019 World Wetlands Day (WWD)?
[A] Forests and Wetlands
[B] Wetlands and Climate Change
[C] Wetlands for our Future
[D] Wetlands for a Sustainable Urban Future

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