Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. The Union Cabinet has recently approved North-East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS) 2017 with financial outlay of how much amount upto March 2020?
[A] Rs.4000 crore
[B] Rs.2000 crore
[C] Rs.3000 crore
[D] Rs.5000 crore

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


If the ‘Printing -Cost’ is 17500 RS. The royalty paid is :
[A] 6300 Rs.
[B] 7500 Rs.
[C] 8750 Rs
[D] 3150 Rs

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3. The Hokersar wetland, which was once known as the ‘Queen of Wetlands’ was recently in news for being on the brink of extinction due to encroachment activities. Hokersar wetland is situated in which of the following states of India?
[A] Jammu & Kashmir
[B] Sikkim
[C] Uttarakhand
[D] Manipur

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4. The Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav for the year 2017 will be held at which of the following places?
[A] Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
[B] Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh
[C] Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
[D] Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh

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5. The term “Alliance 8.7” that was recently making news, is associated to which of the following?  
[A] Development of Artificial Intelligence and Block Chain Technologies
[B] Implement effective measures to end forced labour
[C] Draft resolution on the status of Jerusalem
[D] An intergovernmental counter-terrorist alliance of countries in the Muslim World

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6. The terms “Walopi” and “Chemvist” which were recently in news, are associated with Indian:
[A] Shipping Industry
[B] Railways
[C] Pharmaceutical Industry
[D] Space Programme

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7. The recently launched project “DARPAN” by the government aims to:
[A] increase the financial inclusion of rural poor
[B] formulate and implement appropriate S&T Interventions for Sustainable Development
[C] enhance the quality of elementary education in the country
[D] enable the young people experience the rich cultural heritage of the country

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8. Identify the personality with the help of given information:

  1. He is known for starting a monthly magazine “Rashtra Dharma”, a weekly “Panchajanya”, and a daily “Swadesh”
  2. He conceived the political philosophy called “Integral Humanism”.
  3. Government celebrated his 100th birth anniversary on 25th September 2017.

Select the correct answer from options given below:

[A] Keshav Baliram Hedgewar
[B] Madhav Sadashiv Golwalkar
[C] Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya
[D] Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

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9. Which of the following space observatories has recently observed the deepest gamma-ray burst (GRB) event?
[A] Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO)
[B] ASTROSAT
[C] Hubble Space Telescope
[D] High Energy Transient Explorer-2

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10. The recently launched ARIES Telescope, Asia's biggest telescope, is located in which state of India?
[A] Jammu & Kashmir
[B] Uttarakhand
[C] Himachal Pradesh
[D] Sikkim

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