Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Which of the following countries was recently making news for its experiment of Universal Basic Income (UBI)? 
[A] Australia
[B] New Zealand
[C] Finland
[D] Poland

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2. Recently, the Cabinet has approved merge of 5 associate banks of SBI with the parent bank SBI. What will be the approximate market share of the banking giant produced via this merger?
[A] 10%
[B] 15%
[C] 20%
[D] 25%

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3. Which Indian state has emerged as the first “organic state” and the cleanest state in the country?
[A] Tripura
[B] Sikkim
[C] Goa
[D] Himachal Pradesh

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4. Which country has committed developmental and technical assistance of €1 billion for the “green energy corridor” in India?
[A] France
[B] Israel
[C] Germany
[D] Britain

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5. As per India State of Forest Report 2017, which of the following is the correct order of forest types in India in terms of their area?
[A] Tropical Dry Deciduous> Subtropical Dry Evergreen> Tropical Moist Deciduous> Tropical Semi-Evergreen
[B] Tropical Moist Deciduous> Tropical Dry Deciduous> Subtropical Dry Evergreen> Subtropical Pine
[C] Tropical Dry Deciduous> Tropical Moist Deciduous> Tropical Semi-Evergreen> Himalayan Moist Temperate
[D] Tropical Moist Deciduous> Tropical Dry-Evergreen> Tropical Dry Deciduous> Tropical Wet-Evergreen

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6. The scheme called “Transforming India by 2022”, aspires to:
[A] produce renewable energy capacity of 175 GW by 2022
[B] rapidly transform backward districts of the country
[C] electrify 60% of the vehicles produced in the country
[D] double the current income of the farmers

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7. The term “South Asia Economic Union”, sometimes seen in news, is related to:
[A] ASEAN
[B] APEC
[C] SAARC
[D] SCO

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8. Recently, our scientists have discovered a new species of Pika, a mammal belonging to the rabbit and hare family. In which part of India has it been discovered?
[A] Tropical rainforest of Western Ghats
[B] Eastern Ghats
[C] Eastern Himalayas
[D] Western Himalayas

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9. Which country has recently signed a decree to withdraw itself from the International Criminal Court's founding treaty?
[A] Turkey
[B] Russia
[C] Ukraine
[D] Pakistan

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10. In June 2017, the three Indian oil giants namely Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum (BPCL) have signed a Joint Venture (JV) agreement to create the world’s largest refinery-cum-petrochemicals complex at which of the following places?
[A] Tatipaka in Andhra Pradesh
[B] Jamnagar in Gujarat
[C] Ratnagiri in Maharashtra
[D] Bina in Madhya Pradesh

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