Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. India has signed how much amount of loan agreement with the World Bank (WB) for Himachal Pradesh Public Financial Management Capacity Building Programme?
[A] $68 million
[B] $56 million
[C] $36 million
[D] $45 million

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2. What is India’s rank in production of Sugarcane?
[A] First
[B] Second
[C] Third
[D] Fourth

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3. In which part of the world one can not see Judicial corporal punishment ?
[A] Central Asia
[B] Africa
[C] North America
[D] Middle East

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4. 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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5. Pradhan Mantri Yuva Yojana is associated to _?
[A] Sports
[B] Health
[C] Entrepreneurship
[D] Skill Loan

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6. The Economic Survey 2017-18 has identified four possible headwinds that are impeding India’s transformation from developing to developed economy. Which of following is not the one among them?
[A] Hyper globalization which reduces India’s exporting opportunities
[B] Difficulties of transferring resources from low productivity to higher productivity sectors
[C] Upgrading human capital as per the demands of a technology-intensive workplace
[D] Towering stress on banks due to large loans to the corporate sector turning into stressed and non-performing assets (NPAs)

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7. Which country has recently signed an agreement with India to set up integrated irradiation centres in India to reduce agricultural losses?
[A] Israel
[B] Japan
[C] Russia
[D] France

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8. The world’s largest solar power plant has been recently inaugurated in which state of India?
[A] Tamil Nadu
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Gujarat
[D] Andhra Pradesh

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9. Recently, the term ‘Snowflake Coral’ was making in news. What is ‘snowflake coral’?
[A] It is a species of coral made of calcium carbonate skeleton and have a symbiotic relationship with plant
[B] It is an invasive species posing threat to the marine ecology of the south western region in India
[C] It is a coral species found only in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
[D] It is an only surviving coral species in the Arctic Ocean

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10. Who won the World Championships in Athletics held at London 2017 in Men’s Discus Throw?
[A] Andrius Gudzius
[B] Daniel Stahl
[C] Mason Finley
[D] Philip Milanov

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