Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Which of the following is not among the African countries in which Indian government has recently decided to open 18 new missions?
[A] Burkina Faso
[B] Cape Verde
[C] Chad
[D] South Africa

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2. 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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3. Hyderabad-based ICRISAT, or International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, has recently launched molecular breeding project for which of the following crops?
[A] Pulses
[B] Oil seeds
[C] Onions
[D] Cotton

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4. Which of the following organisations has recently announced to buy farm stubble from farmers to prevent burning of stubble by farmers thereby reducing air pollution?
[A] NTPC
[B] ONGC
[C] Adani Power Ltd.
[D] Jindal Steel & Power

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5. The term “High-Fives”, which was recently making news, is related to:
[A] World Bank
[B] African Development Bank
[C] Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
[D] New Development Bank

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6. The DB Shekatkar committee has given recommendations to bring reforms in:
[A] Defence sector
[B] Telecom sector
[C] Higher Education
[D] Disaster Management

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7. The recently launched “TARANG” Mobile App, “e-Trans” & “DEEP” e-bidding web portal are associated with which ministry?
[A] Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
[B] Ministry of Power
[C] Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
[D] Ministry of Human Resource Development

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8. The Galilee Basin project, which was recently making news, is located in which country?
[A] Ireland
[B] Australia
[C] Brazil
[D] South Africa

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9. The recently announced SWAYAM Platform in the Budget 2017-18 is associated to:
[A] Skill Development
[B] Digital Education
[C] Digital Payment
[D] Agricultural Development

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10. Pusa-1509 & Pusa-1121 which were recently in news for high agricultural yields are varieties of _?
[A] Mustard
[B] Paddy
[C] Pigeon pea
[D] Cotton

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