Current Affairs - 2019-20

1. Police Commemoration Day is observed on which date?
[A] October 5
[B] October 21
[C] October 24
[D] October 31

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2. The Goldman Environmental Prize for the year 2017 has been awarded to:
[A] Prafulla Samantara
[B] Bhagat Puran Singh
[C] Chandi Prasad Bhatt
[D] Maneka Gandhi

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3. The Finance Ministry recently asked the CPSEs for issuance of “bonus shares” to prevent “fiscal crunch”. Which of the following best defines “bonus shares”?
[A] Bonus shares are additional shares given to the existing shareholders of a company without any additional cost.
[B] Bonus shares are additional shares issued at prices above the par value of shares to existing shareholders.
[C] Bonus shares are shares issued at discount on par value of shares to add new shareholders in a company.
[D] Bonus shares are issued at discount on par value of shares with promise to redeem at fixed dividend rate.

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4. Recently, scientists with the help of ESO’s unique planet-hunting HARPS instrument have discovered a planet that is just 11 light-years away from earth, and is a temperate planet that orbits a “quiet star”. The planet has been named as _?
[A] Ross 128b
[B] HD 131399Ab
[C] LHS 1140b
[D] NGTS-1b

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5. Which of the following sectors are included as part of multi-modal logistics hubs in India?

  1. Aviation
  2. National Highways
  3. Ports
  4. Inland waterways
  5. Railways

Select the correct option from codes given below:

[A] Only 2, 3 & 4
[B] Only 2, 3, 4, 5
[C] 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
[D] Only 2, 3 & 5

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6. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has recently announced setting up India’s first Technology and Innovation Support Centre (TISC) in which of the following states?
[A] Jammu & Kashmir
[B] Punjab
[C] Maharashtra
[D] Tamil Nadu

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7. 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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8. The term “Darfur Conflict”, which was recently in news, is associated with which country?
[A] Ukraine
[B] Myanmar
[C] Sudan
[D] Syria

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9. The ‘Express Wi-Fi’ project, which was recently in news, is associated to which of the following organizations?
[A] Google
[B] Facebook
[C] Microsoft
[D] Yahoo Inc

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10. Recently, the Union government has envisaged providing "Universal Identity Cards" to:
[A] Women entrepreneurs
[B] Persons with disabilities
[C] People living below the poverty line
[D] Non-Resident Indians (NRIs)

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